Creating the Sybase User Account

Create a Sybase user account to ensure that Sybase product files and directories are created with consistent ownership and privileges.

One user (typically the Sybase system administrator, who has read, write, and execute privileges) should perform all installation, configuration, and upgrade tasks.

  1. To create a Sybase system administrator account, choose an existing account, or create a new account and assign a user ID, group ID, and password for it.
    This account is sometimes called the “sybase” user account. See your operating system documentation for instructions on creating a new user account.
    If you have installed other Sybase software, the “sybase” user should already exist.
  2. Verify that you can log in to the machine using this account.
Parent topic: Performing Administrative Tasks