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Can these steps be followed on a system fired up using the livecd?<BR>
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What method of installation would you recommend the most -<BR>
1. Doing a urpmi erp5 on a Mandrake 10.1 box <BR>
2. using the rc2 livecd<BR>
3. or following the steps given in the tutorial for installation.<BR>
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-SB<BR>
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On Wed, 2005-05-18 at 20:03 +0200, Yoshinori Okuji wrote:
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">On Wednesday 18 May 2005 19:56, Yoshinori Okuji wrote:</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> I have investigated some potential problems in uid generation, and solved</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> them mostly. Since this change is significant, be careful about making a</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> backup when you update your products.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">></FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> Here is an upgrade path:</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">></FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> 1. Make a backup. You should make a backup of all products and data for</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> safety. If this upgrade fails, your system will stop working.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">></FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> 2. Update all ERP5-related products. At least, ERP5Catalog and ZSQLCatalog</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> must be updated.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">></FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">2.5. Restart Zope.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> 3. Recreate erp5_mysql in portal_catalog. The easiest way is 1) to rename</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> erp5_mysql to something else (e.g. erp5_mysql_backup) for safety, 2) to</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> call addDefaultSQLMethods from portal_catalog by just going to the URL</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> http://.../portal_catalog/addDefaultSQLMethods. This does not return</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> anything, but you should get a new erp5_mysql.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">></FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> 4. If you need to change the catalog methods or properties, do it now.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">></FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> 5. Clear the catalog.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">></FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> 6. Run ERP5Site_reindexAll. If you use portal_activities, make sure that</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> indexing is finished, before proceeding.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">></FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> 7. Again, clear the catalog.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">></FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> 8. Run ERP5Site_reindexAll. Likewise, make sure that all activities are</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> finished, before proceeding.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">></FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> 9. Check if everything looks good.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">></FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> Double-reindexing is required, because uids might be reassigned in the</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> first indexing process.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">></FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> If anything goes wrong, go back to the copy, and send a bug report to me.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">></FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> YO</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">YO</FONT>
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