--- doc/build/Attic/install.html 2002/04/26 13:17:51 1.17 +++ doc/build/Attic/install.html 2002/09/23 01:25:09 1.34 @@ -1,9 +1,10 @@ - + - + + LON-CAPA Installation @@ -14,6 +15,7 @@

You will need to check all the following things to ensure proper installation of your LON-CAPA system. +

+

+NOTE: +If you want to simultaneously install both RedHat 7.3 and LON-CAPA +(to ensure 100% reliability), follow these +alternative directions. +


  @@ -42,7 +50,6 @@ LON-CAPA server:

Make a LON-CAPA system work with shadow passwords

-

Step #Description
@@ -131,22 +138,29 @@ running the following command

Edit (creating the file) /etc/pam.d/pwauth to have the contents: +

         auth       required     /lib/security/pam_pwdb.so shadow nullok
         auth       required     /lib/security/pam_nologin.so
         account    required     /lib/security/pam_pwdb.so
 
-

-

Installing LON-CAPA files

Download the most current - -loncapa.tar.gz. + +loncapa-current.tar.gz.

+ + +
wget http://install.lon-capa.org/versions/loncapa-current.tar.gz + +
+tar xzvf loncapa-current.tar.gz +
+cd loncapa-N.N (N.N is the version number)

The UPDATE command will refresh your filesystem with all the latest LON-CAPA software. @@ -168,24 +182,52 @@ against an FTP repository.

The following commands describe how to configure the MySQL database on your LON-CAPA server. +
Note: +

+ +

+The following instructions assume you are logged in as 'root'.

+

Entering the mysql shell

-Enter the mysql shell---
 mysql -u root -p mysql
+OR
+mysql -u root mysql (depending on whether you have set a root password)
+
+
+

Creating the mysql 'www' user (after entering mysql shell)

+
+
+mysql> CREATE DATABASE loncapa;
 
-Run these commands---
-CREATE DATABASE loncapa;
-
-INSERT INTO user (Host, User, Password)
-VALUES ('localhost','www',password('SOMEPASSWORD'));
-
-GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO www@localhost;
+mysql> INSERT INTO user (Host, User, Password)
+mysql> VALUES ('localhost','www',password('localhostkey'));
 
-FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
+mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON loncapa.* TO www@localhost;
 
+mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
+
+
+

SECURITY: set a password for the mysql 'root' user

+
+
 shell> mysql -u root mysql
-mysql> SET PASSWORD FOR root@localhost=PASSWORD('new_password');
+mysql> SET PASSWORD FOR root@localhost=PASSWORD('ROOTPASSWORD');
+
+
+

SECURITY: only allow access from localhost

+
+
+shell> mysql -u root -p mysql
+mysql> DELETE FROM user WHERE host<>'localhost';
 
@@ -207,5 +249,6 @@ will recommend you perform various steps performance of your LON-CAPA server.

+