Installing with Linux utilities

Use the rpm command to complete the IBM® Security Directory Server installation on a Linux® system.

1. Log in as the root user.
2. Access the command prompt.
3. Change the current working directory to the directory where IBM Security Directory Server installable are stored.
4. Run the idsLicense command.

   ./idsLicense

5. If you agree to accept the terms in the Software license agreement, enter 1.
   The following options are available to you:

   • 1: To accept the license agreement.
   • 2: To decline the license agreement and exit the installation.
   • 3: To print the license agreement.
   • 4: To read non-IBM terms in the license agreement.
   • 99: To go back to the previous screen.
   On accepting the terms in the license agreement, a LAPID file and a license folder is created in the IBM Security Directory Server installation location. The license folder contains IBM Security Directory Server license files in all supported languages.

   Important: Do not modify or delete the LAPID file and the license files in the license folder.
6. Run the following command to install the package:

   rpm -ivh package_name

   To install all IBM Security Directory Server packages, run the following command:

   rpm -ivh idsldap*

   Note: For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 and later, you must run the command with the --force option:

   rpm --force -ivh package_name

7. Verify whether the IBM Security Directory Server installation is successful.
   For more information, see Verifying IBM Security Directory Server packages.