QuerySurge Linux Installation - Permissions Requirements

Versions: 8.0+

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Required User Permissions for Installation

In order to successfully install and run QuerySurge on Linux, you will need a user with the necessary administrative permissions. It is generally recommended to install as root or using sudo (or equivalent) permissions. If you install as a user other than root, you may want to consult the following outline of the directories and rights required:

• Read/Write/Execute permissions on the chosen QuerySurge installation directory
  Default installation directory: /opt/QuerySurge
• Service Permissions: init.d
  • Write permissions to the services directory (/etc/init.d)
    User must have rights to:
    cp /opt/QuerySurge/service.sh /etc/init.d/QuerySurge
  • Permission to create and run a service
    User must have rights to:
    chkconfig --add QuerySurge
• Service Permissions: systemd
  • Write permissions to the services directory (/etc/systemd/system/)
    User must have rights to create a new file:
    /etc/systemd/system/QuerySurge.service
  • Permission to create and run a service
    User must have rights to:
    systemctl enable QuerySurge.service
    systemctl start QuerySurge.service

Note: Services-related permissions are not necessary if you are not installing QuerySurge components as services.

Note: If you are not installing QuerySurge components as services, note that when you manually start QuerySurge processes, you must start them under a user account with sufficient permissions to access all required required resources (including, but not limited to, directories and files).

Note: See our System Requirements article here for Linux distributions that are currently supported.