--- doc/build/Attic/install.html 2002/02/13 15:06:22 1.12 +++ doc/build/Attic/install.html 2002/04/26 13:17:51 1.17 @@ -1,5 +1,7 @@ + - + LON-CAPA Installation @@ -13,19 +15,38 @@ You will need to check all the following things to ensure proper installation of your LON-CAPA system.
  - + +

Creating a user 'www'

+

+Execute the following command to create a user named 'www' on your +LON-CAPA server: +

+
+/usr/sbin/useradd www +
+

Make a LON-CAPA system work with shadow passwords

- +
+ + + + +
Step #Description
-1 +1

Is your system using shadow passwords? (Note: LON-CAPA will work with either MD5/non-MD5 configured systems). If your @@ -53,50 +74,138 @@ wget http://www.wwnet.net/~janc/software

+3 + +

Unpack the mod_auth_external source by +running the following command +

+

+tar xzvf mod_auth_external-2.1.13.tar.gz +

+
+4 + +

Go to the pwauth directory by +running the following command +

+

+cd mod_auth_external-2.1.13/pwauth/ +

+
+5 + +

Edit config.h and change SERVER_UIDS definition +

+

+Determine the user id of 'www': +
grep ^www /etc/passwd | cut -d':' -f3 +
+Change the line +
#define SERVER_UIDS 99 /* user "nobody" */ +
to be +
#define SERVER_UIDS 513 /* user "www" */ +
where in this example 513 corresponds to the user id of 'www'. +

+
+6 + +

Compile the pwauth executable by +running the following command +

+

+make +

+
+7 + +

Install pwauth by doing the following +

+

+cp pwauth /usr/local/sbin/ +
chmod 6755 /usr/local/sbin/pwauth +

+

+Edit (creating the file) /etc/pam.d/pwauth to have the contents: +

+        auth       required     /lib/security/pam_pwdb.so shadow nullok
+        auth       required     /lib/security/pam_nologin.so
+        account    required     /lib/security/pam_pwdb.so
+
+

+

- -

LON-CAPA Installation

-

Current Installation Procedure

+ +

Installing LON-CAPA files

-Scott Harrison +Download the most current + +loncapa.tar.gz.

-

$Date: 2002/02/13 15:06:22 $; $Revision: 1.12 $

-This is the current list of steps to support LON-CAPA installation. These -steps have been tested.

-
    -
  1. Get LON-CAPA on a CD by -
    2. -
  2. Install with CD-ROM -
    3. -
  3. After installation, restart the computer. Login as root. Enter this -command (you only need to do this after your first reboot): -
      -
    1. sh /usr/sbin/loncapa_configure
      2. -
    4. -
-
-

-You can also try to install LON-CAPA on an existing installation of -RedHat 6.2. Please see -how_to_install_loncapa_on_a_preinstalled_system.txt. +The UPDATE command will refresh your filesystem with all +the latest LON-CAPA software. +

+ + +
./UPDATE
+ +

Checking your Linux RPMs

+

+The CHECKRPMS command will check the RPMs on your machine +against an FTP repository. +

+ + +
./CHECKRPMS
+ +

Configuring the MySQL database

+

+The following commands describe how to configure the MySQL database +on your LON-CAPA server. +

+
+
+Enter the mysql shell---
+mysql -u root -p mysql
+
+Run these commands---
+CREATE DATABASE loncapa;
+
+INSERT INTO user (Host, User, Password)
+VALUES ('localhost','www',password('SOMEPASSWORD'));
+
+GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO www@localhost;
+
+FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
+
+shell> mysql -u root mysql
+mysql> SET PASSWORD FOR root@localhost=PASSWORD('new_password');
+
+
+ +

Testing to see if the LON-CAPA server is operational

+

+The TEST command will check the installation software, +the perl libraries on your system, the MySQL database, and +will also automatically test the real-time operation of the +LON-CAPA Apache web server. +

+ + +
./TEST
+

+Using the TEST command will likely +be an iterative process. +It is normal to expect that the TEST command +will recommend you perform various steps to ensure optimal +performance of your LON-CAPA server.

+