Operation Manual
Install the Web server Apache as described in Section 28.1.2, “Installation”
(page 444).
2a
2b
Enter the root directory of the HTTP server (/srv/www/htdocs) and
create the subdirectory that will hold the installation sources:
mkdir repository
Replace repository with the product name.
2c
Create a symbolic link from the location of the installation sources to the
root directory of the Web server (/srv/www/htdocs):
ln -s /path_to_repository /srv/www/htdocs/repository
2d
Modify the conguration le of the HTTP server (/etc/apache2/
default-server.conf) to make it follow symbolic links. Replace the
following line:
Options None
with
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
2e
Reload the HTTP server conguration using rcapache2 reload.
3
Announce the repository via OpenSLP, if this is supported by your network setup:
3a
Create the /etc/slp.reg.d/install.suse.http.reg congura-
tion le with the following lines:
# Register the HTTP Installation Server
service:install.suse:http://$HOSTNAME/repository/DVD1/,en,65535
description=HTTP Repository
Replace repository with the actual path to the repository on your server.
The service: line should be entered as one continuous line.
3b
Start the OpenSLP daemon using rcslpd restart.
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