--- doc/build/RHEL6_install.frag	2011/04/03 14:27:31	1.1
+++ doc/build/RHEL6_install.frag	2019/12/02 16:38:58	1.6
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ The installation process takes the follo
   <li><a href="#sts">Start/Restart services</a></li>
   <li><a href="#log">Log in to LON-CAPA</a></li>
 </ol>
-<hr />
+
+<hr>
 <h2>1. <a name="obt">Obtain Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 CDs</a></h2>
 <p>
 RHEL6 CDs can be purchased from Red Hat:
 <a href="http://redhat.com/">http://redhat.com/</a>.
 For the minimal install on 32-bit architecture you will need only the first CD.
 For the minimal install on 64-bit architecture you will need CDs 1, 2, and 4.
-
 </p>
 
 <h2>2. <a name="net">Determine Network Settings</a></h2>
@@ -90,26 +90,33 @@ There are a few steps that require comme
    <dd>Click the "Customize Now" radio button and for a minimal install uncheck all packages except "Base" in the Base System category.  If you leave other packages checked in any of the other categories, you'll need additional ISO CDs.</dd>
 </dl>
 <p>
-
 Finish installing your server, reboot it, and log in as root. The
 first time you log-in, the Setup Agent will be displayed. (If you exit it early you can enter it again buy running the command
+</p>
 <pre>
 setup
 </pre>
- This should tool be used to configure the Firewall and SELinux.
-
-  <dt>Firewall Configuration</dt>
-
-   <dd>Select Security Level: Enabled, and Customize, to allow
-       incoming: SSH (remote login), WWW (HTTP) and secure WWW
-       (HTTPS).
-   </dd>
-   <dd> Set SELinux to Disabled.</dd>
-   <dd> Select OK, and then Quit</dd>
+<h3>Firewall and SELinux Configuration</h3>
+<p>
+This tool should be used to configure the Firewall and SELinux.
 </p>
+<ol>
+  <li>Select Security Level: Enabled, and Customize, to allow
+      incoming: SSH (remote login), WWW (HTTP) and secure WWW
+      (HTTPS).
+  </li>
+  <li>Set SELinux to Disabled.</li>
+  <li>Select OK, and then Quit</li>
+</ol>
 
