5.1 Installing Designer

  1. From the Computer menu, select Gnome Terminal.

  2. Do not log in as root.

    If the steps in Section 4.2.1, Granting File Access Rights to the Novell Service Group have been completed, you can run the installation as the admin user.

  3. Change to the /usr/tmp directory where the installation files are stored by entering cd /usr/tmp.

  4. Untar the Designer installation file by entering tar -zxf designer_linux_.tar.gz.

  5. Change to the installation directory by entering cd designer_install.

  6. Start the Designer installation by entering ./install.

  7. Use the following information to complete the installation:

    Installation Screen

    Fields

    Designer for Identity Manager

    Select the language for the installation program to use. The default is English.

    Introduction

    Read the introduction.

    License Agreement

    Read the License Agreement, then select I accept the terms of the License Agreement.

    Designer for Identity Manager Install Folder

    Change the installation location to /opt/novell/designer.

    Select Language

    Select a language you want Designer to use. The default value is English.

    Pre-Installation Summary

    Review the summary, then start the installation.

    Important Information

    Read the Readme.

    Install Complete

    Read the message about the successful installation.

  8. Proceed to Section 6.0, Installing the Identity Manager Metadirectory Engine and Drivers.