[freeside] Some basic install clarifications

[ivan at 420.am]

1.3 issue.  Please make sure you're running current code branch before 
dispensing advice... :)

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_ivan


On Wed, Aug 07, 2002 at 12:01:05AM -0400, Curtis Maurand wrote:
> Check the docs on the mapsecrets file.  its in your freeside directory
> somewhere  I haven't running it in a while.  I do remember that there
> was quite a bit of gnashing of teeth over the mapsecrets file.
> 
> Curtis
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Charles Sprickman" <spork at inch.com>
> To: <ivan-freeside at sisd.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 5:00 PM
> Subject: [freeside] Some basic install clarifications
> 
> 
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm running Freeside 1.4.0 on FreeBSD 4.6, perl 5.005_03 using
> > Apache::ASP.
> >
> > I've followed the instructions, but I get a little lost down at the
> bottom
> > where one configures the users.  I understand that I must run the
> > "freeside-adduser" command to add the users to the htpasswd file and
> I'm
> > guessing this also adds an "internal" Freeside user.  I think I'm
> clear on
> > that.
> >
> > But after that I'm confused as to which user to use for the
> "fs_setup"
> > step.  Does it matter?  This command creates all the tables, but I'm
> > confused what the username has to do with it.
> >
> > Also the next step "populate-msgcat" has me lost as well, I don't
> know
> > which user to supply or to do this for every Freeside user.
> >
> > Lastly, when I run the startup script, I get the following message:
> >
> > devel2]/usr/local/etc/rc.d # sh freeside.sh start
> > Starting freeside-queued: freeside-queued started with pid 2140
> > done.
> > Starting fs_passwd_server: done.
> > Starting fs_signup_server: done.
> > [devel2]/usr/local/etc/rc.d # User nostart not found in mapsecrets!
> at
> > /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005/FS/UID.pm line 234.
> > User nostart not found in mapsecrets! at
> > /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005/FS/UID.pm line 234.
> >
> > Do I add another user "nostart"?  Should the user that initially
> creates
> > the tables be a special user in any way?  Is this a user that also
> logs in
> > to the web interface?
> >
> > Also, once I figure this out, I'd like to dump my config and start
> over.
> > What exactly needs to be done besides blasting away the db?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Charles
> >
> > --
> > Charles Sprickman
> > spork at inch.com
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 

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_ivan