[LON-CAPA-admin] 7.3 install help

Scott Harrison sharrison at users.sourceforge.net
Thu Jan 2 20:52:21 EST 2003


Another clear case of needing to automate diagnosis of LON-CAPA
servers....  I don't have any offhand suggestions on this one.

On Thu, Jan 02, 2003 at 05:45:57PM -0800, Lars Jensen wrote:
> Hi Scott,
> 
> Actually my httpd has been changed in that the 3 include lines have been
> added at the end of httpd.conf by the UPDATE script. However, I still
> can't login - I get an error that login token is missing, inaccessible
> or expired. 
> 
> Also, the login page cannot load any images or icons...
> 
> Lars.
> 
> On Thu, 2 Jan 2003, Scott Harrison wrote:
> 
> > Hi Lars,
> > 
> > httpd.conf should have been changed.
> > 
> > In the UPDATE script, there is a line called:
> > "make postinstall"
> > 
> > The "make postinstall" calls another target:
> > "make webserverconf"
> > 
> > which calls webserverconf.piml which generates the
> > following code
> > (as can be seen by,
> >  cd loncom/build; make LAUNCH='| more' webserverconf)
> > 
> > --beginsnippet--
> >   $flag=0;
> >   open(IN,'</etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf');
> >   while (<IN>) {
> >     if (/^\s*Include\s+conf\/loncapa_apache.conf/) {
> >       $flag=1;
> >     }
> >   }
> >   close(IN);
> >   unless ($flag==1) {
> >     open(OUT,'>>/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf');
> >     print(OUT 'Include conf/loncapa_apache.conf'."\n");
> >     close(OUT);
> >   }
> > --endsnippet--
> > 
> > So, would you please give a repeatable recipe for the error you are finding,
> > because I cannot figure it out with the information you have provided.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Scott
> > 
> > On Thu, Jan 02, 2003 at 04:38:16PM -0800, Lars Jensen wrote:
> > > Hi Mark,
> > > 
> > > Thanks for the info - didn't know the script would create the www user,
> > > so I already did it by hand. That seems to be working. I also ran the
> > > UPDATE script, getting no errors or warnings or anything! I still notice
> > > that my httpd.conf is unchanged. I assume I have to edit some
> > > configuration files after running UPDATE? Like the httpd.conf, and
> > > smb.comf. 
> > > 
> > > Do I have toedit any others?
> > > 
> > > The weather out here is fine today, but we have had a lot of snow storms
> > > this season.
> > > 
> > > Lars.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On Thu, 2 Jan 2003, Mark Lucas wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Hi-
> > > > 
> > > > 	Are you doing a fresh install of loncapa from the tar file?
> > > > 
> > > > 	If you are using the instructions under 
> > > > http://install.lon-capa.org/docs/install/rh73.html
> > > > 
> > > > 	It will automatically create the www user in the script that
> > > > also installs any extra needed rpms. This is the route I've been doing
> > > > for fresh installs and it has been working well.
> > > > 
> > > > 	When copying passwd files, what I do (for better or worse) is
> > > > pwunconv on the original passwd/shadow file and the new file, merge the 
> > > > necessary entries, then pwconv. Probably more work than I need, but
> > > > it has behaved. I've had the luxury of rolling machines from one machine 
> > > > to another in the upgrades, so I have both up at once.
> > > > 
> > > > 	Check the system portion of the passwd files, but I think there
> > > > were some differences between 6.2 and 7.3.
> > > > 
> > > > 	How's the weather out there?
> > > > 
> > > > 				Later,
> > > > 					 Mark
> > > > 
> > > > On Thu, 2 Jan 2003, Lars Jensen wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > Right now, I'm in the middle of the 7.3 configuration:
> > > > > 
> > > > > The 7.3 apache runs under user and group apache. Should I create a new
> > > > > user www and run apache as this user? If I don't, won't this create
> > > > > permission issues for several files in the home directory? 
> > > > > 
> > > > > How do I restore users and passwords/shadow passwords? Do I simply copy
> > > > > from the 6.2 passwd and group files? What about the shadow password
> > > > > files?
> > > > > 
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > Lars.
> > > > > 
> > > > > --
> > > > > Lars Jensen, TMCC/Vista B200, 7000 Dandini Blvd, Reno NV 89512-3999. 
> > > > > Internet: <jensen at physics.unr.edu>, http://www.scsr.nevada.edu/~jensen
> > > > > Tel: 775.673.7113  FAX: 775.674.7592
> > > > > 
> > > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > > LON-CAPA-admin mailing list
> > > > > LON-CAPA-admin at mail.lon-capa.org
> > > > > http://mail.lon-capa.org/mailman/listinfo/lon-capa-admin
