User's Manual Part 1

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2.2. DBMS(Informix) Installation
2.2.1. Informix Install
2.2.1.1. Preparation for Installation
Note> The host name that is used in this document as an example is zen and Informix
home directory path is /home/Informix.
2.2.1.1.1. Informix Account Creation
In order to install Informix, the informix user account of the informix group is required.
Account can be made by the following methods: the method that uses admintool and
the method that directly modifies the file.
2.2.1.1.1.1. First Method – execute admintool
1. Informix group generation: create a group under the name of informix on
the Group Add menu.
2. Informix user generation: create a user under the name of informix on the
Us Add menu.
2.2.1.1.1.2. Second Method – modify the file directly
Add informix group/ to the etc/group file
and add informix account as informix group in a /etc/passwd file.
Authorize the informix user by making an informix homedirectory.
2.2.1.1.2. Informix Installation File Copy
Log in to the informix account in order to install Informix. Move the Informix
installation file to the home directory in the informix account. Then, release all the
compression to create the Install Script in the Informix Directory. (Ex. installsql,
installserver, installconn, etc)