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6.4 Creating the Sybase User Account

To ensure that SAP ASE product files and directories are created with consistent ownership and privileges, create

a system administrator account.

Context

One user—typically the system administrator, who has read, write, and execute privileges—should perform all

installation, configuration, and upgrade tasks.

Procedure

1. To create a system administrator account, choose an existing account, or create a new account and assign a

user ID, group ID, and password for it.

This account is sometimes called the “sybase” user account. See your operating system documentation for

instructions on creating a new user account.

If you have installed other SAP software, the "sybase" user should already exist.

2. Verify that you can log in to the machine using this account.

6.5 Preparing to Install SAP ASE

Before you start the installer, prepare your system.

Procedure

1. Back up your current system.

2. If you plan to run the installer in Chinese, Japanese, or Korean, install one of these RPM packages:

Option Description

On RedHat 5.x

○ fonts-chinese

○ fonts-japanese

○ fonts-korean

On SuSE 0.x

○ ttf-founder-traiditional – traditional Chinese

○ sazanami-fonts – Japanese

○ baekmuk-ttf – Korean

Installation Guide for Linux

Planning Your SAP ASE Installation