AcuConnect is distributed to UNIX sites on CD-ROM, floppy disk, or tape. The instructions for installing from CD-ROM are provided on a Getting Started card provided with the CD-ROM. If you are installing from floppy or tape, follow the instructions below:
1. Create a directory on the server to hold the AcuConnect software. We recommend that you install AcuConnect into the bin directory in the ACUCOBOL-GT home directory.
2. Change ("cd") to the target directory and extract the AcuConnect software.
Since the software is in TAR format, use a command similar to the following:
tar xfv device_name
Note that device_name is the appropriate hardware device on your system (for example, "/dev/rfd0" or "/dev/rmt0"). Follow the instructions on the screen, entering your product code and product key when prompted.
In your current directory you should now find the files listed in "READ_ME.ac". If you want to use the server configuration file in its default location, move "server.cfg" to the /etc directory. This may require root or superuser privileges. Optionally "server.cfg" may remain in the current directory, or be copied or moved to some other directory. If "server.cfg" is not located in the default directory ("/etc"), the name and location of the configuration file must be specified with the "-c" option each time acuconnect is started. See Appendix A.
3. If desired, add the bin directory (or whatever directory you used for your target) to the PATH environment variable of the root user. This allows the root user to start AcuConnect on the server without being in the related directory or having to specify the full path of the command. It also ensures that the site license utility, acushare, can be located and started when necessary. The acushare utility is included on the AcuConnect distribution media and installed in the same directory as AcuConnect.
If you choose not to modify your PATH variable, refer to Section 5.2.1 UNIX Start-up for instructions on starting acushare and AcuConnect.
AcuConnect is now fully installed and ready for security and configuration procedures. The runtime that is installed is called "acuconnect."