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@@ -30,6 +30,15 @@ Configuring the MySQL database</a></li>
 <li><a href="#testing">
 Testing to see if the LON-CAPA server is operational</a></li>
 </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>
+<ul>
+<li><a href="#wwwuser">
+Creating a user 'www'</a></li>
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@@ -147,6 +156,14 @@ Download the most current
 <a href="http://install.lon-capa.org/versions/current/loncapa.tar.gz">
 loncapa.tar.gz</a>.
 </p>
+<table bgcolor="#aaaaaa" border="1">
+<tr><td><tt>wget http://install.lon-capa.org/versions/current/loncapa.tar.gz
+</tt>
+<br />
+<tt>tar xzvf loncapa.tar.gz</tt>
+<br />
+<tt>cd loncapa</tt></td></tr>
+</table>
 <p>
 The <strong>UPDATE</strong> command will refresh your filesystem with all
 the latest LON-CAPA software.
@@ -168,24 +185,52 @@ against an FTP repository.
 <p>
 The following commands describe how to configure the MySQL database
 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>Entering the mysql shell</p>
 <table bgcolor="#aaaaaa" border="1"><tr><td>
 <pre>
-Enter the mysql shell---
 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---
-CREATE DATABASE loncapa;
-
-INSERT INTO user (Host, User, Password)
-VALUES ('localhost','www',password('SOMEPASSWORD'));
-
-GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO www@localhost;
+mysql> INSERT INTO user (Host, User, Password)
+mysql> VALUES ('localhost','www',password('localhostkey'));
 
-FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
+mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* 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
-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&lt;&gt;'localhost';
 </pre>
 </td></tr></table>
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