If your organizational policy does not allow you to run the full installation of Sentinel Log Manager as root, most of the installation steps can be run as non-root (novell) user.
Download and copy the install files from the Novell Download site.
Specify the following command to extract the install files from the tar file:
tar xfz <install_filename>
Replace <install_filename> with the actual name of the install file.
Log in as root to the server where you want to install Sentinel Log Manager as root.
Change to the directory where the install file is extracted.
Specify the following command:
./bin/root_install_prepare
A list of commands to be executed with root privileges is displayed.
This also creates a novell group and a novell user, if they do not already exist.
Accept the command list.
The displayed commands are executed.
Specify the following command to change to the newly created non-root (novell) user:
su novell
Specify the following command:
./install-slm
To proceed with a language of your choice, select the number specified next to the language.
The end user license agreement is displayed in the selected language.
Read the end user license and enter yes or y to accept the license and continue with the installation.
The installation starts installing all RPM packages. This installation might take a few seconds to complete.
You are prompted to specify the mode of installation.
If you select to proceed with the standard installation, continue with Step 8 in Section 3.2, Standard Installation.
If you select to proceed with the custom installation, continue with Step 8 in Section 3.3, Custom Installation.
The Sentinel Log Manager installation finishes and the server starts.
Specify the following command to change to the root user:
su root
Specify the following command to finish installation:
./bin/root_install_finish
To log in to the Sentinel Log Manager server, use the URL specified in the installation output. The URL is similar to https://10.0.0.1:8443/novelllogmanager.
For more information on logging in to the server, see Section 6.0, Logging In to the Web Interface.
NOTE:When you start the system for the first time after installation, it might take approximately five minutes for the system to initialize before you can start using it. This delay only occurs when you start the system for the first time after the installation or an update.