I've gotten feedback from one person, but could use some more. If anyone has a chance, please check out the ISO (preferably) or virtual appliances derived from the TKLpatch; they're available at http://9while9.com. I appreciate the time you may commit to testing this.
Much appreciated, Rik Goldman On Jan 7, 1:57 am, ghoulmann <rikgold...@gmail.com> wrote: > I completed and submitted the patch to create a web2py/postgres/apache > appliance fromTurnKeyLinux'sLAPP 11.0 (Lucid). The post the the > general forum at TKL, with the patch attached, is > athttp://www.turnkeylinux.org/forum/general/20110107/tklpatch-web2py-fr.... > Athttp://9while9.com, I've posted the patch, virtual machines, and an > ISO derived from the patch. I used the last two or three lines of the > script for configuring ubuntu for an inithook to run at first boot so > the user can set the web2py admin password. I also used the "default" > apache configuration file for the patch. > > Feedback, suggestions, concerns, are all encouraged. I'm eager for > feedback so I know whether to revise the patch. I posted it to TKL > before Massimo could offer feedback because I'm eager for it to be > released with the second part of TKL's 11.0 library. I was eager to > make sure web2py was given due consideration. Nevertheless, the patch > can still be revised. > > On Dec 31 2010, 8:57 am, ghoulmann <rikgold...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Thanks Chris, > > I've got the patch worked out for the most part. (incidentally to > > patching eden). Just incorporating Massimo's suggestions and > > blueprint, then getting together the first run script to set the > > password are my remaining concerns. > > > On Dec 31, 1:47 am, Christopher Steel <chris.st...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hi Rik, > > > >Turnkeylooks interesting... > > > > You can get a working Web2py /Turnkeysystem up and running fairly > > > quickly using the "vanilla"Turnkeyinstallation and then running a > > > slightly modified version of the "setup-we2py-ubuntu.sh script on the > > > same system. This will allow you to break down the task into pieces > > > and you can slowly "convert" the bash script to Python rather than > > > taking on the entire task in one fell swoop in addition to getting a > > > "working system" along the way. > > > > setup-we2py-ubuntu.sh could be modified or run manually in some places > > > where sudo is used. > > > So for example near the end of the script instead of: > > > > sudo -u www-data python -c "from gluon.widget import console; > > > console();" > > > and > > > sudo -u www-data python -c "from gluon.main import save_password; > > > save_password(raw_input('admin password: '),443)"u > > > > you could "become" the www-data user with > > > su www-data > > > change to /home/www-data/web2py > > > and then run the commands: > > > > python -c "from gluon.widget import console; console();" > > > > and > > > > python -c "from gluon.main import save_password; > > > save_password(raw_input('admin password: '),443)" > > > echo "done!" > > > > In the mean time I am going to try it myself... looks like fun. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Chris > > > > On Dec 30, 10:36 am,ghoulmann<rikgold...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > However, I don't know Python well enough produce the script. I also > > > > don't know where web2py wants passwords kept or whether there's > > > > hashing involved. So given example scripts for other appliances, is > > > > there anyone willing to collaborate - either write the script for > > > > incorporation, or if it has to be the case, mentor me so I can produce > > > > the script with my students? > > > > > This blog post and the subsequent thread explains and provides > > > > examples:http://www.turnkeylinux.org/blog/end-to-default-passwords > > > > > I look forward to working together on this contribution to web2py and > > > >TurnKeyLinux. > > > > > Rik Goldman
