Find 26.3
Find Administration Guide

# Install Find as a Service on Linux

Use the following procedure to install Find as a service on Linux.

1. Create a user and group to run Find. OpenText recommends that you use `find` as both the user name and the group name:

       $ useradd find

2. Create a directory in which to install Find. OpenText recommends that you use `/opt/find` as the installation directory:

       $ mkdir /opt/find

3. Create a directory to serve as the home directory for Find. OpenText recommends that you use `/opt/find/home` as the home directory:

       $ mkdir /opt/find/home

4. Copy `find.war` to the installation directory:

       $ cp find.war /opt/find/

5. Recursively change the ownership of the installation directory:

       $ chown –R find:find /opt/find

6. Deploy the startup script.

   System V

       $ cp install/linux/sysv/find.sh /etc/init.d/find
       $ chmod +x /etc/init.d/find
       $update-rc.d find defaults 99

   Systemd

       $ cp install/linux/systemd/find.service /etc/systemd/system/

7. If you have used any non-default paths or settings during installation, edit the startup script to contain the corresponding values.

8. Start the application.

   System V

       $ sudo /etc/init.d/find start

   Systemd

       $ sudo systemctl start find

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Product: Knowledge Discovery Find 26.3

Topic Title: Install Find as a Service on Linux