Install and start on CentOS 7 without root access

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#1

The CentOS installation directions require that I have root access. I do not have that.

  • Is there a way to install it on CentOS 7 without root access? I was previously able to install Sphinx without root by using wget, tar, make. Is there a similar option for Manticore?

  • Can I start Manticore without root access? I can, for example, start Sphinx’s Searchd without root.

(Edit: I the server host will not install it. I need a way to do so without admin privileges.)

#2

you can start \ stop daemon by hand with following commands searchd -c your.conf \ searchd -c your.conf --stop

#3

Thanks. The server host just said they won’t install it so I need a way to install it without admin privileges as well.

#4

just unpack package at your box and use binaries from destination folders or build binaries from source code

#5

I’m not sure how to unpack the package (which package?) and how to build binaries. I see a section “Compiling on Linux systems” in https://docs.manticoresearch.com/latest/html/installation.html#compiling-manticore-from-source, but it seems quite general and uses yum command, which I do not have access to. Are there directions somewhere with the commands to run?

#6

you could download a package for your OS from Github release page and unpack that package with pack \ unpack software for your OS

  • rpm - rpm2cpio ./package_name.rpm | cpio -idmv
  • deb - ar -xv ./package_name.deb

then use binaries from destination folder

#7

I really appreciate your help, but you’re assuming that I have more knowledge than I do. I do not know how to “use binaries.” I’m really looking for some copy-paste installation directions, otherwise Manticore just isn’t right for my situation at this time.

I downloaded the manticore-3.4.2_200410.6903305-1.el7.centos.x86_64.rpm package (the only one with centos in the name as I use CentOS 7). I tried your rpm command, and received the following error, “cpio: premature end of archive”

#8

you could use our support service https://manticoresearch.com/services/

or use docker image in case your box has container service enabled

#9

Thanks. I entered a Consulting request. It doesn’t say anything about pricing. I guess I’ll see what they say.

#10

Check if the RPM downloaded correctly.
Command md5sum manticore-3.4.2_200410.6903305-1.el7.centos.x86_64.rpm
should say 1a0ee3f890e099f04043b46c536e423a - if you get something else means the file didn’t downloaded correctly.
If you used curl to download the rpm, make sure you use -L flag as github links do a redirect (otherwise you end up with a html page downloaded - the rpm is about 19M in size).

#11

I checked just now. It’s the right md5sum.

I get the same error even if I put in a file name that doesn’t exist.

I tried this:

rpm -i manticore-3.4.2_200410.6903305-1.el7.centos.x86_64.rpm

and get the error:

“error: can’t create transaction lock on /var/lib/rpm/.rpm.lock (Permission denied)”

Makes me think that I won’t be able to install from the rpm without admin privileges.

#12

Run this in your terminal to download Manticore for Centos 7 (not as a package) and start it:

mkdir manticore_data_dir
wget http://dev.manticoresearch.com/tine_bak/searchd
wget http://dev.manticoresearch.com/tine_bak/indexer
wget http://dev.manticoresearch.com/tine_bak/manticore.conf
chmod +x searchd
./searchd -c manticore.conf
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#13

Sergey, That seemed to do the trick! Thank you!!