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Requirements for the Installation User for the Siebel Web Server Extension

The SWSE must be installed as the same user who installed the Web server. Consequently, whether you install as root or as a nonroot user also depends on requirements for Web server installation.

All future maintenance releases must be installed as the same user who installed the base release.

You must install SWSE using a user account that can modify the files appropriate for your Web server. See also Setting Permissions and Ownership.

• Some supported Web servers (for example, Oracle HTTP Server) must be installed as a nonroot user. Consult your vendor documentation. Consequently, SWSE installation on such a Web server must also be performed as a nonroot user.

  If you are using Oracle HTTP Server, then see also 475370.1 (Article ID) on My Oracle Support. This document was previously published as Siebel Alert 1317.

• For supported Web servers that can be installed as root or as a nonroot user, SWSE installation can be performed either as root or as a nonroot user, depending on how the Web server was installed. In general, it is recommended that installation be performed by a nonroot user for simpler administration and maintenance.
• (IBM HTTP Server only) See also Configuring IBM HTTP Server for Linux Operating Systems.

This topic is part of Requirements for Installing and Configuring the Siebel Web Server Extension.