Installing PingCentral on Linux systems
To install PingCentral, download the latest version of the software and follow the on-screen instructions.
Before you begin
Ensure that:
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You are signed on to your system and have privileges that allow you to install applications. Run PingCentral as a non-root user.
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All System requirements and supported configurationsare met, and the Oracle or OpenJDK Java 11 LTS runtime environment is installed.
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The <JAVA_HOME> path points to the JDK software on your system. For example,
/usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-11.0.5.10-0.e17_7.x86_64
. To verify this information, run theecho $JAVA_HOME
command. -
The JAVA
/bin
directory path is added to the <PATH> variable. To verify this information, run theecho $PATH
command.
Steps
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Download the latest version of PingCentral from the Ping Identity website.
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Extract the file into the appropriate target installation directory.
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Start PingCentral by running
/<pingcentral_install>/bin/run.sh
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When the installation is complete, open a browser window and enter the machine and PingCentral admin port in the URL field.
Example:
https://<yourhost>:9022.
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Sign on to the application using the following credentials:
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Username: Administrator
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Password: 2Federate
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Configure PingCentral to run as a Linux systemv service or a Linux systemd service, as appropriate.
For more information, see Configuring PingCentral to run as a Linux systemv service or Configuring PingCentral to run as a Linux systemd service.
Without modification, PingCentral is secure by default.