--- doc/build/Attic/install.html 2002/06/02 14:53:18 1.28 +++ doc/build/Attic/install.html 2002/12/14 18:35:35 1.39 @@ -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. +


      @@ -144,16 +152,16 @@ Edit (creating the file) /etc/pam.d/pwau

    Installing LON-CAPA files

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

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

    The UPDATE command will refresh your filesystem with all @@ -171,6 +179,27 @@ against an FTP repository.
    ./CHECKRPMS
    +

    +Also, please be sure to install the LON-CAPA-systemperl RPM as described on +the Downloads page. +

    + +

    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

    @@ -182,8 +211,8 @@ on your LON-CAPA server.

  • you should substitute 'ROOTPASSWORD' with something very hard to guess (it does not have to be the Linux OS root password)
    • -
  • The MySQLwww@localhost must always have a password of 'localhostkey' -to work for a standard LON-CAPA system. +
  • The MySQL www@localhost user must always have a password of 'localhostkey' +in order for there to be correct operation of a standard LON-CAPA system.

    • @@ -205,7 +234,8 @@ mysql> CREATE DATABASE loncapa; mysql> INSERT INTO user (Host, User, Password) 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;