--- doc/build/Attic/install.html 2002/02/13 15:06:22 1.12 +++ doc/build/Attic/install.html 2002/04/23 12:41:23 1.14 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + LON-CAPA Installation @@ -13,19 +13,36 @@ You will need to check all the following things to ensure proper installation of your LON-CAPA system.
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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

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+
Step #Description
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Is your system using shadow passwords? (Note: LON-CAPA will work with either MD5/non-MD5 configured systems). If your @@ -53,50 +70,66 @@ wget http://www.wwnet.net/~janc/software

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More steps... +

+

+There are more steps to include here. + +

+

- -

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.

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  1. Get LON-CAPA on a CD by -
  2. -
  3. Install with CD-ROM -
  4. -
  5. 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. -
  6. -
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-

-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');
+
+
+