--- doc/Attic/how_to_install_on_RedHat7.2.txt	2002/04/14 17:17:32	1.5
+++ doc/Attic/how_to_install_on_RedHat7.2.txt	2002/05/10 20:51:20	1.8
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-$Id: how_to_install_on_RedHat7.2.txt,v 1.5 2002/04/14 17:17:32 harris41 Exp $
+$Id: how_to_install_on_RedHat7.2.txt,v 1.8 2002/05/10 20:51:20 harris41 Exp $
 
 (Alternative approach to perl module-ing is at end...)
 (Alternative approach to mysql is at end...)
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ LON-CAPA hosts configuration:
 
 12. Updated documentation
 Please help us keep our documentation up to date!  If there is something
-in this document that was unclear or required further explaination, please help
+in this document that was unclear or required further explanation, please help
 us help others by improving it!
 
 
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ rpm -Uvh perl-DBD-MySQL-1.2216-4.i386.rp
 rpm -Uvh perl-DBI-1.18-1.i386.rpm 
 
 Still need:
-wget http://www.linuxjar.com/CPAN/authors/id/R/RK/RKOBES/Math-FFT-0.25.tar.gz
+  http://www.cpan.org/authors/id/R/RK/RKOBES/Math-FFT-0.25.tar.gz
 wget http://www.cpan.org/authors/id/MVERB/GDTextUtil-0.80.tar.gz
 wget http://www.cpan.org/authors/id/W/WA/WADG/GDGraph3d-0.56.tar.gz
 wget http://www.cpan.org/authors/id/MVERB/GDGraph-1.33.tar.gz
@@ -274,8 +274,11 @@ Require these RPMs:
 mysql-3.23.41-1 (or standard RedHat 7.* version)
 mysql-server-3.23.41 (or standard RedHat 7.* version)
 
+*********************************************** Generating the 'www' mysql user
 Enter the mysql shell---
 mysql -u root -p mysql
+OR
+mysql -u root mysql     (depending on whether the mysql root password is set)
 
 Run these commands---
 CREATE DATABASE loncapa;
@@ -287,9 +290,13 @@ GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO www@local
 
 FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
 
+************************************* SECURITY: Setting the mysql root password
 shell> mysql -u root mysql
 mysql> SET PASSWORD FOR root@localhost=PASSWORD('new_password');
 
+************************************ SECURITY: only allow access from localhost
+mysql> delete from user where host<>'localhost'
+
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