[rt-users] Installation guides(was: mod_perl2 compatibility)

[Ruslan U. Zakirov]

Ruslan U. Zakirov wrote:
> Christopher Allison wrote:
> 
>>On Jul 11, 2005, at 7:39 PM, Ruslan U. Zakirov wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Main thing you HAVE TO do before you init your RT DB is set up password
>>>of the RT database user.
>>
>>
>>Snip-snip
>>
>>
>>>You can use ./configure arguments --with-db-rt-user and
>>>--with-db-rt-pass to setup it, then you don't need to change config
>>>file, because RT_Config.pm would be filled with your new values instead
>>>of the defaults.
>>
>>
>>Snip-snip
>>
>>
>>>Please, apply some changes to instalation guides. IMHO easiest way is
>>>configure script options.
After I think a little bit more about this I change my mind.
Easiest way and right thing to do is change RT_SiteConfig.pm just after
you done `make install` and set $DatabaseUser and $DatabasePassword in
it manually. This will save from accident password losses while RT
update/upgrade.

I've updated wiki page
http://wiki.bestpractical.com/index.cgi?RHEL4InstallGuide

Also you don't want to `cp RT_Config.pm RT_SiteConfig.pm` because if
some default values will change in new RT versions to more correct
values then you wouldn't get this changes while update/upgrade.

>>
>>
>>Ruslan,
>>
>>    Let me make sure I understand you. You're saying to do
>>        'make install'
>>        './configure arguments --with-db-rt-user --with-db-rt-pass'
> 
> no-no. You should run configure script only once. Running it second time
> after `make install` doesn't make sence because this script prepare
> files for installation. This this should be something like:
> 	'./configure arguments --with-db-rt-user our_secret_rt_db_user
> --with-db-rt-pass our_secret_rt_db_pass'
> 	'make install'
> then
> 	'make initialize-database'
> 
> 
>>then
>>        'make initialize-database'
>>
> 
> Let's clarify that I talk only about how things work and want to NOTE
> that you have to change default values of the $DatabaseUser and
> $DatabasePassword before you run `make initialize-database`. That's why
> RT suggest you change RT config just after `make install`. You can
> change this options by adding additional arguments when running
> configure script or setting this RT options before you run `make
> initialize-database`.
> So if you don't use '--with-db-rt-user our_secret_rt_db_user
> --with-db-rt-pass our_secret_rt_db_pass' when run configure script then
> you have to change your RT config just after `make install` in other
> case you should run custom SQL queries to change credentials RT uses
> when connect to the DB. But if you use described configure options you
> can run `make initialize-database` before you change RT config file.
> 
> 
>>and then edit RT_SiteConfig.pm? Or are you suggesting a different 
>>sequence? While you can wait to edit RT_SiteConfig.pm with your method, 
> 
> For wiki InstallationGuide I suggest use configure options I described
> and change RT config file after `make install` and before `make
> initialize-database` to be compliant with what `make install` says.
> 
> 
>>don't you have to edit it eventually anyway? Does this save time, or 
> 
> You almost always have to change RT config file options, because you
> can't set all default values with configure script.
> 
> 
>>simply put off a complex step? The RHEL4 install guide is located at:
> 
> This makes your installation more SECURE!!!
> 
> 
>>    http://wiki.bestpractical.com/index.cgi?RHEL4InstallGuide
>>
>>and you can edit it directly yourself if you like at:
> 
> Yeah, I do know that I can edit it :)
> 
> 
>>    http://wiki.bestpractical.com/index.cgi?action=edit;
>>page_name=RHEL4InstallGuide
>>
>>Thanks for the input, hope I got your instructions down right,
>>
>>
>>-Chris Allison
>>-- 
>>Brandeis University CS Dept.
>>Systems Operations Guru
>>chris at cs.brandeis.edu
>>http://www.cs.brandeis.edu/~guru/
>>
> 
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