--- doc/build/centos5_install.frag 2008/12/10 19:13:41 1.1 +++ doc/build/centos5_install.frag 2010/05/26 23:42:50 1.4 @@ -23,27 +23,28 @@ perl, and MySQL are not required to inst The installation process takes the following steps:
CentOS isos can be obtained from links included on the CentOS download page
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.
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-You will need to know the following network settings for your installation. +You will need to know the following network settings for your installation. Note:You must have a static IP address to use LON-CAPA. DHCP is not supported. @@ -55,12 +56,12 @@ DHCP is not supported.
Installing CentOS Linux is quite easy, particularly if you've installed any of the Red Hat, Fedora or CentOS Linux distributions before. Documentation is available from http://wiki.centos.org/ -Most of the installation screens are self explanatory. +Most of the installation screens are self explanatory. There are a few steps that require comment and are dealt with below.
Update your system to the latest versions of the system software using yum.
@@ -134,7 +133,9 @@ cp centos5_loncapa_yum.conf /etc/yum.con yum update -rpm --import http://install.loncapa.org/versions/centos/RPM-GPG-KEY-loncapa
Execute:
@@ -233,10 +234,10 @@ cd /root/loncapa-N.N (N.N should cor
You will need to enter the LON-CAPA configuration information you determined -in the previous section. +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 @@ -252,7 +253,7 @@ perl make_domain_coordinator.pl USERNAME (WILL PROMPT FOR PASSWORD HERE) -
The LON-CAPA network services take a moment to start. Most misconfigurations will be apparent at this step. @@ -267,12 +268,14 @@ please make sure you followed the instru Installing LON-CAPA Dependencies. If you still have errors, please contact the MSU LON-CAPA group.
-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