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| Installing SuSE Linux Enterprise Server is quite easy if you've installed Linux products |
Installing SuSE Linux Enterprise Server is quite easy if you've installed Linux products |
| before. Some documentation is available from |
before. Some documentation is available from |
| <a href="http://www.novell.com/documentation/sles9/"> |
<a href="http://www.novell.com/documentation/sles9/"> |
| http://www.novell.com/documentation/sles9/</a>.<br /><br /> |
http://www.novell.com/documentation/sles9/</a>.<br><br> |
| Most of the 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. |
There are a few steps that require comment and are dealt with below. |
| </p> |
</p> |
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Line 92 There are a few steps that require comme
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Line 92 There are a few steps that require comme
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| </dd> |
</dd> |
| <dt>Online update</dt> |
<dt>Online update</dt> |
| <dd>Indicate "Yes" when prompted to "run online update now?"</dd> |
<dd>Indicate "Yes" when prompted to "run online update now?"</dd> |
| </dt> |
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| </dl> |
</dl> |
| <p> |
<p> |
| Finish installing your server, read the "readme", reboot and log in as root. |
Finish installing your server, read the "readme", reboot and log in as root. |
| </p> |
</p> |
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| <h2>Configure Firewall Settings</h2> |
<h2>Configure Firewall Settings</h2> |
| <p>After reboot you should start yast, and select Security and Users -> Firewall. At step 2 include the following services: HTTP, HTTP with SSL, and Secure Shell. |
<p>After reboot you should start yast, and select Security and Users -> Firewall. At step 2 include the following services: HTTP, HTTP with SSL, and Secure Shell. |
| </p> |
</p> |
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| <h2>Change software sources for your system</h2> |
<h2>Change software sources for your system</h2> |
| <p> |
<p> |
| You will use yast to import packages required for LON-CAPA.<br /> |
You will use yast to import packages required for LON-CAPA.<br> |
| Execute: |
Execute: |
| </p> |
</p> |
| <pre> |
<pre> |
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Line 113 Select "Change Source of Installation".
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Line 114 Select "Change Source of Installation".
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| </p> |
</p> |
| <h3>Add an additional installation source</h3> |
<h3>Add an additional installation source</h3> |
| <p>Add the LON-CAPA SLES 9 repository as an additional installation source, so software installation in yast will have access to two repositories - a SuSE/Novell source (for packages included for the standard distribution) and the LON-CAPA repository (for extra packages needed to run LON-CAPA). For the LON-CAPA source you will use: |
<p>Add the LON-CAPA SLES 9 repository as an additional installation source, so software installation in yast will have access to two repositories - a SuSE/Novell source (for packages included for the standard distribution) and the LON-CAPA repository (for extra packages needed to run LON-CAPA). For the LON-CAPA source you will use: |
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| <dl style="list-style:square outside none"> |
<dl style="list-style:square outside none"> |
| <dd>Protocol</dd> |
<dd>Protocol</dd> |
| <dt>HTTP</dt> |
<dt>HTTP</dt> |
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Line 123 Select "Change Source of Installation".
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Line 125 Select "Change Source of Installation".
