--- doc/build/RHEL7_install.frag 2014/06/30 15:49:54 1.1 +++ doc/build/RHEL7_install.frag 2019/12/03 00:46:07 1.4 @@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ DHCP is not supported.
  • domain name server(s)
  • -

    3. Minimal Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7c Install

    +

    3. Minimal Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Install

    Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux is straightforward. Documentation is available from - https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/ Most of the installation screens are self explanatory. There are a few steps that require comment and are dealt with below. @@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ Finish installing your server, reboot it

    Firewall Configuration

    -LON-CAPA uses the tradition iptables package instead of the recent Firewalld, included for the +LON-CAPA uses the traditional iptables package instead of the recent Firewalld, included for the first time with RHEL7. Accordingly, you should install iptables-services, disable firewalld, and enable iptables.

    @@ -97,15 +97,20 @@ yum install iptables-services
     systemctl mask firewalld
     systemctl enable iptables
     systemctl enable ip6tables
    +systemctl stop firewalld
    +systemctl start iptables
    +systemctl start ip6tables
     yum install wget
     rpm --import http://install.loncapa.org/versions/redhat/RPM-GPG-KEY-loncapa
     wget http://install.loncapa.org/versions/redhat/7Server/system-config-firewall-tui-1.2.29-10.el7.noarch.rpm
     yum localinstall system-config-firewall-tui-1.2.29-10.el7.noarch.rpm
    -system-config-firewall-tui
     
    - +

    The system-config-firewall-tui tool should be used to configure the Firewall.

    +
    +system-config-firewall-tui
    +
    1. Select Security Level: Enabled, and Customize, to allow incoming: SSH (remote login), WWW (HTTP) and secure WWW @@ -116,6 +121,12 @@ The system-config-firewall-tui tool shou

      4. Update your system

      +Enable access to the EPEL repository +

      +
      +yum install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm
      +
      +

      Update your system to the latest versions of the system software using yum.

      @@ -138,6 +149,23 @@ mv /etc/yum.conf /etc/yum.conf.backup
       cp rhel7_loncapa_yum.conf /etc/yum.conf
       yum update
       
      +

      +Verify the required repositories are enabled: +

      +
      +yum repolist enabled
      +
      +

      +The list of enabled repos should be as follows: +

      + + + + + + + +
      repo idrepo name
      epelExtra Packages for Enterprise Linux 7 - x86_64
      loncapa-updates-basearchRHEL 7Server LON-CAPA x86_64 Updates
      loncapa-updates-noarchRHEL 7Server LON-CAPA noarch Updates
      rhel-x86_64-server-7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 for x86_64)
      rhel-x86_64-server-optional-7RHEL Server Optional (v. 7 x86_64)

      Configure SELinux