Redhat Enterprise Installation

[jp.civade@…]

When trying to install on a Redhat server, i've noticed folowing issues:

- First, i've installed backuppc FROM OFFICIAL SOURCES. Target directory MUST be /usr/share/backuppc, to be in accordance with webmin lbs modules prerequisities.

- Next i've installed all lbs webmin modules

- lbs modules dont display properly, using webmin defaut skin. A BIG logo is displayed, and tabs don't work proprely.

- After activating lbs skin, problem disapeared.

- debian packages needs to be converted to rpm before installing

- I've used alien to do it (http://www.kitenet.net/programs/alien/)

- Trying to install lbs_20050908.1gpl_i386.rpm complains missing dependencies:

perl(inifile.pl) est ncessaire pour lbs-20050908.1gpl-2 perl(lbs-lib.pl) est ncessaire pour lbs-20050908.1gpl-2

- The files are installed by lbs webmin modules, so the warning can be ignored.

- An other warnng complains about /etc/init.d

- Installing with rpm -ivh --nodeps --force, complains of failed postinstall scripts

- Because of differences between backuppc deb package and official package directory, there's a need for a symlink

ln -s /usr/share/backuppc/data/conf /etc/backuppc

- Also, /etc/php.ini, needs for "cgi.force_redirect = 0"

- For inventory, "ln -s /usr/bin/php /usr/bin/php4"

- Also for inventory httpd.conf needs to be modified <Directory /usr/share/webmin/lbs-inventory/reception_agent/>

Allow from all

</Directory> Alias /lbs-transfert /usr/share/webmin/lbs-inventory/reception_agent

Last but not least, there's no way to run lsrd with a start script. I just tried" /tftpboot/revoboot/bin/lrsd", to see if if works under webmin and that rocks.

This is only an uncomplete attempt to install. I've noticed many adapatations to do for a redhat port:

- Redhat complaint packages for all deb packages

- Modified webmin modules (/usr/libexec/webmin/lbs_common/lbs_common.pl) to take car of redhat package instead of deb packages (funcion get_debian_package_version needs to be ported).

[ludo]

Thanks for your feedback !

Indeed, the LRS is only packaged for Debian. If you have patches or installation instructions, we would be pleased to add a new wiki page.

Also, for backuppc, make sure you install backuppc 2.0.x. The Webmin module is still not compatible with backuppc 2.1.x.

For apache aliases you can find information here: http://www.linbox.com/ucome.rvt/any/en/Produits/LRS/details/doc/ch02.html#id2878880

Regards,

Ludovic.

[Rose]

You've really captured all the esesntials in this subject area, haven't you?