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Installation Guide (Ubuntu)
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2025-03-28
Step 1: Switch to the Root User
To begin the installation, switch to the root user by running:
sudo su
Step 2: Create the biadmin
User
Create a user named biadmin
and set the password:
adduser biadmin
Follow the prompts to set a password and user details.
Step 3: Create the biadmin
User Group
Create a user group named biadmin
and add the biadmin
user to this group:
addgroup biadmin
adduser biadmin biadmin
Step 4: Extract the Installation Package
Navigate to the directory where the installation package is located and extract it into the /opt
directory:
unzip -o Datafor-linux-7.02.zip -d /opt/
Step 5: Set Directory Permissions
Move to the /opt/
directory and modify the permissions:
cd /opt/
chmod -R 700 bi-server
chown -R biadmin bi-server
chgrp -R biadmin bi-server
ls -al bi-server
Installation is now complete.
Starting Datafor
Ensure that you perform the following steps as the biadmin
user.
Step 1: Switch to biadmin
su biadmin
Step 2: Start the Service
Navigate to the Datafor directory and start the server:
cd /opt/bi-server/
./start-server.sh
Step 3: Stop the Service
To stop the service, use:
./stop-server.sh
Step 4: Check Service Status
To verify whether the service is running, check the Tomcat
process:
ps -ef | grep tomcat
If the command output shows Tomcat processes running, the service is active.
Logging into Datafor
After installation, access the Datafor web interface using:
- URL: http://server-ip:28080/
- Default Login Credentials:
- Admin:
admin / password
- Demo User:
demo / demo
- Admin:
Updating the System
To update Datafor, place the update package (e.g., Datafor-update.jar
) in the bi-server/update
folder and restart the system.