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# Install PPM on a UNIX system

Note: You as the system user should have grants to the following sys package before the installation:

- `grant execute on SYS.DBMS_CRYPTO to <system_user> with grant option;`
- `grant SELECT on SYS.USER_OBJECTS to system with grant option;`

The `<system_user>` is the user you input in the installation bundle UI. Make sure this user has the privileges to execute the following SQL statements if you do not create database schemas before the installation:

- `CreateKintanaUser.sql`

- `CreateRMLUser.sql`

1. Download the bundle and copy it to a directory, referred to as `<PPM_Extract>` in the following steps.

2. To extract the files into the `<PPM_Extract>` directory from the download bundle, at a command prompt, type one of the following:

       unzip ppm-<ppm_version>-install.zip

   Alternatively,

       jar xvf ppm-<ppm_version>-install.zip

   All the files and scripts required for OpenText PPM installation are extracted (to `<PPM_Extract>`). The installer prompts for the software install directory. You can specify any directory for installation.

   The `<PPM_Extract>/ppm<ppm_version>` directory that results from the extraction contains the `install.sh` shell script.

3. To start the installation, run the installation script (as the system account for OpenText PPM) and specify the installation mode.

   Example

       sh ./install.sh -i[swing|console]

   where

   - `-i swing`: Swing mode is an interactive, GUI-based installation mode that requires an X Window session. A wizard guides you through the installation steps.
   - `-i console`: Console mode is the interactive command-line mode. The installation script runs within the terminal session and you respond to the prompts.
   - `-i swing`: Swing mode is an interactive, GUI-based installation mode that requires an X Window session. A wizard guides you through the installation steps.
   - `-i console`: Console mode is the interactive command-line mode. The installation script runs within the terminal session and you respond to the prompts.

   To optimize system performance, the installation script rebuilds statistics for the Oracle optimizer. For the installation procedure to perform this step, you must have the following grants to the schema in place:

   - `grant select on v_$PARAMETER to <PPM_Schema>`

   - `grant execute on DBMS_STATS to <PPM_Schema>`

   - `grant select on v_$MYSTAT to <PPM_Schema>`

   - `grant select on v_$PROCESS to <PPM_Schema>`

   - `grant select on v_$SESSION to <PPM_Schema>`

   The `GrantSysPrivs.sql` script (located in the `<PPM_Extract>/ppm964/sys` directory) performs these required grants.

4. If you did not run the `GrantSysPrivs.sql` script before you started installation, do it now (with SYS DBA access).

Note: OpenText PPM comes with an Administrator user with the default username/password combination admin/admin. We recommend that you change the password for the administrator user after you install OpenText PPM.

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