--- doc/build/Attic/install.html 2002/05/10 20:51:20 1.24 +++ doc/build/Attic/install.html 2002/11/16 15:35:33 1.37 @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ - + @@ -25,11 +25,19 @@ Make a LON-CAPA system work with shadow Installing LON-CAPA files
  • Checking your Linux RPMs
    • +
  • +Fixing /etc/hosts
  • Configuring the MySQL database
  • Testing to see if the LON-CAPA server is operational
    • +

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


      @@ -144,9 +152,17 @@ Edit (creating the file) /etc/pam.d/pwau

    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. @@ -163,6 +179,23 @@ against an FTP repository.
    ./CHECKRPMS
    + +

    Fixing /etc/hosts

    +

    +A common RedHat glitch of new installations (RedHat's fault, not LON-CAPA) +is the generation of /etc/hosts. +

    +

    +It should look something like this (except the myschool line +should be replaced with settings specific to your machine): +

    + + +
    + +127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost +12.34.56.78 www.myschool.edu myschool +

    Configuring the MySQL database

    @@ -171,12 +204,12 @@ on your LON-CAPA server.
    Note:

    The following instructions assume you are logged in as 'root'. @@ -195,9 +228,10 @@ mysql -u root mysql (depending on whethe mysql> CREATE DATABASE loncapa; mysql> INSERT INTO user (Host, User, Password) -mysql> VALUES ('localhost','www',password('WWWPASSWORD')); +mysql> VALUES ('localhost','www',password('localhostkey')); -mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO www@localhost; +mysql> INSERT INTO db VALUES ('localhost','loncapa','www', +mysql> 'Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','N','Y','Y','Y'); mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES; @@ -213,7 +247,7 @@ mysql> SET PASSWORD FOR root@localhost=P 
     shell> mysql -u root -p mysql
-mysql> DELETE FROM user WHERE host<>'localhost';
+mysql> DELETE FROM user WHERE host<>'localhost';