Installation account

Install BMC PATROL for Oracle WebLogic on each computer using the dedicated PATROL OS account under which you installed the PATROL Console or Agent.

If you do not already have a dedicated PATROL account, this section provides information about setting up a BMC PATROL installation account for Windows and UNIX platforms.

Requirements for an installation account in a Windows environment

In a Windows environment, PATROL requires a dedicated user account, known as the PATROL default account, that must be created before you install PATROL. The PATROL default account can be either a local or a domain account. 

Stand-alone workgroup servers must use a local user account as a PATROL default account. Servers that are trusted members of a domain might use either a local or domain account. In each case, the PATROL default account must be a member of the local administrators group of the computer where the agent will reside. 

PATROL default accounts on domain controllers should be only domain accounts. The account on a domain controller must be a member of the domain administrators group. 

Although you can use an existing Windows user account, BMC recommends that you create a separate Windows user account for PATROL.

Warning

Do not use a domain or local Administrator account as the PATROL default account. Such account usage causes files that are created by PATROL to be owned by the Administrator, which could result in security or file access problems.

Requirements for an installation account in a UNIX environment

BMC Software recommends that the UNIX account that you create meet the following conditions:

  • The account .login, .profile, .cshrc, and .kshrc files should contain as little user customization as possible. Specifically, use no aliases, set the prompt to the default, and use no commands in these files that change the umask setting. The recommended umask setting for the installation account is 022.
  • Do not use root to install PATROL products because this might create security risks.
  • Be sure the account has permission to create directories in the directory where you will install PATROL products.
    The account that you use to install PATROL must have permission to write the installation logs to the $HOME and /tmp directories on the computer where you are installing products.

 

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