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Install the SiteMinder Agent for SharePoint on UNIX

This version of the Agent for SharePoint supports installations on Linux and Solaris. For more information about the specific versions supported and any additional patches or RPM updates required, see the SiteMinder platform support matrix.

The default installation location is user_home/CA/Agent-for-SharePoint. The folder where you install the Agent for SharePoint requires sufficient permissions (755). Do not install the Agent for SharePoint under the /root folder, because its default permissions (750) are insufficient.

Important! The Agent for SharePoint cannot be installed on a computer that hosts any other web server. The Agent for SharePoint operates as a stand-alone proxy-based solution.

On the Solaris or Linux operating environments, Agent for SharePoint runs as the "nobody" user. If you prefer not to run Agent for SharePoint as this user, create an alternate user and assign the necessary permissions.

Follow these steps:

  1. Copy one of the following programs from the download location on the CA Support site to a temporary directory:
  2. Enter one of the following commands:
  3. Follow the screen prompts provided by the installation wizard.

    Note: The installer displays all java executables installed in the system. Select 32-bit Java Development Kit, Java Runtime Environment, or Java version 1.6.0_16 or higher from the Choose Java Virtual Machine list. If the installer does not detect java executables by default, then browse and select the appropriate path.

To determine whether the installation was successful, go to the directory Agent-for-SharePoint_home\install_config_info and look at the following log file:

CA_SiteMinder_Agent_for_SharePoint_InstallLog.log