The Adaptive Server installation and setup process defines various user roles. Different
user roles have different responsibilities and privileges.
These user roles clarify the way Adaptive Server is to be integrated into your system:
- Operating system administrator – the
individual who maintains the operating system.
This individual has superuser or root
privileges.
- System administrator – the individual in
charge of Adaptive Server system administration,
creating user accounts, assigning permissions on
databases, and creating new databases. At
installation time, the system administrator’s
login name is “sa”. The “sa” login is not a UNIX
login. The “sa” login is specific to Adaptive
Server and is used to log in to Adaptive Server
using the isql command.
- “sybase” login – the “sybase” login is a UNIX
login that owns all the Sybase® installation
directories and files, sets permissions on those
directories and files, and performs the
installation and upgrading of Adaptive Server.