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Options for Initializing the Local Database

This topic describes some of the options that are available when you initialize the local database.

Initializing the Local Database as a Nonadministrative User When Using Microsoft Windows

This topic describes how to allow a user who does not possess administrator privileges to initialize the local database when the remote client runs on Microsoft Windows.

To initialize the local database as a nonadministrative user when using Microsoft Windows

1. Log in to the Siebel Server with administrator privileges.

   For more information, see Logging in to the Siebel Server as an Administrator.

2. Configure the remote client.

   For more information, see Process of Configuring the Remote Client

3. In Windows Explorer, right-click the folder for the remote client, choose Properties, and then click the Security Tab.
4. Choose the Group or User name.
5. Add the nonadministrative user.
6. Give full permissions, and then click OK.
7. Initialize the local database.

   For more information, see Initializing the Local Database.

Initializing the Local Database When Using IBM DB2 for z/OS

If you use an RAS connection with IBM DB2 for z/OS, then you must set the Database Connection Timeout parameter before you initialize the local database.

To initialize the local database when using IBM DB2 for z/OS

1. Set the Database Connection Timeout parameter of the Synchronization Manager server component to a value that is less than the actual timeout of the connection.

   For example, you might modify the DBConnectionTimeout parameter to 360. For more information, see Parameters of the Synchronization Manager Server Component.

2. Initialize the local database.

   For more information, see Initializing the Local Database.