You must have a user ID that meets the following requirements
before you can install Rational® Functional Tester.
- Your user ID must not contain double-byte characters.
- For Windows®, the user
privileges required for installing depend on the version of Windows on your computer:
- For Microsoft® Windows Vista and Microsoft Windows 7 ,
you must log in to the Administrator account (or run as Administrator;
right-click the program file or shortcut and select Run
as Administrator) to perform the following tasks:
- Install or update IBM® Installation
Manager
- Install or update a product offering
- Install an Authorized-User license key for your product by using IBM Installation Manager
Note: To enable users who are not the Administrator to work with
Rational Functional Tester on
a Windows Vista system:
- Do not install Rational Functional Tester into
a package group (installation location) in the Program Files directory
(C:\Program Files\) and do not choose a shared resources directory
in the Program Files directory.
- If you are extending an existing Eclipse installation,
then do not install Eclipse in the Program Files directory (C:\Program
Files\).
- For other supported Windows versions,
you must have a user ID that belongs to the Administrators group.
- For Linux®: You must be
able to log in as root.