diff --git a/doc/adminguide.html b/doc/adminguide.html index a4ecc781..2ff6e75f 100755 --- a/doc/adminguide.html +++ b/doc/adminguide.html @@ -39,16 +39,50 @@ ELOG is being developed and tested under Linux, and is being used on (Sparc) Solaris workstations. It should also compile and run on other UNIX flavours.
+ +
elog-x.x.x-x.i386.rpm from the download
+section and execute as root "rpm -i elog-x.x.x-x.i386.rpm". This will
+install the elogd daemon in /usr/local/sbin
+and the elog and elconv programs in
+/usr/local/bin. The sample configuration file elogd.cfg
+together with the sample logbook will be installed under /usr/local/elog
+and the documentation goes to /usr/share/doc. The elogd startup script
+will be installed at /etc/rc.d/init.d/elogd. To start the daemon, enter
+
+/etc/rc.d/init.d/elogd start/usr/local/elog/elogd.cfg
+which is 8080 by default. So one can connect using any browser with the URL:
+
+http://localhost:8080chkconfig --add elogdchkconfig --level 345 elogd on
++ +
elog-x.x.x.tar.gz package.
Expand the compressed TAR file with tar -xzvf elog-x.x.x.tar.gz.
This creates a subdirectory elog-x.x.x where x.x.x is the
version number. In that directory execute make, which
-creates the executables elogd and elog
-. These executables can then be copied to a convenient place like
+creates the executables elogd, elog and
+elconv. These executables can then be copied to a convenient place like
/usr/local/bin or ~/bin. Alternatively,
-a make install will copy these files to DESTDIR
-which is defined in the Makefile.
+a "make install" will copy the daemon elogd
+to SDESTDIR (by default /usr/local/sbin) and
+the other files to DESTDIR (by default /usr/local/bin).
+These directories can be changed in the Makefile.
The elogd executable can be started manually for testing with :
@@ -64,7 +98,7 @@ could be that the network is not started on the Linux box. This can be
checked with the /sbin/ifconfig program, which must
show that eth0 is up and running.
-The distribution contains a sample configuration file elogd and
+The distribution contains a sample configuration file elogd.cfg and
a demo logbook in the demo subdirectory. If the elogd server is
started in the elogd-x.x.x directory, the demo logbook can be directly
accessed with a browser by specifying the URL http://localhost:8080
@@ -72,7 +106,7 @@ accessed with a browser by specifying the URL http://localhost:8080
started in some other directory, you must specify the full path of
the elogd file with the "-c" flag and change the
Data dir = option in the configuration file to a full path like
-/usr/local/elogdata.
+/usr/local/elog.
Once testing is complete, elogd will typically be started with the -D flag
to run as a daemon in the background, like this :
@@ -95,12 +129,6 @@ where <logbook> is the name of the logbook.
The contents of the all-important configuration file elogd.cfg are
described below.
-To start the daemon automatically, it can be run from the /etc/rc.d/init.d
-system. Please consult your distribution to find out how to do that.
-
-Under RedHat 6.x. I use a script which I put under /etc/rc.d/init.d. Then I call :
-
chkconfig --add elogd