Create a Web Server instance using the Web Server 7.0 administration console as a non—root user.
Create a search server.
Log in as a root user into the machine and change the search server instance.
chown -R nonrootuser.nonroot /var/opt/SUNWportal/searchservers/search-server-id
For the Linux platform, use the following command: chown -R nonrootuser.nonroot /var/opt/sun/portal/searchservers/search-server-id.
Change permissions of the search instance.
chmod -R og+rX /var/opt/SUNWportal/searchservers/search-server-id
For the Linux platform, use the following command: chmod -R og+rX /var/opt/sun/portal/searchservers/search-server-id
Restart Web Server as the non-root user.