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Section I - Instructions to download, extract and configure Fortress Builder Package to Target System

  • Download one of the linux packages from here: iamfortress.org/download

  • Copy fortressBuilder-[platform]-[version].zip to hard drive on target server env.

  • Extract the zip. The location for archive can vary according to requirements. The location of package will be referred to as FORTRESS_HOME later on. *Enable permission for the binaries to execute. From FORTRESS_HOME root folder, enter the following command from a system prompt:

    chmod a+x -Rf *

If debian platform and using sudo, edit file named ‘build.properties’ and insert sudo password here:

sudo.pw=your pw here

Note: For Redhat deployments leave this param's value empty, like below, otherwise the ‘stop-slapd’ target may not work.

sudo.pw=