--- doc/install/redhat7.3/new_install_rh73.html 2002/06/03 13:27:37 1.4
+++ doc/install/redhat7.3/new_install_rh73.html 2002/06/19 21:09:52 1.6
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
Setting up a Red Hat7.3 LON-CAPA Server
-
+
Setting up a Red Hat 7.3 LON-CAPA Server
Before you begin
@@ -106,15 +106,16 @@ for it to function at all. Below is a l
LON-CAPA domain
Each site or school which installs LON-CAPA needs its own domain.
Here at MSU we use 'msu'. You should choose something short but
- meaningful. Restriction: One word, no hyphens, underscores, or special characters!
+ meaningful.
+ Restriction: One word, no hyphens, underscores, or special characters
LON-CAPA host id
Each LON-CAPA server requires a unique internal name. We use names
- such as "msul1" for the first library server. Restriction:
-One word, no hyphens, underscores, or special characters!
+ such as "msul1" for the first library server.
+ Restriction: One word, no hyphens, underscores, or special characters
Host administrator email
The amount of email sent to this address is relatively minimal. Messages
- are sent every time the system starts up, or if the system is in serious
-trouble. On a laptop, make this root@localhost.
+ are sent every time the system starts up, or if the system is in
+ serious trouble. On a laptop, make this root@localhost.
Root password for SQL database
In order to keep people from corrupting the MYSQL database, a root
password is needed. You'll need to remember this.
@@ -141,15 +142,7 @@ cd /root/loncapa/
./UPDATE
You will need to enter the LON-CAPA configuration information you requested
-above. Additionally, you will need to enter the following information
-(options 5 and 6 in the menu, recommended settings):
-
- - Cache Expiration Time
-
- 86400
-
- Server Load
-
- 2.0
-
-You can deviate from the above settings if you know what you are doing.
+above.
Picking a hosts.tab file
@@ -192,6 +185,7 @@ perl make_domain_coordinator.pl USERNAME
mkdir ~USERNAME/public_html
chown USERNAME:www ~USERNAME/public_html
chmod 0775 ~USERNAME/public_html
+chmod a+x ~USERNAME
@@ -206,16 +200,21 @@ The services take about 10 minutes to st
Make Sure that Services Autostart on Boot
On Redhat 7.3 it is not guaranteed that Apache and MySQL automatically
-restart on boot, even when installing with "server" configuration.
-After logging in as root, check under "Programs" - "System" -
-"Service Configuration" that "Start on Boot" is checked for httpd and mysqld,
-save and restart..
+restart on boot. You should run /usr/sbin/ntsysv and set the following
+daemons to be started at boot:
+
+httpd
+mysqld
+
+It is not necessary to reboot after doing this as they should already be
+running by this point in the installation.
+
+/etc/init.d/httpd restart
+/etc/init.d/mysqld restart
+
Log in to your LON-CAPA Machine
Point a web browser at your new machine and log in as the domain
coordinator. Congratulations!
-
-
-