Appendix�A.�Install Red Hat 8.0

+Appendix�A.�Install Red Hat 8.0

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Appendix�A.�Install Red Hat 8.0

by Joel Aufrecht
OpenACS docs are written by the named authors, and may be edited by OpenACS documentation staff. @@ -8,10 +8,25 @@ works and is secure; it should take about an hour. (In my experience, it's almost always a net time savings of several hours to install a new machine from scratch compared to installing each - of these packages installed independently.)

Unplug the network cable from your + of these packages installed independently.)
The installation guide assumes you can do the following on + your platform: +
- + Adding users, groups, setting passwords +
- + (For Oracle) Starting an X server and running an X program remotely +
- + Basic file management using cp, rm, + mv, and cd +
- + Compiling a program using ./config and make. +
+ You can complete this install without the above knowledge, + but if anything goes wrong it may take extra time to + understand and correct the problem. Some useful UNIX resources. +
1. Unplug the network cable from your computer. We don't want to connect to the network until we're sure the computer is secure. - + (Wherever you see the word secure, you should always read it as, "secure enough for our purposes, given the amount of work we're @@ -39,7 +54,7 @@ Review (and modify if needed) the partitions created and click Next
2. On the pop-up window asking "Are you sure you want to do this?" click Yes - IF YOU ARE WIPING YOUR HARD DRIVE.
3. Click Next on the boot loader screen
Configure Networking. + IF YOU ARE WIPING YOUR HARD DRIVE.
Click Next on the boot loader screen

Configure Networking. Again, if you know what you're doing, do this step yourself, being sure to note the firewall holes. Otherwise, follow the instructions in this step to set up a computer directly connected to the internet with a dedicated IP address.

DHCP is a system by which a computer that @@ -60,7 +75,7 @@ Mail (SMTP). In the Other ports box, enter 443, 8000, 8443. Click Next. -Port 443 is for https (http over ssl), and 8000 and 8443 are http and https access to the development server we'll be setting up.

Select any additional languages you want the +Port 443 is for https (http over ssl), and 8000 and 8443 are http and https access to the development server we'll be setting up.

Select any additional languages you want the computer to support and then click Next

Choose your time zone and click Next.

Type in a root password, twice. To @@ -81,9 +96,9 @@ risk that's still screened by the firewall, or a resource hog. Just don't install a database or web server, because that would conflict with the database and web server we'll install later. -

check�Editors�(this�installs�emacs),
+

check�Editors�(this�installs�emacs),
click�Details�next�to�Text-based�Internet,�check�lynx,�and�click�OK;
-check�Authoring�and�Publishing�(this�installs�docbook),
+check�Authoring�and�Publishing�(this�installs�docbook),
uncheck�Server�Configuration�Tools,
uncheck�Web�Server,
uncheck�Windows�File�Server,
@@ -96,7 +111,7 @@ Flat View and wait. In a minute, a list of packages will appear.

uncheck�apmd�(monitors�power,�not�very�useful�for�servers),�
-check�ImageMagick�(required�for�the�photo-album�packages,�
+check�ImageMagick�(required�for�the�photo-album�packages,�
uncheckisdn4k-utils�(unless�you�are�using�isdn,�this�installs�a�useless�daemon),�
check�mutt�(a�mail�program�that�reads�Maildir),
uncheck�nfs-utils�(nfs�is�a�major�security�risk),�
@@ -124,7 +139,7 @@

After it finishes rebooting and shows the login prompt, log in:

yourserver login: root
 Password:
-[root@yourserver root]#

Lock down SSH

+[root@yourserver root]#
Lock down SSH
1. SSH is the protocol we use to connect securely to the computer (replacing telnet, which is insecure). sshd is the daemon that listens for incoming