Configuring the Sametime Meeting Server for document conversion on Linux

Follow these steps to configure document conversion technology on a Linux® server. Document conversion is supported on all Linux servers except for those running on IBM® System z®. A separate remote Sametime® Meeting Server can be deployed specifically for document conversion and can run on Windows® or any other supported operating system.

Procedure

Make the following changes on the Sametime Meeting Server that you installed with the Document Conversion configuration role.

If you have legally licensed true-type fonts available, copy them to /opt/IBM/WebSphere/STMeetingsServer/stellent/fonts. Make sure that the extensions for the fonts are lowercase (*.ttf) and each font has the correct permission level (755).
Set the following environment variables. The WebSphere® path might be different in your deployment.
```
PATH=$PATH:/opt/IBM/WebSphere/STMeetingsServer/stellent
export PATH
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/opt/IBM/WebSphere/STMeetingsServer/stellent
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
GDFONTPATH=/opt/IBM/WebSphere/STMeetingsServer/stellent/fonts
export GDFONTPATH
```
Note: The LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable can be overwritten by other scripts. If you are able to convert image files and not other documents (.txt, .doc, .ppt, etc.), then this might be the cause. Type 'set' in a terminal to see if this variable is still set and has the correct value.
Note: The GDFONTPATH variable must not contain a ':' in the beginning. The only value that should be set here is the path to the fonts. Do not append anything before or after.