Problem Installing Domino on Linux

Hello all,

I was looking for a guide on Domino server installation on Linux. I’m surprised there wasn’t much information on this on the internet. However, I was lucky to stumble into the post on techtarget.com here: http://searchdomino.techtarget.com/generic/0,295582,sid4_gci1253731,00.html

I have been trying to follow the step-by-step guide from the post but I haven’t been successful installing the Domino server on Linux CentOS.

There are some questions I would like to ask regarding the post. Here a they:

  1. Create a user account named notes.

Q

Must the account be called notes? can’t it be any other name? Can’t root account be sufficient enough to do what notes account can do?

2)Create a group named notes, and add the user notes to the group notes.

Q.Must this group be created and must it be called notes aswell? Can’t it be given any other name?

What’s the implication of not creating the group at all and also not naming it notes?.

Generally, what is really the essence of creating a new account and a new group? Can’t Domino be installed and run successfully without creating them?

Kindly provide any additional information that may be usefull in installing and running Domino successfully on Linux.

Here are the platforms I’m using.

Domino Server: Domino Server8

Operating System: Linux CentOS5

Thanks in anticipation.

Best Regards,

Chima.

Subject: Problem Installing Domino on Linux

Basic Linux/Unix security: nothing should run as root unless absolutely necessary – and if it seems necessary, you’re probably mistaken, so check again.

Subject: RE: Problem Installing Domino on Linux

To follow on the prior post, the uid and gid do not need to be named notes in either case.