User`s guide

Installing iPlanet Web Server for Unix
24 Installation and Migration Guide
• Linux requires a JDK of 1.2.2 or higher, release candidate 4or later.
Download a JDK at:
http://www.blackdown.org
You can install the JDK before you install iPlanet Web Server, and provide the
path to it during installation, or you can wait until after you’ve installed iPlanet
Web Server to install it.
After installation you can change the JRE or JDK iPlanet Web Server uses. In the
Administration Server, on the Global Settings tab, use the Configure JRE/JDK
Paths page. You can also change the path to the JRE/JDK in this page.
Note Though you can use the JRE with servlets on Solaris, using the JDK instead
improves performance.
Installing iPlanet Web Server for Unix
The following sections describe the installation of the iPlanet Web Server.
Warning You must install your version 4.x servers in a server root directory separate
from the server root directory that contains your 3.6 servers. Do not install
iPlanet Web Server on an NFS-mounted drive due to potential security and file
locking restrictions on remote partitions.
Logging In as the Correct User
Before you install iPlanet Web Server, you must log in as root, unless you
meet both of these conditions:
• You plan to install the iPlanet Web Server on a port greater than 1024.
• The location where you plan to install the server (the server root directory)
is writable with your non-root login.
• You are not planning to use express installation.