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Datical should be installed as a non-root user.  Commonly this user is , commonly named "datical". As a user with root or sudoers permissions, create the datical user:


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sudo groupadd datical
sudo useradd -d /opt/datical -g datical datical
sudo passwd datical


4.  Set Up Installation Directories

Datical will be installed in the DaticalDB_x.y.z directory.  If installing in the recommended location of /opt, this operation must be performed as a user with root or sudoers permissions:

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sudo mkdir ./datical
sudo mkdir ./datical/installers
sudo mkdir ./datical/license
sudo mkdir ./datical/DaticalDB_x.y.z
cd ./datical
sudo ln -sf datical./DaticalDB_x.y.z datical./DaticalDB

Make sure that the "datical" user owns the datical directory and subdirectories.

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10. Install the Database Drivers for the CLI

Online Installation

If your Linux machine has access to the internet, at the command line run the following command:

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<datical_install_dir>/repl/hammer installDrivers http://update.datical.com/latest/thirdparty

Offline Installation

Or, if your Linux machine does not have access to the internet you will need to download Composite Repo zip file corresponding to your version of Datical DB (from http://software.datical.com). Then, at the command line, run the following command:

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<datical_install_dir>/repl/hammer installDrivers jar:file:/<path_to_repo>/DaticalDBCompositeRepo-<version>.zip\!/

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\!/

11. Verify the Install

Run the following commands to verify the install.

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hammer checkdrivers
hammer show version
hammer show license

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