Installing

These are the steps to install this product:

1. Give execute permissions to the setup file:

   chmod +x setup_cobol_server_2.3_platform

2. Run the installer with superuser permissions:

   ./setup_cobol_server_2.3_platform

   If you don't run this as superuser, you are prompted to enter the superuser password during the install.

   If you set COBDIR to an already installed product, the installer will back up the existing installation and will install this release in the location COBDIR points to. If COBDIR is not set, the installer does a fresh install.

   The COBOL run-time is installed by default into /opt/microfocus/VisualCOBOL, (COBDIR).

   To install in a different location use the -installlocation="Location" parameter to specify an alternative directory location. For example:

   ./setup_cobol_server_2.3_platform -installlocation="full path of new location"

   Note: You can use variables or the tilde syntax for the path for –installlocation. For example, the following examples are equivalent:

   -installlocation="/home/myid/installdir"

   -installlocation="~myid/installdir"

   -installlocation="~/installdir"

   -installlocation="$HOME/installdir"

   You can see details about which additional parameters can be passed to the install script if you enter the -help option.

   You can use the following options to configure the Enterprise Server installation: [ -ESsysLog="location" ] [ -ESadminID="User ID" ] [ -CASrtDir="location" ], where:

   -ESsysLog

   Specifies a location in which the build will create the Enterprise Server System log file - for example, -ESsysLog="/home/esuser/logs". The default location is /var/mfcobol/logs.

   -ESadminID

   Sets the Enterprise Server System Administrator Process User ID from the command line - for example, -EDadminID="esadm". The default user ID is the one that runs the installer.

   -CASrtDir

   Specifies the location were the Enterprise Server run-time system files are placed - for example, -CASrtDir="/home/esuser/casrt/es". The default location is /var/mfcobol/es.