sabah salih the school of physics & astronomy the university of manchester manchester m13 9pl...
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Sabah SalihThe School of Physics & AstronomyThe University of ManchesterManchesterM13 9PL
Scientific Linux?
Experiments Software
ATLAS: http://linux.web.cern.ch/linux/scientific3/certification/sub/envATLAS_offline.shtml
BaBar:
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Experiments Software
Babar From Martin Bly talk
Migration of Babar communityfrom RH 7.3 batch service smooth after installation validated by Babar for batch workBatch system using Torque/Maui versions from LCG rebuilt for SL3, with some local patches to config parameters (more jobs, more classes). Stable.
[root@pc94 tmp]# rpm -Uvh ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/303/i386/SL/RPMS/yum-conf-303-2.SL.noarch.rpmRetrieving ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/303/i386/SL/RPMS/yum-conf-303-2.SL.noarch.rpmwarning: /var/tmp/rpm-xfer.nN1vgq: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 82fd17b2Preparing... ########################################### [100%] 1:yum-conf ########################################### [100%]
[root@pc94 tmp]#
[root@pc94 tmp]# yum update yumResolving dependenciesDependencies resolvedI will do the following:[update: yum 2.0.7-7.SL.noarch]Is this ok [y/N]: yDownloading PackagesGetting yum-2.0.7-7.SL.noarch.rpmyum-2.0.7-7.SL.noarch.rpm 100% |=========================| 130 kB 00:00 Running test transaction:Test transaction complete, Success!yum 100 % done 1/2 Completing update for yum - 2/2Updated: yum 2.0.7-7.SL.noarchTransaction(s) Complete[root@pc94 tmp]# [root@pc94 tmp]# yum upgrade
CD
disable the root requirement by editing the files /etc/security/console.apps/xcdroast and
/etc/pam.d/xcdroast
My files look something like this and it works for me on SL302
/etc/security/console.apps/xcdroast
PROGRAM=/usr/sbin/xcdroast
/etc/pam.d/xcdroast
auth sufficient pam_rootok.so auth required pam_console.so account required pam_permit.so#auth sufficient pam_rootok.so #auth sufficient pam_timestamp.so #auth required pam_stack.so service=system-auth #session optional pam_xauth.so #session optional pam_timestamp.so #account required pam_permit.so #auth required pam_stack.so service=system-auth
XCDROAST
Kickstart via NFS
1. Make a mount point (not strictly necessary):
mkdir /mnt/disk
2. Download the various ISO files for SL. There were four for 3.0.3.
3. Make a directory where you'll place the on-line distribution:
mkdir /SL mkdir /SL/3.0.3
4. Mount each ISO in turn and copy the files from it to the hard drive, as:
mount -o loop SL.303.093004.i386.disc1.iso /mnt/disk cd /mnt/disk tar cvf - . | (cd /SL/3.0.3; tar xvfp -) cd umount /mnt/disk mount -o loop SL.303.093004.i386.disc2.iso /mnt/disk etc.
5. After the ISO's have been "unpacked" into /SL/3.0.3 (or whatever you choose to call it), export the directory. I.e., add the following line to /etc/exports:
/SL/3.0.3 *.ucdavis.edu(ro)
where you would replace *.ucdavis.edu by your own domain, then type:
exportfs -r
6. At this point you should be able to do NFS installations, assuming, of course, that you have all the NFS "plumbing" already set up. I think that basically amounts to starting the NFS and netfs services.
7. You can initiate the installation in a variety of ways. You may be able to boot from a floppy. See, for instance, /SL/3.0.3/images/bootdisk.img. If you copy that to a floppy via:
dd if=bootdisk.img of=/dev/fd0 bs=1440kyou should get a bootable floppy, that will ask you for the type of installation (local CD, NFS, etc.). I haven't tried this.
