Installing as an administrator or nonadministrator

This topic includes:

Saving credentials when sharing the same instance of Installation Manager

Important: You must create a keyring that only you can access when saving credentials using the Save Password option for a shared instance of Installation Manager. If you do not specify your own keyring, other users can use your saved credentials. Create a keyring by using the -keyring and -password options with IBMIM.

Multiple users can use the same instance of Installation Manager in administrator mode. Some repositories might require credentials. When you use the Save Password option without specifying a keyring that only you can access, other users can use your credentials to access the repository.

If you do not save your credentials, you are prompted to enter your credentials each time you access the repository.

For more information about using credentials with Installation Manager, see the Installation Manager documentation.

Notes for installing on Windows platforms

Use the -accessRights argument to specify whether to install software in administrator or nonadministrator mode:

To install software as an administrator use the -accessRights admin argument and option
To install software as a nonadministrator use the -accessRights nonAdmin argument and option.

If you do not use the -accessRights argument in the command, the default value is set based on current user permissions. For example, when Installation Manager is installed with nonadministrator access rights, Installation Manager cannot install packages with administrator access rights. The packages are installed with nonadministrator rights.

On Windows 8, Windows 2012, and Windows 7, SP1, you must run the following commands in admin mode:

install.exe
installc.exe
uninstall.exe
uninstallc.exe

You cannot run these commands in nonadministrator mode. To run in nonadministrator mode, you must use these commands: userinst.exe, and userinstc.exe..

Important: In some cases, installing HCL software products on Windows 2012, Windows 2008, Windows 8, and Windows 7 requires the use of the Run as administrator option. For more information, see Running as administrator on Windows in the Installation Manager documentation.

The install.exe and userinst.exe commands install Installation Manager into different directories. Changes that you make to the administrator installation of Installation Manager do not affect the nonadministrator installation of Installation Manager. And changes that you make to the nonadministrator installation of Installation Manager do not affect the administrator installation of Installation Manager. Each instance of Installation Manager must have its own installation directory and agent data location.

Notes for installing on Linux platforms

You must have execute permission on Installation Manager directories, package directories and parent directories. If you do not have execute permission, child directories or files cannot be accessed. Without this permission, unexpected behavior or failures can occur when using Installation Manager.

Installation Manager default settings and directory locations

Table 1 lists default settings and directory locations for Installation Manager on Windows, Linux platforms.

Table 1. Installation Manager default settings and directory locations
Setting	Administrator	Nonadministrator
Windows: Display of Installation Manager in Windows menu and Add or Remove Programs	Installation Manager	Installation Manager
Windows: Microsoft registry key	`HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\IBM\Installation Manager`	`HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\IBM\Installation Manager`
Default installation directory	Windows: `C:\Program Files\IBM\Installation Manager` Linux: `/opt/IBM/Installation Manager`	Windows 2012, Windows 2008, Windows 8, and Windows 7:`C:\Users\users\IBM\Installation Manager` Linux: `/user_home_directory/IBM/Installation Manager`
The `eclipse\tools` directory is a subdirectory of the installation directory.	Windows: `installation_directory\eclipse\tools` Linux: `installation_directory/eclipse/tools`
Default registry file location	Linux: `/etc/.ibm/registry/InstallationManager.dat`	Linux: `/user_home_directory/etc/.ibm/registry/InstallationManager.dat`
Default agent data location For more information about the agent data location, see Agent data location. Important: Do not change the content, files, or directories in the Agent data location directory or subdirectories. Changes to these contents can prevent Installation Manager from working.	Windows 2012, Windows 2008, Windows 8, and Windows 7: `C:\ProgramData\IBM\Installation Manager` Linux: `/var/ibm/Installation Manager`	Windows 2012, Windows 2008, Windows 8, and Windows 7: `C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\IBM\Installation Manager` Linux: `/user_home_directory/var/ibm/Installation Manager`
The Eclipse log is located in a subdirectory of the agent data directory.	Windows: `agent_data_directory\pluginState\.metadata\.log` Linux: `/agent_data_directory/pluginState/.metadata/.log`
The `uninstall` directory is a subdirectory of the agent data directory.	Windows: `agent_data_directory\uninstall` Linux: `/agent_data_directory/uninstall`

Install commands

Only one administrator instance of Installation Manager can be installed. For nonadminstrators, install only one instance of Installation Manager for each user.

Table 2. Commands for installing Installation Manager in administrator or nonadministrator modes
Installation Manager installation goal	Windows commands	Linux commands
An administrator installs Installation Manager for all users.	install.exe or installc.exe to install silently	#install or #installc to install silently
A nonadministrator installs Installation Manager for all users.	Windows 2012, Windows 2008, Windows 8, and Windows 7: install.exe or installc.exe to install silently Note: You are prompted to enter an administrator user ID and password.	$sudo install or $sudo installc to install silently
An administrator installs Installation Manager only for the current user.	userinst.exe or userinstc.exe to install silently	#userinst or #userinstc to install silently
A nonadministrator installs Installation Manager only for the current user.	userinst.exe or userinstc.exe to install silently	$userinst or $userinstc to install silently

Important: Windows does not support using the install.exe or userinst.exe commands for silent installation. Use either the installc.exe or userinstc.exe command for silent installation.

Uninstall commands

Table 3. Uninstalling Installation Manager in administrator or nonadministrator mode
Goal for uninstalling Installation Manager	Windows commands	Linux commands
An administrator uninstalls Installation Manager for all users.	uninstall.exe or uninstallc.exe to uninstall silently	#uninstall or #uninstallc to uninstall silently
A nonadministrator uninstalls Installation Manager for all users.	Windows 2012, Windows 2008, and Windows 7: uninstall.exe or uninstallc.exe to uninstall silently Note: You are prompted to enter an administrator user ID and password.	$sudo uninstall or $sudo uninstallc to uninstall silently
An administrator uninstalls Installation Manager for only the current user.	userinst.exe or userinstc.exe to uninstall silently	#uninstall or #uninstallc to uninstall silently
A nonadministrator uninstalls Installation Manager for only the current user.	userinst.exe or userinstc.exe to uninstall silently	$uninstall or $uninstallc to uninstall silently

For information about silent installation command arguments, see Installation Manager command-line arguments.