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| <dd>Authentication</dd> |
<dd>Authentication</dd> |
| <dt>Anonymous</dt> |
<dt>Anonymous</dt> |
| </dl> |
</dl> |
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<p> |
| After saving this configuration information for the LON-CAPA repository, choose "Edit", then "Refresh" the quit yast. |
After saving this configuration information for the LON-CAPA repository, choose "Edit", then "Refresh" the quit yast. |
| </p> |
</p> |
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| <h2>Update pwdutils package</h2> |
<h2>Update pwdutils package</h2> |
| <p> |
<p> |
| Start yast, and choose the "Install and Remove software" option, and use "Search" to find pwdutils. Indicate that you wish to update to version 3.0.2.</p> |
Start yast, and choose the "Install and Remove software" option, and use "Search" to find pwdutils. Indicate that you wish to update to version 3.0.2.</p> |
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| <h2>Installing LON-CAPA</h2> |
<h2>Installing LON-CAPA</h2> |
| <h3>Install prerequisites</h3> |
<h3>Install prerequisites</h3> |
| <p> Execute: </p> |
<p> Execute: </p> |
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Line 144 Retrieve the LON-CAPA setup with one of
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Line 149 Retrieve the LON-CAPA setup with one of
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| <pre> |
<pre> |
| wget http://install.loncapa.org/versions/suse/sles9/i386/suse_install.tar |
wget http://install.loncapa.org/versions/suse/sles9/i386/suse_install.tar |
| </pre> |
</pre> |
| <br /> |
<br> |
| <i>64 bit architecture</i> |
<i>64 bit architecture</i> |
| <pre> |
<pre> |
| wget http://install.loncapa.org/versions/suse/sles9/x86_64/suse_install.tar |
wget http://install.loncapa.org/versions/suse/sles9/x86_64/suse_install.tar |
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| </pre> |
</pre> |
| <h3>Updating packages</h3> |
<h3>Updating packages</h3> |
| <p>Start yast and use "Online Update" to check for updates to installed packages. When prompted for the username and password for your account with Novell, you should check the box to retain your log-in information, otherwise the nightly update check, installed as part of the LON-CAPA install, will fail and send you a message "ERROR(Media:login failed)" each time it runs.</p> |
<p>Start yast and use "Online Update" to check for updates to installed packages. When prompted for the username and password for your account with Novell, you should check the box to retain your log-in information, otherwise the nightly update check, installed as part of the LON-CAPA install, will fail and send you a message "ERROR(Media:login failed)" each time it runs.</p> |
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| <h2>Creating a Domain Coordinator</h2> |
<h2>Creating a Domain Coordinator</h2> |
| <p> |
<p> |
| You will need at least one user at your site who has the role of |
You will need at least one user at your site who has the role of |
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Line 228 Replace USERNAME and DOMAIN with an appr
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Line 234 Replace USERNAME and DOMAIN with an appr
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| cd /root/loncapa-X.Y.Z/loncom/build |
cd /root/loncapa-X.Y.Z/loncom/build |
| perl make_domain_coordinator.pl USERNAME DOMAIN |
perl make_domain_coordinator.pl USERNAME DOMAIN |
| </pre> |
</pre> |
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| <h2>Start/Restart Services</h2> |
<h2>Start/Restart Services</h2> |
| <p> |
<p> |
| The LON-CAPA network services take a moment to start. Most misconfigurations |
The LON-CAPA network services take a moment to start. Most misconfigurations |
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Line 243 please make sure you followed the instru
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Line 250 please make sure you followed the instru
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| <b>Installing LON-CAPA Dependencies</b>. If you still have errors, please |
<b>Installing LON-CAPA Dependencies</b>. If you still have errors, please |
| contact the MSU LON-CAPA group. |
contact the MSU LON-CAPA group. |
| </p> |
</p> |
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| <h2>Log in to your LON-CAPA Machine</h2> |
<h2>Log in to your LON-CAPA Machine</h2> |
| <p> |
<p> |
| Point a web browser at your new machine and log in as the domain |
Point a web browser at your new machine and log in as the domain |
| coordinator. Congratulations! |
coordinator. Congratulations! |
| </p> |
</p> |
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| <h2>If things aren't working right</h2> |
<h2>If things aren't working right</h2> |
| <p> |
<p> |
| If you've followed the steps above and the server doesn't start or you think |
If you've followed the steps above and the server doesn't start or you think |
| there's something wrong, please get in touch with the MSU LON-CAPA group. |
there's something wrong, please get in touch with the MSU LON-CAPA group. |
| You can submit a help request using our web form:<br /> |
You can submit a help request using our web form:<br> |
| <a href="http://help.loncapa.org/help/">http://help.loncapa.org/help/</a><br /> |
<a href="http://help.loncapa.org/help/">http://help.loncapa.org/help/</a><br> |
| If there were errors in installation of the dependency RPMs or during the |
If there were errors in installation of the dependency RPMs or during the |
| automatic setup, please send us as much information as possible. |
automatic setup, please send us as much information as possible. |
| If some part of this document is unclear please let us know. |
If some part of this document is unclear please let us know. |
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