version 1.18, 2002/05/02 01:30:15
|
version 1.34, 2002/09/23 01:25:09
|
Line 30 Configuring the MySQL database</a></li>
|
Line 30 Configuring the MySQL database</a></li>
|
<li><a href="#testing"> |
<li><a href="#testing"> |
Testing to see if the LON-CAPA server is operational</a></li> |
Testing to see if the LON-CAPA server is operational</a></li> |
</ul> |
</ul> |
|
<p> |
|
<strong>NOTE:</strong> |
|
If you want to simultaneously install both RedHat 7.3 and LON-CAPA |
|
(to ensure 100% reliability), follow <a href="rh73.html">these |
|
alternative directions</a>. |
|
</p> |
<br /> |
<br /> |
<!-- preamble end --> |
<!-- preamble end --> |
<!-- maintext start --> |
<!-- maintext start --> |
Line 144 Edit (creating the file) /etc/pam.d/pwau
|
Line 150 Edit (creating the file) /etc/pam.d/pwau
|
<h3>Installing LON-CAPA files</h3> |
<h3>Installing LON-CAPA files</h3> |
<p> |
<p> |
Download the most current |
Download the most current |
<a href="http://install.lon-capa.org/versions/current/loncapa.tar.gz"> |
<a href="http://install.lon-capa.org/versions/loncapa-current.tar.gz"> |
loncapa.tar.gz</a>. |
loncapa-current.tar.gz</a>. |
</p> |
</p> |
|
<table bgcolor="#aaaaaa" border="1"> |
|
<tr><td><tt>wget http://install.lon-capa.org/versions/loncapa-current.tar.gz |
|
</tt> |
|
<br /> |
|
<tt>tar xzvf loncapa-current.tar.gz</tt> |
|
<br /> |
|
<tt>cd loncapa-N.N</tt> (N.N is the version number)</td></tr> |
|
</table> |
<p> |
<p> |
The <strong>UPDATE</strong> command will refresh your filesystem with all |
The <strong>UPDATE</strong> command will refresh your filesystem with all |
the latest LON-CAPA software. |
the latest LON-CAPA software. |
Line 168 against an FTP repository.
|
Line 182 against an FTP repository.
|
<p> |
<p> |
The following commands describe how to configure the MySQL database |
The following commands describe how to configure the MySQL database |
on your LON-CAPA server. |
on your LON-CAPA server. |
|
<br />Note: |
|
</p> |
|
<ul> |
|
<li>you should substitute 'ROOTPASSWORD' with something very hard to guess |
|
(it does not have to be the Linux OS root password) |
|
</li> |
|
<li>The MySQL www@localhost user must always have a password of 'localhostkey' |
|
in order for there to be correct operation of a standard LON-CAPA system. |
|
</li> |
|
</ul> |
|
<p> |
|
The following instructions assume you are logged in as 'root'. |
</p> |
</p> |
|
<p>Entering the mysql shell</p> |
<table bgcolor="#aaaaaa" border="1"><tr><td> |
<table bgcolor="#aaaaaa" border="1"><tr><td> |
<pre> |
<pre> |
Enter the mysql shell--- |
|
mysql -u root -p mysql |
mysql -u root -p mysql |
|
OR |
|
mysql -u root mysql (depending on whether you have set a root password) |
|
</pre> |
|
</td></tr></table> |
|
<p>Creating the mysql 'www' user (after entering mysql shell)</p> |
|
<table bgcolor="#aaaaaa" border="1"><tr><td> |
|
<pre> |
|
mysql> CREATE DATABASE loncapa; |
|
|
Run these commands--- |
mysql> INSERT INTO user (Host, User, Password) |
CREATE DATABASE loncapa; |
mysql> VALUES ('localhost','www',password('localhostkey')); |
|
|
INSERT INTO user (Host, User, Password) |
|
VALUES ('localhost','www',password('SOMEPASSWORD')); |
|
|
|
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO www@localhost; |
|
|
|
FLUSH PRIVILEGES; |
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON loncapa.* TO www@localhost; |
|
|
|
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES; |
|
</pre> |
|
</td></tr></table> |
|
<p>SECURITY: set a password for the mysql 'root' user</p> |
|
<table bgcolor="#aaaaaa" border="1"><tr><td> |
|
<pre> |
shell> mysql -u root mysql |
shell> mysql -u root mysql |
mysql> SET PASSWORD FOR root@localhost=PASSWORD('new_password'); |
mysql> SET PASSWORD FOR root@localhost=PASSWORD('ROOTPASSWORD'); |
|
</pre> |
|
</td></tr></table> |
|
<p>SECURITY: only allow access from localhost</p> |
|
<table bgcolor="#aaaaaa" border="1"><tr><td> |
|
<pre> |
|
shell> mysql -u root -p mysql |
|
mysql> DELETE FROM user WHERE host<>'localhost'; |
</pre> |
</pre> |
</td></tr></table> |
</td></tr></table> |
<a name="testing" /> |
<a name="testing" /> |