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ServerInstall

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Summary

Server installs.

Procedure

Default installation

Boot CD and run the CD self-check (then reboot)
Select Install to hard disk
Choose your language, country and keyboard layout
Set hostname: default - ubuntu
Partition disks: Guided use entire disk
Select your time zone and set the system clock to UTC
User account: enter username and password
No software selection.
Reboot and login.

Bind9

Boot CD and run the CD self-check (then reboot)
Select Install to hard disk
Choose your language, country and keyboard layout
Set hostname: default - ubuntu
Partition disks: Guided use entire disk
Select your time zone and set the system clock to UTC
User account: enter username and password
Software selection: DNS Server
Reboot and login.
Confirm that bind is running:
- ```
pgrep named
```
  should return the pid of named.

LAMP

Boot CD and run the CD self-check (then reboot)
Select Install to hard disk
Choose your language, country and keyboard layout
Set hostname: default - ubuntu
Partition disks: Guided use entire disk
Select your time zone and set the system clock to UTC
User account: enter username and password
Software selection: LAMP
Reboot and login.
Test Apache:
- Execute
```
w3m http://127.0.0.1/
```
  in a terminal and verify that it's not a 404 error page.
Test MySQL
- Execute
```
mysql -u root -p
```
  in a terminal. You should then be presented with a mysql prompt mysql> where you can enter mysql commands. Some commands you can use to verify the installation are show databases;, connect mysql;, show tables;, and select * from user;:
  - ```
  show databases; connect mysql; show tables; select * from user;
```

Default installation: LVM partitioning

Boot CD and run the CD self-check (then reboot)
Select Install to hard disk
Choose your language, country and keyboard layout
Set hostname: default - ubuntu
Partition disks: Guided use entire disk and LVM
Select your time zone and set the system clock to UTC
User account: enter username and password
No software selection.
Reboot and login.
Make sure that the root file system is mounted from /dev/mapper/ubuntu-root:
- ```
sudo mount
```

Mail server

Boot CD and run the CD self-check (then reboot)
Select preferred language
Select Install to hard disk
Choose your language, country and keyboard layout
Set hostname: default - ubuntu
Select your time zone and set the system clock to UTC
Partition disks: Guided use entire disk
User account: enter username and password
Software selection: Mail Server
Select configuration for Postfix (generally should be "Internet" or "Internet with smarthost")
Reboot and login
Confirm that postfix is running:
- ```
telnet 127.0.0.1 25
```
  should connect to postfix. Type "quit" to disconnect.
Confirm that dovecot pop3 and imap servers are running:
- ```
sudo netstat -ltnp | grep dovecot
```
  should list 4 dovecot instances (port 110, 143, 993 and 995).
Send a test email:
- ```
echo foo | mail -s 'test' ${USER} 
```
- Start
```
mutt
```
  - the test email should be in the inbox.

Openssh server

Boot CD and run the CD self-check (then reboot)
Select Install to hard disk
Choose your language, country and keyboard layout
Set hostname: default - ubuntu
Partition disks: Guided use entire disk
Select your time zone and set the system clock to UTC
User account: enter username and password
Software selection: Openssh Server
Reboot and login.
Confirm that sshd is running:
- ```
pgrep sshd
```
  should return the pid of sshd.
- If you can, try to connect to the server from a remote client.

PostgreSQL Database Server

Boot CD and run the CD self-check (then reboot)
Select Install to hard disk
Choose your language, country and keyboard layout
Set hostname: default - ubuntu
Partition disks: Guided use entire disk
Select your time zone and set the system clock to UTC
User account: enter username and password
Software selection: PostgreSQL Database
Reboot and login.
Check that the database is running:
```
sudo -u postgres psql -l
```
should return a list of databases.
Create a database user:
- ```
sudo -u postgres createuser -DRS ${USER} 
```
  should create a user.

Create a database:

sudo -u postgres createdb -O ${USER} ${USER}_db

should create a database.

Connect to the database:
- ```
psql ${USER}_db
```
  should start a psql shell connected to the database.

Print server

Boot CD and run the CD self-check (then reboot)
Select Install to hard disk
Choose your language, country and keyboard layout
Set hostname: default - ubuntu
Partition disks: Guided use entire disk
Select your time zone and set the system clock to UTC
User account: enter username and password
Software selection: Print Server
Reboot and login.
Test cups:
- ```
sudo /etc/init.d/cups status
```
  should state the cupsd is running.

Samba server

Boot CD and run the CD self-check (then reboot)
Select Install to hard disk
Choose your language, country and keyboard layout
Set hostname: default - ubuntu
Partition disks: Guided use entire disk
Select your time zone and set the system clock to UTC
User account: enter username and password
Software selection: Samba Server
Reboot and login.
Confirm that samba is running:
- pgrep smbd, pgrep nmbd, pgrep winbindd should return the pid of the different processes:
```
pgrep smbd; pgrep nmbd; pgrep winbindd
```

Tomcat server

Boot CD, select your language and run the CD self-check
Reboot CD, select your language and select Install Ubuntu Server
Choose your country and keyboard layout
Set hostname: default - ubuntu
Partition disks: Guided use entire disk
User account: enter username and password
Software selection: Tomcat server
Reboot and login.
Confirm that Tomcat is running:
- ```
sudo netstat -ltnp | grep jsvc
```
  should show 2 jsvc instances (port 8009 and 8080).

Confirm that Tomcat is working properly:

```
w3m http://127.0.0.1:8080
```
should bring up a "It works !" page

 w3m http://localhost:8080/examples/servlets/servlet/HelloWorldExample

should bring up a "Hello World!" page.

 w3m http://localhost:8080/examples/jsp/jsp2/el/basic-arithmetic.jsp

should bring a page containing basic arithmetics.

NB: w3m basics: moving cursor and hit <Enter> to follow links, <B> to come back to the previous page, <q> to quit

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=== Tomcat server ===

 1. Boot CD, select your language and run the CD self-check
 1. Reboot CD, select your language and select '''Install Ubuntu Server'''
 1. Choose your country and keyboard layout
 1. Set hostname: default - ubuntu
 1. Partition disks: Guided use entire disk
 1. User account: enter username and password
 1. Software selection: '''Tomcat server'''
 1. Reboot and login.
 1. Confirm that Tomcat is running:
  * {{{
sudo netstat -ltnp | grep jsvc}}} should show 2 jsvc instances (port 8009 and 8080).
 1. Confirm that Tomcat is working properly:
  * {{{
w3m http://127.0.0.1:8080}}} should bring up a "It works !" page
  * {{{
 w3m http://localhost:8080/examples/servlets/servlet/HelloWorldExample}}} should bring up a "Hello World!" page.
  * {{{
 w3m http://localhost:8080/examples/jsp/jsp2/el/basic-arithmetic.jsp}}} should bring a page containing basic arithmetics.
NB: w3m basics: moving cursor and hit <Enter> to follow links, <B> to come back to the previous page, <q> to quit

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