--- doc/install/redhat7.3/new_install_rh73.html 2002/12/19 17:41:08 1.11 +++ doc/install/redhat7.3/new_install_rh73.html 2003/01/06 18:11:39 1.12 @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Setting up a Red Hat7.3 LON-CAPA Server - +

Setting up a Red Hat 7.3 LON-CAPA Server

Integrated installation

@@ -143,20 +143,27 @@ for it to function at all. Below is a l

Log in as root with the password you provided during the Red Hat installation process. -

+

+Stop the http daemon while we're installing LON-CAPA. +

+/etc/init.d/httpd stop
+
+

+Retrieve the LON-CAPA installation package

 wget http://install.loncapa.org/versions/rh73install/loncapa-rh73install.tar
 tar xf loncapa-rh73install.tar
 cd install
 ./install.pl
 
+

Configure LON-CAPA

Execute the following commands

-cd /root/loncapa-N.N     (N.N should correspond to a version number like '0.4')
+cd /root/loncapa-N.N     (N.N should correspond to a version number like '0.6')
 ./UPDATE
 

@@ -164,6 +171,34 @@ You will need to enter the LON-CAPA conf above.

+

Update your system

+

+It is very important that you update your LON-CAPA system to use the +latest RedHat packages. LON-CAPA uses CHECKRPMS to notify users their system +needs updating. +

+/usr/local/loncapa/bin/CHECKRPMS
+
+CHECKRPMS will give you the option of downloading the updates you need. +Say yes. Then issue the following commands: +
+cd /tmp/loncapa_rpm_updates'
+rpm -Uvh *
+
+

+You will need to reboot your system to begin running the new Linux Kernel +put out by RedHat. You can wait until the end of the LON-CAPA installation +process to reboot. +

+Congratulate yourself - your system is up to date. Please do your best to +keep it that way! When LON-CAPA is installed it sets itself up to run +CHECKRPMS script every night and email you the results. +Please do not ignore these emails. +You will need to update the RPMs yourself when it notifies you. +Keeping your system up-to-date goes a long way towards ensuring the +integrity of your student records. +

+

Picking a hosts.tab file

The "hosts.tab" file controls which LON-CAPA servers your server attempts @@ -223,25 +258,6 @@ The LON-CAPA network services take about /etc/init.d/httpd restart -

Update your system

-

-It is very important that you update your LON-CAPA system to use the -latest packages. LON-CAPA uses CHECKRPMS to notify users their system -needs updating. -

-cd /usr/local/loncapa/bin;
-./CHECKRPMS
-
-CHECKRPMS will give you the option of downloading the updates you need. -Say yes. Then issue the following commands: -
-cd /tmp/loncapa_rpm_updates'
-rpm -Uvh *
-
-Congratulate yourself - your system is up to date. Please do your best to -keep it that way! -

-

Make Sure that Services Autostart on Boot

On Redhat 7.3 it is not guaranteed that Apache and MySQL automatically restart on boot. You should run /usr/sbin/ntsysv and set the following