[LON-CAPA-cvs] cvs: doc /build install.html

Wed, 13 Feb 2002 15:06:22 -0000

harris41		Wed Feb 13 10:06:22 2002 EDT

  Modified files:              
    /doc/build	install.html 
  Log:
  adding in beginning notes on shadow passwords
  
  
Index: doc/build/install.html
diff -u doc/build/install.html:1.11 doc/build/install.html:1.12

--- doc/build/install.html:1.11	Sat Dec  1 16:34:48 2001
+++ doc/build/install.html	Wed Feb 13 10:06:22 2002
@@ -1,16 +1,67 @@
 <!-- The LearningOnline Network with CAPA -->
-<!-- $Id: install.html,v 1.11 2001/12/01 21:34:48 harris41 Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: install.html,v 1.12 2002/02/13 15:06:22 harris41 Exp $ -->
 <html>
 <head>
 <title>LON-CAPA Installation</title>
+<!-- pdfahref install.pdf -->
+<!-- button INSTALL -->
 </head>
-<body>
+<body bgcolor='#ffffff'>
+<!-- preamble start -->
+<br />&nbsp;
+<p>
+You will need to check all the following things to ensure proper
+installation of your LON-CAPA system.
+<ul>
+<li><a href='#shadow'>
+Make a LON-CAPA system work with shadow passwords</a></li>
+</ul>
+<br />&nbsp;
+<!-- preamble end -->
+<!-- maintext start -->
+<a name='shadow' />
+<h3>Make a LON-CAPA system work with shadow passwords</h3>
+<p>
+<table border='1'>
+<tr><th>Step #</th><th>Description</th></tr>
+<tr><td>
+<font size='+1'>1</font>
+</td><td>
+<p>Is your system using shadow passwords? (Note: LON-CAPA will
+work with either MD5/non-MD5 configured systems).  If your
+system is not using shadow passwords, then do not perform
+any of the additional steps.  If your system is using shadow
+passwords, then you will need to perform the additional steps below.
+</p>
+<p>
+<strong>How to detect:</strong>
+<br />command: <tt>cat /etc/passwd | grep ':x:'</tt>
+</p>
+<p>If there is output such as "<tt>root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash</tt>",
+then your system is using shadow passwords and you will need to continue with
+the steps below.
+</p>
+</td></tr>
+<tr><td>
+<font size='+1'>2</font>
+</td><td>
+<p><strong>Retrieve the mod_auth_external source</strong> by
+running the following command
+</p>
+<p><tt>
+wget http://www.wwnet.net/~janc/software/mod_auth_external-2.1.13.tar.gz
+</tt>
+</p>
+</td></tr>
+</table>
+</p>
+<!-- maintext end -->
 <h1>LON-CAPA Installation</h1>
 <h3>Current Installation Procedure</h3>
 <p>
 Scott Harrison
 </p>
-<p>$Date: 2001/12/01 21:34:48 $; $Revision: 1.11 $</p>
+<p>$Date: 2002/02/13 15:06:22 $; $Revision: 1.12 $</p>
 <p>
 This is the current list of steps to support LON-CAPA installation.  These
 steps have been tested.</p>



