[LON-CAPA-cvs] cvs: doc /build sles10_install.frag sles11_install.frag
raeburn
raeburn at source.lon-capa.org
Sat Nov 26 15:43:08 EST 2011
raeburn Sat Nov 26 20:43:08 2011 EDT
Modified files:
/doc/build sles10_install.frag sles11_install.frag
Log:
- Update SLES10 and SLES11 installation instructions to use generic install.pl
included in linux/install.tar
- Update instructions for creating Domain Coordinator to reflect changes
in loncom/build/make_domain_coordinator.pl script in 2.10
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Index: doc/build/sles10_install.frag
diff -u doc/build/sles10_install.frag:1.6 doc/build/sles10_install.frag:1.7
--- doc/build/sles10_install.frag:1.6 Thu May 27 05:48:22 2010
+++ doc/build/sles10_install.frag Sat Nov 26 20:43:08 2011
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
before. Some documentation is available from
<a href="http://www.novell.com/documentation/sles10/">
http://www.novell.com/documentation/sles10/</a>.<br /><br />
-Most of the subsequent installation screens are self explanatory.
+Most of the installation screens are self explanatory.
There are a few steps that require comment and are dealt with below.
</p>
<dl style="list-style:square outside none">
@@ -143,20 +143,20 @@
<pre>
yast -i LONCAPA-prerequisites
</pre><p>
-This may take a moment due to LON-CAPA's large number of dependencies.
+This may take some minutes due to LON-CAPA's large number of dependencies.
</p>
<h3>Retrieve and execute LON-CAPA setup program</h3>
<p>
Retrieve the LON-CAPA setup with one of the following commands:
</p>
<pre>
-wget http://install.loncapa.org/versions/suse/sles10/sles10_install.tar
+wget http://install.loncapa.org/linux/install.tar
</pre>
<p>
Extract the archive with the following command:
</p>
<pre>
-tar xf sles10_install.tar
+tar xf install.tar
</pre>
<p>
This creates a directory named <tt>installation</tt>. Change to it and
@@ -167,8 +167,28 @@
./install.pl
</pre>
<p>
-This script will prompt you for the MySQL root password and will download the latest LON-CAPA release.
+The script is used to prepare a Linux system to run LON-CAPA, and can also be
+used to check the configuration of a system on which LON-CAPA has already been installed. Typically, though, you will run this script only once, when you first install LON-CAPA.
</p>
+<p>
+The script will analyze your system to determine which actions are recommended. The script will then prompt you to choose the actions you would like taken.
+Once a choice has been entered for all nine possible actions, required changes will be made.
+</p>
+<p>The possible actions are:
+<ul>
+<li>Create the www user/group</li>
+<li>Install the package LON-CAPA uses to authenticate users.</li>
+<li>Set-up the MySQL database</li>
+<li>Set-up MySQL permissions</li>
+<li>Configure Apache web server</li>
+<li>Configure start-up of services</li>
+<li>Check firewall settings</li>
+<li>Stop services not used by LON-CAPA,<br />
+ e.g., services for a print server: cups daemon</li>
+<li>Download LON-CAPA source code in readiness for installation</li>
+</ul>
+</p>
+
<h3>Determine LON-CAPA Settings</h3>
<p>
LON-CAPA requires a number of identifying parameters to be set in order
@@ -205,7 +225,7 @@
To configure and install LON-CAPA, execute the following commands:
</p>
<pre>
-cd /root/loncapa-N.N.N (N.N.N should correspond to a version number like '2.2.2')
+cd /root/loncapa-X.Y.Z (X.Y.Z should correspond to a version number like '2.10.0')
./UPDATE
</pre>
<p>
@@ -214,7 +234,7 @@
</p>
<p>After installing LON-CAPA, and taking any actions included in the WARNINGS file created during installation, it is recommended that you set loncontrol to start automatically on boot, by executing the following command:</p>
<pre>
-/sbin/chkconfig --level 345 loncontrol on
+/sbin/chkconfig --level 35 loncontrol on
</pre>
<h2>6. <a name="cdc">Creating a Domain Coordinator</a></h2>
@@ -222,15 +242,13 @@
You will need at least one user at your site who has the role of
'domain coordinator'. This user creates accounts for other users and
grants them additional privileges. The make_domain_coordinator.pl script
-invoked below requires that you enter the users password. The password will
-show in plaintext as you type it. Feel free to use the "passwd username"
-command to change it later. Replace USERNAME and DOMAIN with an
-appropriate user name and your domain.
+invoked below requires that you enter the user's password.
+Feel free to use the "passwd username" command to change it later.
