3.2. Required User IDs and Groups
Figures 3.1 and 3.2 show that you create several user IDs and user groups that DB2 needs to operate when installing DB2. This section discusses the basic requirements of those user IDs and groups, which are different for Windows and Linux/UNIX.
3.2.1. User IDs and Groups Required for Windows
In addition to needing an installation user ID to install the DB2 product on Windows, to operate DB2 you need two other user IDs.
The Instance owner owns and controls the DB2 instance.
The DB2 Administration Server (DAS) user runs the DB2 administration server service on your system. The DB2 GUI tools also use this ID to perform administration tasks against the local server database instances and databases.
Table 3.2 describes ...
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