Installing as an administrator or nonadministrator

You can install software with Installation Manager as an administrator or a nonadministrator.

Use the -accessRights argument to specify whether to install software in administrator or nonadministrator mode:

  • To install software as an administrator use the -accessRights admin argument and option
  • To install software as a nonadministrator use the -accessRights nonAdmin argument and option.
If you do not use the -accessRights argument, the value is based on the current user permissions. When Installation Manager is installed with nonadministrator access rights, Installation Manager cannot install packages with administrator access rights. The packages are installed with nonadministrator rights.

For Microsoft® Windows® XP users who are members of an administrator group, the default is always the -accessRights admin argument and option. For Windows XP users to run in nonAdmin mode, you must pass the -accessRights nonAdmin argument explicitly in the command.

On Windows Vista, Windows 2008, and Windows 7, you must run the following commands in admin mode:
  • install.exe
  • installc.exe
  • uninstall.exe
  • uninstallc.exe
You cannot run these commands in nonadministrator mode. To run in nonadministrator mode, use the commands: userinst.exeand userinstc.exe.
Important: In some cases, installing IBM® software products on Windows Vista, Windows 2008, and Windows 7 requires the use of the Run as administrator option.

The install.exe and userinst.exe commands install Installation Manager into different directories. Changes that you make to the administrator installation of Installation Manager do not affect the nonadministrator installation. Similarly, changes that you make to the nonadministrator installation of Installation Manager do not affect the administrator installation. Each instance of Installation Manager must have its own installation directory and agent data location.

Table 1. Administrator and nonadministrator installation default settings
  Administrator Nonadministrator
Windows: Display of Installation Manager in Windows menu and Add or Remove Programs IBM Installation Manager My IBM Installation Manager
Windows: Microsoft registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\IBM\Installation Manager HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\IBM\Installation Manager
Default installation directory Windows: C:\Program Files\IBM\Installation Manager\eclipse

Linux® and UNIX®: /opt/IBM/InstallationManager/eclipse

Windows: C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\IBM\Installation Manager\eclipse

Windows Vista, Windows 2008, and Windows 7: C:\Users\<user>\IBM\Installation Manager\eclipse

Linux and UNIX: /<user>/IBM/InstallationManager/eclipse

Default agent data location

For more information about the agent data location, see Agent data location.

Important: Do not change the content, files, or directories in the Agent data location directory or subdirectories. Changes might prevent Installation Manager from working.
Windows 2000 and Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\IBM\Installation Manager

Windows Vista, Windows 2008, and Windows 7: C:\ProgramData\IBM\Installation Manager

Linux and UNIX: /var/ibm/InstallationManager

Windows 2000 and Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Application Data\IBM\Installation Manager

Windows Vista, Windows 2008, and Windows 7: C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\IBM\Installation Manager

Linux and UNIX: /<user>/var/ibm/InstallationManager

Eclipse log location Windows 2000 and Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\IBM\Installation Manager\pluginState\.metadata

Windows Vista, Windows 2008, and Windows 7: C:\ProgramData\IBM\Installation Manager\pluginState\.metadata

Linux and UNIX: /var/ibm/InstallationManager/pluginState/.metadata

Windows: Windows: C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\IBM\InstallationManagerInstaller\pluginState\.metadata

Windows Vista, Windows 2008, and Windows 7: C:\Users\<user>\IBM\Installation ManagerInstaller\pluginState\.metadata

Linux and UNIX: /<user>/var/ibm/InstallationManager/pluginState/.metadata

Table 2. Commands for installing Installation Manager in administrator and nonadministrator modes
Installation Manager installation goal Windows commands Linux or UNIX commands
An administrator installs Installation Manager for all users. install.exe

or

installc.exe --launcher.ini silent-install.ini to install silently
#install

or

#install --launcher.ini silent-install.ini to install silently

A nonadministrator installs Installation Manager for all users. Windows 2000 and Windows XP: You cannot install Installation Manager for all users as a nonadministrator.

Windows Vista, Windows 2008, and Windows 7:

install.exe

or

installc.exe --launcher.ini silent-install.ini to install silently

You are prompted to enter an administrator user ID and password.

$sudo install

or

$sudo install --launcher.ini silent-insatall.ini to install silently
An administrator installs Installation Manager only for the current user. userinst.exe

or

userinstc.exe --launcher.ini user-silent-install.ini to install silently
#userinst

or

#userinst --launcher.ini user-silent-install.ini to install silently
A nonadministrator installs Installation Manager only for the current user. userinst.exe

or

userinstc.exe --launcher.ini user-silent-install.ini to install silently
$userinst

or

$userinst --launcher.ini user-silent-install.ini to install silently
Important: Windows does not support using the install.exe or userinst.exe commands for silent installation. Use either the installc.exe or userinstc.exe command for silent installation.

Table 3. Uninstalling Installation Manager in administrator and nonadministrator mode
Goal for uninstalling Installation Manager Windows commands Linux or UNIX commands
An administrator uninstalls Installation Manager for all users. uninstall.exe

or

uninstallc.exe --launcher.ini silent-uninstall.ini
#uninstall

or

#uninstall --launcher.ini silent-uninstall.ini to uninstall silently
A nonadministrator uninstalls Installation Manager for all users. Windows XP and Windows 2000: You cannot uninstall Installation Manager for all users as a nonadministrator.

Windows Vista, Windows 2008, and Windows 7:

uninstall.exe

or

uninstallc.exe --launcher.ini silent-uninstall.ini to uninstall silently
Note: You are prompted to enter an administrator user ID and password.
$sudo uninstall

or

$sudo uninstall --launcher.ini silent-uninstall.ini to uninstall silently
An administrator uninstalls Installation Manager for only the current user. userinst.exe

or

userinstc.exe --launcher.ini user-silent-uninstall.ini to uninstall silently
#uninstall

or

#uninstall --launcher.ini user-silent-install.ini to uninstall silently
A nonadministrator uninstalls Installation Manager for only the current user. userinst.exe

or

userinstc.exe --launcher.ini user-silent-uninstall.ini to uninstall silently
$uninstall

or

$uninstall --launcher.ini user-silent-install.ini to uninstall silently
Important:  Windows does not supported using the uninstall.exe or userinst.exe commands for uninstalling silently. Use either the uninstallc.exe or userinstc.exe command for uninstalling silently.

For information about silent installation command arguments, see IBM Installation Manager command-line arguments.


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