Multiple users can use the same instance of Installation Manager in administrator mode. Some repositories might require credentials. When you use the Save Password option without specifying a keyring that only you can access, other users can use your credentials to access the repository.
If you do not save your credentials, you are prompted to enter your credentials each time you access the repository.
For more information about using credentials with Installation Manager, see the Installation Manager documentation for the version that you are using.
Use the -accessRights argument to specify whether to install software in administrator or nonadministrator mode:
The install.exe and userinst.exe commands install Installation Manager into different directories. Changes that you make to the administrator installation of Installation Manager do not affect the nonadministrator installation of Installation Manager. And changes that you make to the nonadministrator installation of Installation Manager do not affect the administrator installation of Installation Manager. Each instance of Installation Manager must have its own installation directory and agent data location.
You must have execute permission on Installation Manager directories, package directories and parent directories. If you do not have execute permission, child directories or files cannot be accessed. Without this permission, unexpected behavior or failures can occur when using Installation Manager.
Setting | Administrator | Nonadministrator |
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Windows: Display of Installation Manager in Windows menu and Add or Remove Programs | Installation Manager | Installation Manager |
Windows: Microsoft registry key | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\IBM\Installation Manager | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\IBM\Installation Manager |
Default installation directory | Windows: C:\Program
Files\IBM\Installation Manager Linux and UNIX: /opt/IBM/InstallationManager IBM i: /QIBM/ProdData/InstallationManager z/OS®: /InstallationManager/bin |
Windows 2012, Windows 2008, Windows 8, and Windows 7: C:\Users\users\IBM\Installation Manager Linux and UNIX: /user_home_directory/IBM/InstallationManager z/OS: /user_home_directory/InstallationManager/bin |
The eclipse\tools directory is a subdirectory of the installation directory. | Windows: installation_directory\eclipse\tools Linux, UNIX, and z/OS: installation_directory/eclipse/tools |
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Default registry file location | Linux and UNIX: /etc/.ibm/registry/InstallationManger.dat z/OS: /etc/.ibm/registry/InstallationManger.dat |
Linux and UNIX: /user_home_directory/etc/.ibm/registry/InstallationManger.dat z/OS: /user_home_directory/etc/.ibm/registry/InstallationManger.dat |
Default agent data location For more information about the agent data location, see Agent data location. Important: Do not change the content,
files, or directories in the Agent data location directory or subdirectories.
Changes to these contents can prevent Installation Manager from working.
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Windows 2012, Windows 2008, Windows 8, and Windows 7: C:\ProgramData\IBM\Installation Manager Linux and UNIX: /var/ibm/InstallationManager z/OS: /InstallationManager/appdata |
Windows 2012, Windows 2008, Windows 8, and Windows 7: C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\IBM\Installation Manager Linux(tm) and UNIX(tm): /user_home_directory/var/ibm/InstallationManager z/OS: /user_home_directory/InstallationManager/appdata |
The Eclipse log is located in a subdirectory of the agent data directory. | Windows: agent_data_directory\pluginState\.metadata\.log Linux, UNIX, and z/OS: /agent_data_directory/pluginState/.metadata/.log |
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The uninstall directory is a subdirectory of the agent data directory. | Windows: agent_data_directory\uninstall Linux, UNIX, and z/OS: /agent_data_directory/uninstall |
Only one administrator instance of Installation Manager can be installed. For nonadminstrators, install only one instance of Installation Manager for each user.
Installation Manager installation goal | Windows commands | Linux and UNIX commands |
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An administrator installs Installation Manager for all users. | install.exe or installc.exe to install silently |
#install or #installc to install silently |
A nonadministrator installs Installation Manager for all users. | Windows 2012, Windows 2008, Windows 8, and Windows 7: install.exeor installc.exe to install silentlyNote: You are prompted to enter an administrator
user ID and password.
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$sudo install or $sudo installc to install silently |
An administrator installs Installation Manager only for the current user. | userinst.exe or userinstc.exe to install silently |
#userinst or #userinstc to install silently |
A nonadministrator installs Installation Manager only for the current user. | userinst.exe or userinstc.exe to install silently |
$userinst or #userinstc to install silently |
Goal for uninstalling Installation Manager | Windows commands | Linux and UNIX commands |
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An administrator uninstalls Installation Manager for all users. | uninstall.exe or uninstallc.exe to uninstall silently |
#uninstall or #uninstallc to uninstall silently |
A nonadministrator uninstalls Installation Manager for all users. | Windows 2012, Windows 2008, and Windows 7: uninstall.exeor uninstallc.exe to uninstall silentlyNote: You are prompted to enter an administrator
user ID and password.
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$sudo uninstall or $sudo uninstallc to uninstall silently |
An administrator uninstalls Installation Manager for only the current user. | userinst.exe or userinstc.exe to uninstall silently |
#uninstall or #uninstallc to uninstall silently |
A nonadministrator uninstalls Installation Manager for only the current user. | userinst.exe or userinstc.exe to uninstall silently |
$uninstall or #uninstallc to uninstall silently |
For information about silent installation command arguments, see Installation Manager command-line arguments.