--- doc/build/RHEL6_install.frag 2011/06/01 05:46:12 1.2 +++ doc/build/RHEL6_install.frag 2019/12/02 17:55:13 1.7 @@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ The installation process takes the follo
RHEL6 CDs can be purchased from Red Hat: http://redhat.com/. 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. -
- 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 +
setup- This should tool be used to configure the Firewall and SELinux. - -
+This tool should be used to configure the Firewall and SELinux.
++Enable access to the EPEL repository +
++yum install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-6.noarch.rpm ++
Update your system to the latest versions of the system software using yum.
@@ -127,33 +134,48 @@ wget http://install.loncapa.org/versionsInstall the rhel6_loncapa_yum.conf
-
mv /etc/yum.conf /etc/yum.conf.backup cp rhel6_loncapa_yum.conf /etc/yum.conf yum update++Verify the required repositories are enabled: +
++yum repolist enabled +++The list of enabled repos should be as follows (where $basearch = x86_64 or i386):
+
repo id | repo name | |
---|---|---|
epel | Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 6 - $basearch | |
loncapa-updates-basearch | RHEL 6Server LON-CAPA $basearch Updates | |
loncapa-updates-noarch | RHEL 6Server LON-CAPA noarch Updates | |
rhel-$basearch-server-6 | Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6 for $basearch) | |
rhel-$basearch-server-optional-6 | RHEL Server Optional (v. 6 $basearch) |
Execute:
yum install LONCAPA-prerequisites
-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.
Retrieve the LON-CAPA setup with the following command:
-wget http://install.loncapa.org/versions/redhat/6Server/rhel6_install.tar +wget http://install.loncapa.org/linux/install.tar
Extract the archive with the following command:
-tar xf rhel6_install.tar +tar xf install.tar
This creates a directory named installation. Change to it and @@ -171,7 +193,7 @@ used to check the configuration of a sys 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.
-The possible actions are: +
The possible actions are:
LON-CAPA requires a number of identifying parameters to be set in order @@ -202,7 +222,7 @@ for it to function at all. Below is a l
-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
@@ -246,15 +266,13 @@ 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.
-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)
Point a web browser at your new machine and log in as the domain coordinator. Congratulations!
-If you've followed the steps above and the server doesn't start or you think