[ome-users] Configuration Guide for mod_python (production) (fwd)

[Paulo Almeida]

Hi again,

You can run that command as root, since it will be running as user apache
anyway (that's what 'sudo -u' is doing). That should work, but if there is
some misconfiguration in sudo you can just login as root, do:

su apache

and run the rest of the line (set PYTHONPATH and run the python command).

The database must be running because syncdb is going to need it.

Best regards,
Paulo


> Thanks Paulo,
>
> now I realise apache_user apache_group can be different depending on the
> distribution. I'm using Centos 5.3 and yes it's apache:apache.
>
> I've also realise that:
>
> DATABASE_NAME = '/home/omero/webdb/db.sqlite3'
>
> is correct, it's pointing to the database directory that's about to be
> created.
>
> However:
>
> sudo -u apache PYTHONPATH=/home/omero/omero_dist/lib/python/ python
> manage.py syncdb
>
> doesn't work
>
> Should I be running it as root (suspect not), as omero (possibly), but
> then
> I get asked for a password, which is incorrect and I get reported! In fact
> should the database be running at this point? Has apache got I password?
> How an I supposed to know what it is?
>
> Pleased to have got this far nevertheless,
>
> Bernie
>
> --On 27 May 2009 19:47 +0100 Paulo Almeida <palmeida at igc.gulbenkian.pt>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Bernie,
>>
>> If you haven't tried it yet, use:
>>
>> chown apache:apache /home/omero/weblog
>>
>> On Wednesday 27 May 2009 19:38:46 Bernie Broughton wrote:
>>> I'm having problems using the configuration guide for mod_python
>>> (production).
>>>
>>> First, I've changed the DATABASE_NAME and PYTHONPATH declarations to
>>> reflect what it is in the omero Beta 4.0.3 environment:
>>>
>>> DATABASE_NAME = '/home/omero/omero_dist/lib/python/omeroweb/db.sqlite3'
>>> PYTHONPATH=/home/omero/omero_dist/lib/python/omeroweb/manage.py syncdb
>>>
>>> I get stuck though in creating log and database directories with
>>> apache_user:apache_group ownership:
>>>
>>> I can create directories but fail:
>>>
>>> chown apache_user:apache_group /home/omero/weblog
>>>
>>> gives: invaid user
>>>
>>> chown apache:apache_group /home/omero/weblog
>>>
>>> gives: invalid group
>>>
>>> as root
>>>
>>> Apache is there and is running and:
>>>
>>> <http://our_site/>
>>>
>>> gives the apache test page.
>
>
> Bernie Broughton
> IT Manager
> Genome Damage and Stability Centre
> University of Sussex
> http://www.sussex.ac.uk/USIS/phone/details.php?id=19643
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