__download_war
Download the JIRA WAR distribution archive from the JIRA Download page and extract its contents using a tool such as 7-zip for Windows or Linux's unzip or GNU tar tools.
You may need to click the 'Show All' link on the download page to reveal the WAR distribution.
The extracted directory is hereafter referred to as your JIRA Installation Directory.
- If your operating system is *nix-based (for example, Linux or Solaris), type the following in a console:
$ sudo /usr/sbin/useradd --create-home --comment "Account for running JIRA" --shell /bin/bash jira
- If your operating system is Windows:
- Create the dedicated user account by either:
- Typing the following at the Windows command line:
> net user jira mypassword /add /comment:"Account for running JIRA"
(This creates a user account with user name 'jira' and password 'mypassword'. You should choose your own password.) - Opening the Windows 'Computer Management' console to add your 'jira' user with its own password.
- Typing the following at the Windows command line:
- (Optional) Use the Windows 'Computer Management' console to remove the 'jira' user's membership of all unnecessary Windows groups, such as the default 'Users' group.
If Windows is operating under a Microsoft Active Directory, ask your Active Directory administrator to create your 'jira' account (with no prior privileges).
- Create the dedicated user account by either:
To maximise security, ensure that this user can only write to the logs
, temp
and work
directories of your application server (Apache Tomcat) installation and your JIRA Home Directory.