Hello ! I have tried to set up a server here at home just for testing it out. It will serve as my private test/web/file/mp3 server (I hope). Maybe set it up later so that a friend can access it from the outside. I followed The Perfect Setup - CentOS 4.3 (64-bit) (server-cd) tutorial (Great work!!!!) Didn't find any Centos 4.3 64-bits server-cd ISO's and no tutorial for v4.4 64-bit, but I guess this close-enough-mix will do. But right now I feel like a stupid nobody that doesn't even know what to do with his toy. Command line shell is just a little bit harder to get used to than I thought. But I will not give up. I will take my experience from the start.. Maybe to detailed, but anyhow.. If You care to spend a few minutes I really will thank You! Almost everything worked fine. I have been able to figure out some trouble myselves, but all my other friends are WinOnly so I guess I have to use forums on the rest.. (mySQL) mySQL seemed to install fine. However when I tried to check that networking was enabled it answered with: tcp 0 0 *:mysql *:* LISTEN 3996/mysql instead of tcp 0 0 *:mysql *:* LISTEN 2995/mysql that the tutorial said it would return.. Don't know what the numbers are? port? - but I guess it's ok? - When I tried to set up a password for the user root it typed exactly this: mysqladmin -u root password yellowcar2 mysqladmin -h server1.myhomedomain.com -u root password yellowcar2 (Should I have substitued password with root-password? ) Anyhow - the response was: Unknown command: yellowcar2 You have mail in /var/spool/mail/root yellowcar2 - a command ? Well.. reading command line mail at 3AM - later also So I tried to run the: mysqladmin -u root password yellowcar2 command again and every time I get this answer: mysqladmin: connect to server at localhost failed error: Access denied for user root @ localhost (using password: NO) However mySQL starts and stops normal if I try to start or stop it. I am also able to log into mySQL with: mysql -u root -p --- (Apache) I am able to see the CentOS defalt webpage when surfing the server IP. One thing I don't get to work is to go to the user charlies webpage. http://192.168.1.100/~charlie/ does not exist http://192.168.1.100/charlie/ does not exist Maybe CentOS does not create the user webspace and homefolder at same time ?? If anyone would like to comment on any part of my install I would be happy. I am a real noob with linux, so please be gentle (but I am willing to learn) Best Regards Sammy
Yes! I found out how to give the user Charlie his own webfolder. Edited the httpd.conf file and changed UserDir disabled to UserDir public_html --- Still not sure about my mySQL though.. Sammy
