X-Git-Url: http://dxcluster.net/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=sgml%2Finstallation.sgml;h=50e9e5c272613c76cf6f2bc541c510a70212f4c0;hb=56c9ecfcd367bd05b9e6a5a6a8fa94e571dda9af;hp=2818cb06af529f9550f9ab078f8385c409f1a7ab;hpb=ad09cf7c29d54881a3e1bb4b8e5da30c2f58c4b6;p=spider.git diff --git a/sgml/installation.sgml b/sgml/installation.sgml index 2818cb06..50e9e5c2 100644 --- a/sgml/installation.sgml +++ b/sgml/installation.sgml @@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ -The DXSpider Installation Manual v1.47 +The DXSpider Installation Manual v1.49 Iain Philipps, G0RDI (g0rdi@77hz.com) and Ian Maude, G0VGS, (ianmaude@btinternet.com) -Version 1.47, April 2001 revision 1.0 +November 2001 revision 1.0 A reference for SysOps of the DXSpider DXCluster program. @@ -46,17 +46,67 @@ following modules from + + + + +

-Do get the latest versions of these packages and install them -but use the above list as the earliest versions usable. +Copy the CPAN modules listed above to a convenient place on your computer. One good place would be /usr/local/packages, and the instructions which follow will assume that that's where you have put them. + +

+Log in as 'root', and make sure you're at '/root' before you continue. Here are exactly the commands you must issue next: - + + +# tar xvfz /usr/local/packages/Data-Dumper-2.10.tar.gz +# cd Data-Dumper-2.10 +# perl Makefile.PL +# make test +# make install +# cd .. +# +# tar xvfz /usr/local/packages/TimeDate-1.10.tar.gz +# cd TimeDate-1.10 +# perl Makefile.PL +# make test +# make install +# cd .. +# +# tar xvfz /usr/local/packages/IO-1.20.tar.gz +# cd IO-1.20 +# perl Makefile.PL +# make test +# make install UNINST=1 +# cd .. +# +# tar xvfz /usr/local/packages/Net-Telnet-3.02.tar.gz +# cd Net-Telnet-3.02 +# perl Makefile.PL +# make test +# make install +# cd .. +# +# tar xvfz /usr/local/packages/Curses-1.06.tar.gz +# cd Curses-1.06 +# perl Makefile.PL +# make test +# make install +# cd .. +# +# tar xvfz /usr/local/packages/Time-HiRes-01.20.tar.gz +# cd Time-HiRes-01.20 +# perl Makefile.PL +# make test +# make install +# cd .. + + +

+Do not fall into the trap of thinking they're all the same, just because they nearly are! Pay particular attention to the instructions of IO, above. + Preparation @@ -72,11 +122,17 @@ the name sysop. You can call it anything you wish. Depending on your security requirements you may wish to use an existing user, however this is your own choice. -

# adduser -m sysop +

+For SUSE distributions, the command would be .. + + +# useradd -m sysop + +

Now set a password for the user ... @@ -193,6 +249,18 @@ the sysop. $ ./create_sysop.pl +The client program + +

+In earlier versions of Spider, all the processes were Perl scripts. This +was fine but with a lot of users your computer memory would soon be used up. +To combat this a new client was written in "C". This client only works for +incoming connects at the moment. Before you can use it though it +has to be "made". CD to /spider/src and type make. You +should see the output on your screen and hopefully now have a small C program +called client. Leave it in this directory. + + Starting up for the first time

@@ -241,17 +309,6 @@ shutdown

and both the cluster and the client should return to Linux prompts. -The Client program - -

-In earlier versions of Spider, all the processes were Perl scripts. This -was fine but with a lot of users your computer memory would soon be used up. -To combat this a new client was written in "C". This client only works for -incoming connects at the moment. Before you can use it though it -has to be "made". CD to /spider/src and type make. You -should see the output on your screen and hopefully now have a small C program -called client. Leave it in this directory. - Linux quick installation guide @@ -1179,7 +1236,7 @@ a comment) # check every 10 minutes to see if gb7xxx is connected and if not # start a connect job going -0,10,20,30,40,50 * * * * start_connect('gb7xxx') if unless connected('gb7xxx') +0,10,20,30,40,50 * * * * start_connect('gb7xxx') unless connected('gb7xxx')