The MySQL and the User Application installations work better if you are not logged in as root. It is best to log in as the idmsa user. If you have not created the idmsa user, see Section 2.2, Creating an Identity Manager Service User and Group for instructions.
If you are logged into the SLES server, log out, then log back in as the idmsa user. Make sure you have completed Section 4.2.1, Granting File Access Rights to the Novell Service Group before starting the installation. The idmsa user needs write rights to the /opt/novell directory.
Proceed to Section 11.3, Installing the JBoss Application Server and the MySQL Database.