Performing Administrative Tasks

Before you begin the installation process, complete the administrative tasks.

1. Back up your current system.
2. Create the “sybase” user account and make sure it has read, write, and execute permissions.
3. Verify that the directory location for the Sybase installation has sufficient space.
4. Verify that your network software is configured.
   Sybase software uses network software, even if Adaptive Server and Sybase client applications are installed on a machine that is not connected to a network.

• Creating the Sybase User Account
  To ensure that Sybase product files and directories are created with consistent ownership and privileges, create a Sybase user account.