 <h2>4. <a name="upd">Update your system</a></h2>
 <p>
+Enable access to the EPEL repository
+</p>
+<pre>
+yum install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-6.noarch.rpm
+</pre>
+<p>
 Update your system to the latest versions of the system software using yum.
 </p>
 <pre>
@@ -127,33 +134,49 @@ wget http://install.loncapa.org/versions
 <p>
 Install the rhel6_loncapa_yum.conf
 </p>
-<p>
 <pre>
 mv /etc/yum.conf /etc/yum.conf.backup
 cp rhel6_loncapa_yum.conf /etc/yum.conf
 yum update
 </pre>
+<p>
+Verify the required repositories are enabled:
 </p>
+<pre>
+yum repolist enabled
+</pre>
+<p>
+The list of enabled repos should be as follows (where $basearch = x86_64 or i386):
+</p>
+<table style="border: 0px; border-collapse: collapse;">
+<tr><th>repo id</th><th>repo name</th></tr>
+<tr><td>epel</td><td>Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 6 - $basearch</td></tr>
+<tr><td>loncapa-updates-basearch</td><td>RHEL 6Server LON-CAPA $basearch Updates</td></tr>
+<tr><td>loncapa-updates-noarch</td><td>RHEL 6Server LON-CAPA noarch Updates</td></tr>
+<tr><td>rhel-$basearch-server-6 </td><td>Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6 for $basearch) <td></tr>
+<tr><td>rhel-$basearch-server-optional-6</td><td>RHEL Server Optional (v. 6 $basearch) </td></tr>
+<tr><td>rhn-tools-rhel-$basearch-server-6</td><td>RHN Tools for RHEL (v. 6 for $basearch</td></tr>
+</table>
 <h2>5. <a name="ilc">Installing LON-CAPA</a></h2>
 <h3>Install prerequisites</h3>
 <p> Execute: </p>
 <pre>
 yum install LONCAPA-prerequisites
 </pre><p>
-This may take a moment due to LON-CAPA's large number of dependencies.
+This may take some minutes due to LON-CAPA's large number of dependencies.
 </p>
 <h3>Retrieve and execute LON-CAPA setup program</h3>
 <p>
 Retrieve the LON-CAPA setup with the following command:
 </p>
 <pre>
-wget http://install.loncapa.org/versions/redhat/6Server/rhel6_install.tar
+wget http://install.loncapa.org/linux/install.tar
 </pre>
 <p>
 Extract the archive with the following command:
 </p>
 <pre>
-tar xf rhel6_install.tar
+tar xf install.tar
 </pre>
 <p>
 This creates a directory named <tt>installation</tt>.  Change to it and
@@ -164,22 +187,25 @@ cd installation
 ./install.pl
 </pre>
 <p>
-This script will prompt you for the MySQL root password and will download the latest LON-CAPA release.<br />
-You can safely ignore the following warnings from gcc 4 when compiling pwauth:<br />
-<tt>
-pwauth.c: In function ‘lastlog’:
-<ul>
-<li>pwauth.c:541: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘strncpy’</li>
-<li>pwauth.c:543: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘strlen’</li>
-</ul>
-pwauth.c: In function ‘main’:
+The script is used to prepare a Linux system to run LON-CAPA, and can also be
+used to check the configuration of a system on which LON-CAPA has already been installed.  Typically, though, you will run this script only once, when you first install LON-CAPA.
+</p>
+<p>
+The script will analyze your system to determine which actions are recommended.  The script will then prompt you to choose the actions you would like taken.
+Once a choice has been entered for all nine possible actions, required changes will be made.
+</p>
+<p>The possible actions are:</p>
 <ul>
-<li>pwauth.c:692: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘strlen’</li>
+<li>Create the www user/group</li>
+<li>Install the package LON-CAPA uses to authenticate users.</li>
+<li>Set-up the MySQL database</li>
+<li>Set-up MySQL permissions</li>
+<li>Configure Apache web server</li>
+<li>Configure start-up of services</li>
+<li>Check firewall settings</li>
+<li>Stop services not used by LON-CAPA,  e.g., services for a print server: cups daemon</li> 
+<li>Download LON-CAPA source code in readiness for installation</li>
 </ul>
-</tt>
-
-</p>
-
 <h3>Determine LON-CAPA Settings</h3>
 <p>
 LON-CAPA requires a number of identifying parameters to be set in order
@@ -197,7 +223,7 @@ for it to function at all.  Below is a l
   <dd>Each site or school which installs LON-CAPA needs its own domain.
       Here at MSU we use 'msu'.  You should choose something short but
       meaningful.  <i>Restriction: One word, no hyphens, underscores, or
-      special characters.</i><br />Domain names which include a departmental
+      special characters.</i><br>Domain names which include a departmental
       abbreviation are not recommended as although LON-CAPA may start in
       a single department, other departments frequently join subsequently.
       For a domain name: 'msu' is a superior choice to 'msuphys' for example.
@@ -228,7 +254,7 @@ for it to function at all.  Below is a l
 To configure and install LON-CAPA, execute the following commands:
 </p>
 <pre>
-cd /root/loncapa-N.N     (N.N should correspond to a version number like '1.3')
+cd /root/loncapa-X.Y.Z     (X.Y.Z should correspond to a version number like '2.10.0')
 ./UPDATE
 </pre>
 <p>
@@ -241,15 +267,13 @@ in the previous section.
 You will need at least one user at your site who has the role of
 'domain coordinator'.  This user creates accounts for other users and
 grants them additional privileges.  The make_domain_coordinator.pl script
-invoked below requires that you enter the users password.  The password will
-show in plaintext as you type it.  Feel free to use the "passwd username"
-command to change it later.  Replace USERNAME and DOMAIN with an
-appropriate user name and your domain.
+invoked below requires that you enter the user's password. 
+Feel free to use the "passwd username" command to change it later. 
+Replace USERNAME and DOMAIN with an appropriate user name and your domain.
 </p>
 <pre>
-cd /root/loncapa-N.N/loncom/build
+cd /root/loncapa-X.Y.Z/loncom/build
 perl make_domain_coordinator.pl USERNAME DOMAIN
-(WILL PROMPT FOR PASSWORD HERE)
 </pre>
 
 <h2>7. <a name="sts">Start/Restart Services</a></h2>
@@ -267,13 +291,14 @@ please make sure you followed the instru
 <b>Installing LON-CAPA Dependencies</b>.  If you still have errors, please
 contact the MSU LON-CAPA group.
 </p>
+
 <h2>8. <a name="log">Log in to your LON-CAPA Machine</a></h2>
 <p>
 Point a web browser at your new machine and log in as the domain
 coordinator.  Congratulations!
 </p>
 
-<hr />
+<hr>
 <h2>If things aren't working right</h2>
 <p>
 If you've followed the steps above and the server doesn't start or you think