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > > Mark Lucas					email: lucasm at ohiou.edu
> > > > 252D Clippinger Lab  				phone: (740)597-2984
> > > > Department of Physics and Astronomy             fax:   (740)593-0433
> > > > Ohio University
> > > > Athens, OH 45701
> > > > 
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> > > > http://mail.lon-capa.org/mailman/listinfo/lon-capa-admin
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > --
> > > Lars Jensen, TMCC/Vista B200, 7000 Dandini Blvd, Reno NV 89512-3999. 
> > > Internet: <jensen at physics.unr.edu>, http://www.scsr.nevada.edu/~jensen
> > > Tel: 775.673.7113  FAX: 775.674.7592
> > > 
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> > 
> > -- 
> > On Thu, Jan 02, 2003 at 04:38:16PM -0800, Lars Jensen wrote:
> > > Hi Mark,
> > > 
> > > Thanks for the info - didn't know the script would create the www user,
> > > so I already did it by hand. That seems to be working. I also ran the
> > > UPDATE script, getting no errors or warnings or anything! I still notice
> > > that my httpd.conf is unchanged. I assume I have to edit some
> > > configuration files after running UPDATE? Like the httpd.conf, and
> > > smb.comf. 
> > > 
> > > Do I have toedit any others?
> > > 
> > > The weather out here is fine today, but we have had a lot of snow storms
> > > this season.
> > > 
> > > Lars.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On Thu, 2 Jan 2003, Mark Lucas wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Hi-
> > > > 
> > > > 	Are you doing a fresh install of loncapa from the tar file?
> > > > 
> > > > 	If you are using the instructions under 
> > > > http://install.lon-capa.org/docs/install/rh73.html
> > > > 
> > > > 	It will automatically create the www user in the script that
> > > > also installs any extra needed rpms. This is the route I've been doing
> > > > for fresh installs and it has been working well.
> > > > 
> > > > 	When copying passwd files, what I do (for better or worse) is
> > > > pwunconv on the original passwd/shadow file and the new file, merge the 
> > > > necessary entries, then pwconv. Probably more work than I need, but
> > > > it has behaved. I've had the luxury of rolling machines from one machine 
> > > > to another in the upgrades, so I have both up at once.
> > > > 
> > > > 	Check the system portion of the passwd files, but I think there
> > > > were some differences between 6.2 and 7.3.
> > > > 
> > > > 	How's the weather out there?
> > > > 
> > > > 				Later,
> > > > 					 Mark
> > > > 
> > > > On Thu, 2 Jan 2003, Lars Jensen wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > Right now, I'm in the middle of the 7.3 configuration:
> > > > > 
> > > > > The 7.3 apache runs under user and group apache. Should I create a new
> > > > > user www and run apache as this user? If I don't, won't this create
> > > > > permission issues for several files in the home directory? 
> > > > > 
> > > > > How do I restore users and passwords/shadow passwords? Do I simply copy
> > > > > from the 6.2 passwd and group files? What about the shadow password
> > > > > files?
> > > > > 
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > Lars.
> > > > > 
> > > > > --
> > > > > Lars Jensen, TMCC/Vista B200, 7000 Dandini Blvd, Reno NV 89512-3999. 
> > > > > Internet: <jensen at physics.unr.edu>, http://www.scsr.nevada.edu/~jensen
> > > > > Tel: 775.673.7113  FAX: 775.674.7592
> > > > > 
> > > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > > LON-CAPA-admin mailing list
> > > > > LON-CAPA-admin at mail.lon-capa.org
> > > > > http://mail.lon-capa.org/mailman/listinfo/lon-capa-admin
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > > Mark Lucas					email: lucasm at ohiou.edu
> > > > 252D Clippinger Lab  				phone: (740)597-2984
> > > > Department of Physics and Astronomy             fax:   (740)593-0433
> > > > Ohio University
> > > > Athens, OH 45701
> > > > 
> > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > LON-CAPA-admin mailing list
> > > > LON-CAPA-admin at mail.lon-capa.org
> > > > http://mail.lon-capa.org/mailman/listinfo/lon-capa-admin
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > --
> > > Lars Jensen, TMCC/Vista B200, 7000 Dandini Blvd, Reno NV 89512-3999. 
> > > Internet: <jensen at physics.unr.edu>, http://www.scsr.nevada.edu/~jensen
> > > Tel: 775.673.7113  FAX: 775.674.7592
> > > 
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> 
> --
> Lars Jensen, TMCC/Vista B200, 7000 Dandini Blvd, Reno NV 89512-3999. 
> Internet: <jensen at physics.unr.edu>, http://www.scsr.nevada.edu/~jensen
> Tel: 775.673.7113  FAX: 775.674.7592
> 
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