-SuSE ISO files can be obtained from the Novell site: http://www.novell.com/products/linuxenterpriseserver/. +SuSE ISO files can be obtained from the Novell site: http://www.suse.com/products/server/.
Finish installing your server, read the "readme", reboot and log in as root.
+After reboot you should start yast, and select Security and Users -> Firewall. At step 2 include the following services: HTTP, HTTP with SSL, and Secure Shell. Use the "Expert..." option to add additional TCP services on ports 5663 and 8080. +
After reboot you should start yast, and select Security and Users -> Firewall. At step 2 include the following services: HTTP, HTTP with SSL, and Secure Shell.
+
-You will use yast to import packages required for LON-CAPA.
+You will use yast to import packages required for LON-CAPA.
Execute:
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ Select "Change Source of Installation".Add an additional installation source
Add the LON-CAPA SLES 9 repository as an additional installation source, so software installation in yast will have access to two repositories - a SuSE/Novell source (for packages included for the standard distribution) and the LON-CAPA repository (for extra packages needed to run LON-CAPA). For the LON-CAPA source you will use: +
After saving this configuration information for the LON-CAPA repository, choose "Edit", then "Refresh" the quit yast.
+Start yast, and choose the "Install and Remove software" option, and use "Search" to find pwdutils. Indicate that you wish to update to version 3.0.2.
+Execute:
@@ -144,7 +149,7 @@ Retrieve the LON-CAPA setup with one ofwget http://install.loncapa.org/versions/suse/sles9/i386/suse_install.tar-
wget http://install.loncapa.org/versions/suse/sles9/x86_64/suse_install.tar @@ -202,37 +207,38 @@ for it to function at all. Below is a l To configure and install LON-CAPA, execute the following commands:-cd /root/loncapa-N.N.N (N.N.N should correspond to a version number like '2.0.2') +cd /root/loncapa-X.Y.Z (X.Y.Z should correspond to a version number like '2.10.0') ./UPDATEYou will need to enter the LON-CAPA configuration information you determined in the previous section.
+After installing LON-CAPA, and taking any actions included in the WARNINGS file created during installation, it is recommended that you set loncontrol to start automatically on boot, by executing the following command:
++/sbin/chkconfig --level 345 loncontrol on ++Updating packages
+Start yast and use "Online Update" to check for updates to installed packages. When prompted for the username and password for your account with Novell, you should check the box to retain your log-in information, otherwise the nightly update check, installed as part of the LON-CAPA install, will fail and send you a message "ERROR(Media:login failed)" each time it runs.
+Creating a Domain Coordinator
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) -mkdir ~USERNAME -mkdir ~USERNAME/public_html -chown USERNAME:www ~USERNAME/public_html -chmod 0775 ~USERNAME/public_html -chmod a+x ~USERNAME+Start/Restart Services
The LON-CAPA network services take a moment to start. Most misconfigurations -will be appearant at this step. +will be apparent at this step.
/etc/init.d/loncontrol start @@ -242,19 +248,21 @@ will be appearant at this step. If you receive warnings when starting the httpd about missing perl modules, please make sure you followed the instructions in Installing LON-CAPA Dependencies. If you still have errors, please -contact the LON-CAPA support team. +contact the MSU LON-CAPA group. +Log in to your LON-CAPA Machine
Point a web browser at your new machine and log in as the domain coordinator. Congratulations!
+If things aren't working right
If you've followed the steps above and the server doesn't start or you think -there's something wrong, please get in touch with the LON-CAPA support team. -You can submit a help request using our web form:
-http://support.loncapa.org/help/
+there's something wrong, please get in touch with the MSU LON-CAPA group. +You can submit a help request using our web form:
+http://help.loncapa.org/help/
If there were errors in installation of the dependency RPMs or during the automatic setup, please send us as much information as possible. If some part of this document is unclear please let us know.