--- doc/build/Attic/install.html 2002/06/02 04:06:29 1.27 +++ doc/build/Attic/install.html 2003/05/02 19:25:01 1.40 @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ - + @@ -25,11 +25,19 @@ Make a LON-CAPA system work with shadow Installing LON-CAPA files
  • Checking your Linux RPMs
    • +
  • +Fixing /etc/hosts
  • Configuring the MySQL database
  • Testing to see if the LON-CAPA server is operational
    • +

    +NOTE: +If you want to simultaneously install both RedHat 7.3 and LON-CAPA +(to ensure 100% reliability), follow these +alternative directions. +


      @@ -49,11 +57,14 @@ LON-CAPA server: 1 -

    Is your system using shadow passwords? (Note: LON-CAPA will -work with either MD5/non-MD5 configured systems). If your -system is not using shadow passwords, then do not perform -any of the additional steps. If your system is using shadow -passwords, then you will need to perform the additional steps below. +

    Is your system using shadow passwords? (Note: LON-CAPA will work +with either MD5/non-MD5 configured systems). It is strongly +recommended to use shadow passwords. If your system is currently not +using shadow passwords, run the "pwconv" command (as root) in order to +convert to shadow passwords. If you choose not to use shadow +passwords, then do not perform any of the additional steps. If your +system is using shadow passwords, then you will need to perform the +additional steps below.

    How to detect: @@ -71,7 +82,7 @@ the steps below. running the following command

    -wget http://www.wwnet.net/~janc/software/mod_auth_external-2.1.13.tar.gz +wget http://www.unixpapa.com/software/mod_auth_external-2.1.15.tar.gz

    @@ -82,7 +93,7 @@ wget http://www.wwnet.net/~janc/software running the following command

    -tar xzvf mod_auth_external-2.1.13.tar.gz +tar xzvf mod_auth_external-2.1.15.tar.gz

    @@ -92,7 +103,7 @@ running the following command running the following command

    -cd mod_auth_external-2.1.13/pwauth/ +cd mod_auth_external-2.1.15/pwauth/

    @@ -102,7 +113,7 @@ running the following command

    Determine the user id of 'www': -
    grep ^www /etc/passwd | cut -d':' -f3 +
    id -u www
    Change the line
    #define SERVER_UIDS 99 /* user "nobody" */ @@ -144,16 +155,16 @@ Edit (creating the file) /etc/pam.d/pwau

    Installing LON-CAPA files

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

    - +cd loncapa-N.N (N.N is the version number)
    wget http://install.lon-capa.org/versions/current/loncapa.tar.gz +
    wget http://install.lon-capa.org/versions/loncapa-current.tar.gz
    -tar xzvf loncapa.tar.gz +tar xzvf loncapa-current.tar.gz
    -cd loncapa

    The UPDATE command will refresh your filesystem with all @@ -171,6 +182,27 @@ against an FTP repository.
    ./CHECKRPMS
    +

    +Also, please be sure to install the LON-CAPA-systemperl RPM as described on +the Downloads page. +

    + +

    Fixing /etc/hosts

    +

    +A common RedHat glitch of new installations (RedHat's fault, not LON-CAPA) +is the generation of /etc/hosts. +

    +

    +It should look something like this (except the myschool line +should be replaced with settings specific to your machine): +

    + + +
    +
    +127.0.0.1		localhost.localdomain localhost
+12.34.56.78		www.myschool.edu myschool
+

    Configuring the MySQL database

    @@ -182,8 +214,8 @@ on your LON-CAPA server.

  • you should substitute 'ROOTPASSWORD' with something very hard to guess (it does not have to be the Linux OS root password)
    • -
  • The MySQLwww@localhost must always have a password of 'localhostkey' -to work for a standard LON-CAPA system. +
  • 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.

    • @@ -205,7 +237,8 @@ mysql> CREATE DATABASE loncapa; mysql> INSERT INTO user (Host, User, Password) mysql> VALUES ('localhost','www',password('localhostkey')); -mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO www@localhost; +mysql> INSERT INTO db VALUES ('localhost','loncapa','www', +mysql> 'Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','N','Y','Y','Y'); mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES; @@ -221,7 +254,7 @@ mysql> SET PASSWORD FOR root@localhost=P 
     shell> mysql -u root -p mysql
-mysql> DELETE FROM user WHERE host<>'localhost';
+mysql> DELETE FROM user WHERE host<>'localhost';