Control-M pre-installation procedures on UNIX

Before you install Control-M, you need to complete the following procedures:

• Configuring a user account on UNIX: Describes how to configure specific parameters for Control-M
• Setting environment variables in UNIX: Describes how to set environment variables in UNIX, which enables you to view messages from the console
• Verifying operating system levels and patches: Describes how to verify operating system level and patches with Control-M requirements
• UNIX system parameter modification: Describes how to modify HP-UX, AIX, Oracle Solaris, and Linux system parameters, which enables you to allocate resources for Control-M components

If you want to install Control-M with Sybase, see Preparing a Control-M installation on UNIX with Sybase.

NOTE: If you are installing a Control-M/Agent, note the following:

• The Control-M/Agent can be installed only in the home directory of the account or in one of its subdirectories. The home directory must be located on the local file system.
• The home directory can be a symbolic link to another location if the location is on the local disk.
• The permissions of the account home directory must allow read and execute permissions to all users and full permission to the account owner (755 as a minimum).
• If you plan to use non-root mode for this agent, BMC Software recommends that the agent owner be the only user in its primary group. The reason is that in non-root mode, some of the files created by the agent are accessed using group permissions and are therefore writable by any user in the agent primary group.