Troubleshooting
Problem
You notice during installation of WebSphere® Application Server V7.0, installation might fail when installing as non-root. This is due to changes in permissions during the installation procedure.
Symptom
Message similar to the following will be seen in the installation log:
(Jan 01, 2009 03:14:15 AM), Process, com.ibm.ws.install.ni.ismp.mediaspanning.InstallNIFMaintenanceMediaSpanning, err, com.ibm.ws.install.ni.framework.NIFException: /tmp/WAS70Install/WAS/docs/installdiagrams/ibmdita.css (Permission denied) at com.ibm.ws.install.ni.ismp.mediaspanning.InstallNIFMaintenanceMediaSpanning. executeThisInstallPackage(InstallNIFMaintenanceMediaSpanning.java:258) ... |
Cause
During installation, some files might lose permissions during the installation. This is not an issue with the root user, as they do not need permissions to access files. For non-root users, this prevents installation files from being read, preventing a successful installation.
Resolving The Problem
Change the permissions in the directories having failures so that read permissions are restored. Locate the directory that is having the failure in the installation directory and run the following command:
chmod -R +r <INSTALL_IMAGE> |
chmod -R +r /tmp/WAS70Install/WAS/docs/ |
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Document Information
Modified date:
15 June 2018
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swg21367246