--- doc/install/redhat7.3/new_install_rh73.html 2002/06/06 22:34:24 1.5 +++ doc/install/redhat7.3/new_install_rh73.html 2002/06/19 21:09:52 1.6 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ Setting up a Red Hat7.3 LON-CAPA Server - +

Setting up a Red Hat 7.3 LON-CAPA Server

Before you begin

@@ -106,15 +106,16 @@ for it to function at all. Below is a l
LON-CAPA domain
Each site or school which installs LON-CAPA needs its own domain. Here at MSU we use 'msu'. You should choose something short but - meaningful. Restriction: One word, no hyphens, underscores, or special characters! + meaningful. + Restriction: One word, no hyphens, underscores, or special characters
LON-CAPA host id
Each LON-CAPA server requires a unique internal name. We use names - such as "msul1" for the first library server. Restriction: -One word, no hyphens, underscores, or special characters! + such as "msul1" for the first library server. + Restriction: One word, no hyphens, underscores, or special characters
Host administrator email
The amount of email sent to this address is relatively minimal. Messages - are sent every time the system starts up, or if the system is in serious -trouble. On a laptop, make this root@localhost. + are sent every time the system starts up, or if the system is in + serious trouble. On a laptop, make this root@localhost.
Root password for SQL database
In order to keep people from corrupting the MYSQL database, a root password is needed. You'll need to remember this. @@ -141,15 +142,7 @@ cd /root/loncapa/ ./UPDATE You will need to enter the LON-CAPA configuration information you requested -above. Additionally, you will need to enter the following information -(options 5 and 6 in the menu, recommended settings): -
-
Cache Expiration Time -
86400 -
Server Load -
2.0 -
-You can deviate from the above settings if you know what you are doing. +above.

Picking a hosts.tab file

@@ -192,6 +185,7 @@ perl make_domain_coordinator.pl USERNAME mkdir ~USERNAME/public_html chown USERNAME:www ~USERNAME/public_html chmod 0775 ~USERNAME/public_html +chmod a+x ~USERNAME

@@ -224,6 +218,3 @@ running by this point in the installatio Point a web browser at your new machine and log in as the domain coordinator. Congratulations!

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