--- doc/build/Attic/install.html 2002/12/14 18:35:35 1.39 +++ doc/build/Attic/install.html 2003/05/02 19:25:01 1.40 @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ - + @@ -57,11 +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: @@ -79,7 +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

@@ -90,7 +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

@@ -100,7 +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/

@@ -110,7 +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" */