--- doc/build/Attic/reconfig.html 2001/11/26 14:45:42 1.4
+++ doc/build/Attic/reconfig.html 2002/04/23 12:06:28 1.8
@@ -1,13 +1,38 @@
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-LON-CAPA Reconfiguration
+Configuration of a LON-CAPA Server
+
+
-
-LON-CAPA Reconfiguration
-Scott Harrison
-Last updated: $Date: 2001/11/26 14:45:42 $; Revision: $Revision: 1.4 $
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+
+
+There are about a dozen files on the LON-CAPA server systems
+which customize how each system interacts with the rest of the
+LON-CAPA network.
+
+
+The two most important configuration files are:
+
+- loncapa.conf -
+typically located in the directory /etc/httpd/conf/
+
contains variables and modifications necessary for
+the effective running of the Apache web server
+
+
+- hosts.tab -
+typically located in the directory /home/httpd/lonTabs/
+
is a listing of all other internet machines that a server
+system considers to be valid server systems on the LON-CAPA
+network
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+
Configuration files and examples
LON-CAPA currently depends on the following list of configuration
files. Locations of these files are by default. Depending on your
@@ -17,6 +42,8 @@ may be elsewhere.
[EXAMPLE] /etc/krb.conf
[EXAMPLE]
/etc/httpd/conf/access.conf
+[EXAMPLE]
+/etc/httpd/conf/loncapa.conf
[EXAMPLE]
/home/httpd/lonTabs/hosts.tab
[EXAMPLE]
@@ -27,10 +54,6 @@ may be elsewhere.
[EXAMPLE] /etc/ntp.conf
[EXAMPLE]
/home/httpd/html/res/adm/includes/un_keyword.tab
-[EXAMPLE]
-/home/httpd/html/res/adm/includes/copyright.tab
-[EXAMPLE]
-/home/httpd/lonTabs/language.tab
[EXAMPLE]
/etc/ntp/step-tickers
[EXAMPLE] /etc/pam.d/pwauth
@@ -38,16 +61,10 @@ may be elsewhere.
Current Reconfiguration Procedure
-Currently, we recommend you handle reconfiguration manually.
-An administrator should alter configuration files present throughout the
-system.
-
-Alternative Reconfiguration Procedure (alpha software)
-
-LON-CAPA Reconfiguration can also be handled by a GUI tool (and text-based UI)
-developed as an offshoot from the RedHat anaconda python-Tk system. This tool
-should be present on your LON-CAPA system at
-/usr/sbin/loncapaconfig.
+We recommend that you handle the reconfiguration manually.
+A knowledgeable system administrator should alter these configuration
+files.
+