Upgrade Privilege Manager for Unix
Upgrade Privilege Manager for Unix
Privilege Manager for Unix supports a direct upgrade installation from version 6.0. The Privilege Manager for Unix software in this release is provided using platform-specific installation packages.
If you are currently running Privilege Manager for Unix 6.0, it may be possible to perform a direct upgrade installation depending on the package management software on your platform (Note: Direct upgrade installations are not possible with Solaris.pkg packages). If you perform a direct upgrade installation, your previous configuration details are retained. Where a direct upgrade is not possible, you must first remove the previously installed package, and install and configure Privilege Manager for Unix as a new product installation.
Before you upgrade
Because the Privilege Manager for Unix 7.2.1 original platform installer packages do not provide an automated rollback script, One Identity highly recommends that you back up important data such as your license, pm.settings file, policy, and log files before you attempt to upgrade your existing Privilege Manager for Unix policy servers.
To install Privilege Manager for Unix 7.2.1, change to the directory where the install package is located for your platform and run the package installer. See Installing the Privilege Manager for Unix packages for details about how to install the Privilege Manager for Unix software.
Upgrading Privilege Manager for Unix packages
Privilege Manager for Unix has the following three packages:
- Server (qpm-server)
- PM Agent (qpm-agent) - Used by Privilege Manager for Unix only
- Sudo Plugin (qpm-plugin) - Used by Safeguard for Sudo only
These packages are mutually exclusive, that is, you can only install one of these packages on a host at any given time.
For more information on installing/upgrading the Sudo Plugin, see the One Identity Safeguard for Sudo Administration Guide.
Upgrading the server package
To upgrade the server package
- Change to the directory containing the qpm-server package for your specific platform. For example, on a 64-bit Red Hat Linux system, run:
# cd server/linux-x86_64
- Run the platform-specific installer. For example, run:
# rpm --upgrade qpm-server-*.rpm