--- doc/build/Attic/install.html 2002/07/11 05:05:36 1.30 +++ doc/build/Attic/install.html 2002/11/16 15:45:22 1.38 @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ - + @@ -12,17 +12,6 @@
  -

- -CLICK ON THIS RED LINK -
- -*ALTERNATIVE FAST-TRACK* -
-INSTRUCTIONS ALSO AVAILABLE - - -

You will need to check all the following things to ensure proper installation of your LON-CAPA system. @@ -36,11 +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. +


      @@ -155,16 +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 @@ -182,6 +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

    @@ -216,7 +230,8 @@ 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;