+Replace USERNAME and DOMAIN with an appropriate user name and your domain.
</p>
<pre>
-cd /root/loncapa-N.N/loncom/build
+cd /root/loncapa-X.Y.Z/loncom/build
perl make_domain_coordinator.pl USERNAME DOMAIN
-(WILL PROMPT FOR PASSWORD HERE)
</pre>
<h2>7. <a name="sts">Start/Restart Services</a></h2>
Index: doc/build/sles11_install.frag
diff -u doc/build/sles11_install.frag:1.2 doc/build/sles11_install.frag:1.3
--- doc/build/sles11_install.frag:1.2 Sun Feb 6 18:47:41 2011
+++ doc/build/sles11_install.frag Sat Nov 26 20:43:08 2011
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
before. Some documentation is available from
<a href="http://www.novell.com/documentation/sles11/">
http://www.novell.com/documentation/sles11/</a>.<br /><br />
-Most of the subsequent installation screens are self explanatory.
+Most of the installation screens are self explanatory.
There are a few steps that require comment and are dealt with below.
</p>
<dl style="list-style:square outside none">
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
<pre>
yast -i LONCAPA-prerequisites
</pre><p>
-This may take a moment due to LON-CAPA's large number of dependencies.
+This may take some minutes due to LON-CAPA's large number of dependencies.
</p>
<h3>Configure Firewall Settings</h3>
<p>After installing the prerequisites you should start yast, and select Security and Users -> Firewall. At step 2 include the following services: HTTP, HTTP with SSL, and Secure Shell.
@@ -146,13 +146,13 @@
Retrieve the LON-CAPA setup with one of the following commands:
</p>
<pre>
-wget http://install.loncapa.org/versions/suse/sles11/sles11_install.tar
+wget http://install.loncapa.org/linux/install.tar
</pre>
<p>
Extract the archive with the following command:
</p>
<pre>
-tar xf sles11_install.tar
+tar xf install.tar
</pre>
<p>
This creates a directory named <tt>installation</tt>. Change to it and
@@ -163,8 +163,28 @@
./install.pl
</pre>
<p>
-This script will prompt you for the MySQL root password and will download the latest LON-CAPA release.
+The script is used to prepare a Linux system to run LON-CAPA, and can also be
+used to check the configuration of a system on which LON-CAPA has already been installed. Typically, though, you will run this script only once, when you first install LON-CAPA.
</p>
+<p>
+The script will analyze your system to determine which actions are recommended. The script will then prompt you to choose the actions you would like taken.
+Once a choice has been entered for all nine possible actions, required changes will be made.
+</p>
+<p>The possible actions are:
+<ul>
+<li>Create the www user/group</li>
+<li>Install the package LON-CAPA uses to authenticate users.</li>
+<li>Set-up the MySQL database</li>
+<li>Set-up MySQL permissions</li>
+<li>Configure Apache web server</li>
+<li>Configure start-up of services</li>
+<li>Check firewall settings</li>
+<li>Stop services not used by LON-CAPA,<br />
+ e.g., services for a print server: cups daemon</li>
+<li>Download LON-CAPA source code in readiness for installation</li>
+</ul>
+</p>
+
<h3>Determine LON-CAPA Settings</h3>
<p>
LON-CAPA requires a number of identifying parameters to be set in order
@@ -201,7 +221,7 @@
To configure and install LON-CAPA, execute the following commands:
</p>
<pre>
-cd /root/loncapa-N.N.N (N.N.N should correspond to a version number like '2.2.2')
+cd /root/loncapa-X.Y.Z (X.Y.Z should correspond to a version number like '2.10.0')
./UPDATE
</pre>
<p>
@@ -213,15 +233,13 @@
You will need at least one user at your site who has the role of
'domain coordinator'. This user creates accounts for other users and
grants them additional privileges. The make_domain_coordinator.pl script
-invoked below requires that you enter the users password. The password will
-show in plaintext as you type it. Feel free to use the "passwd username"
-command to change it later. Replace USERNAME and DOMAIN with an
-appropriate user name and your domain.
+invoked below requires that you enter the user's password.
+Feel free to use the "passwd username" command to change it later.
+Replace USERNAME and DOMAIN with an appropriate user name and your domain.
</p>
<pre>
-cd /root/loncapa-N.N/loncom/build
+cd /root/loncapa-X.Y.Z/loncom/build
perl make_domain_coordinator.pl USERNAME DOMAIN
-(WILL PROMPT FOR PASSWORD HERE)
</pre>
<h2>7. <a name="sts">Start/Restart Services</a></h2>
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