[Deploying Sakai] Sakai 2.7.1 New Installation

[Steve Swinsburg]

Hi Graham,

Is this a Tomcat package that was installed via a package manager of some sort? If so, you'll need to grab a zip/tar.gz of Tomcat and run that instead. Sakai doesn't play well with Tomcat packages.

cheers,
Steve


On 15/09/2010, at 1:49 AM, Graham Pearson wrote:

> I have made the below changes and was able to build what I think is a
> error free installation of 2.7.1. I then copied the
> default.sakai.properties into /usr/share/tomcat5/sakai directory and
> renamed it to sakai.properties where I made minimum changes to this file.
> 
> When I start tomcat I get many errors and now need to find out where I
> need to look to correct these. As my journey continues I have been
> making detailed notes in hopes that once I get done I will be able to
> post these to help others.
> 
> 
> I have deleted the catalina.out file and started tomcat5 to get a fresh
> much shorted log file for people. Log file can be viewed at
> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9209508/SakaiProject/catalina.out.log
> 
> I have been searching Past Mailing List Archives to try and resolve my
> issue myself as I learn from trial and error but at this time, I have
> not been able to find a solution.
> 
> Graham Pearson
> 
> On 9/10/2010 7:15 PM, Anthony Whyte wrote:
>> Sakai 2x webapps are not deployed to $CATALINA_HOME/sakai.  This folder is the default home for your local sakai.properties configuration file which you create to override out-of-the box settings (which is almost always necessary).
>> 
>> Sakai API and help jars get deployed to 
>> 
>> $CATALINA_HOME/shared/lib
>> 
>> Sakai components (impl jars, Spring configuration files, etc.) get deployed to
>> 
>> $CATALINA_HOME/components
>> 
>> Sakai webapp .war files get deployed to
>> 
>> $CATALINA_HOME/webapps
>> 
>> e.g.  $CATALINA_HOME/webapps/sakai-assignment-tool.war
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> Anth
>> 
>> 
>> On Sep 10, 2010, at 3:21 PM, Graham Pearson wrote:
>> 
>>> I have just learned about Sakai and have been trying to install it from
>>> source on CentOS5 which I have made my own very detailed installation
>>> instructions as I am learning this in a Virtual Environment at the
>>> moment. I have been following the directions at
>>> http://confluence.sakaiproject.org/display/DOC/Sakai+2.7 and I have been
>>> able to get everything to build successful.
>>> 
>>> Where I am tripping up is I have a directory in $CATALINA_HOME/sakai
>>> which is in the same level as webapps and upon tomcat startup it does
>>> not deploy sakai in this directory. I will try to deploy sakai into
>>> $CATALINA_HOME/webapps/sakai once I get to my home but wanted to know if
>>> anyone can point me into the right direction as to where I missed.
>>> 
>>> I am excited about this software as it will give me a way to finally
>>> drop MOODLE.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Graham Pearson
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