I had a lot of troubles too. Some of them I solved just by trying (a lot), other I ask for help for some researchers (experts) who already installed. So, I have some tricks and details that is necessary and is not mentioned in doc.
Surely, I will help. 2012/10/19, Stuart Martin <smar...@mcs.anl.gov>: > Here is a jira for tracking http://jira.globus.org/browse/GT-308 > > On Oct 19, 2012, at Oct 19, 10:14 AM, Stuart Martin wrote: > >> Sounds good. As Vas says, we're looking to make some changes/improvements >> to the Toolkit web pages. That may be a longer term effort. But, maybe >> there are some simple, near term changes that can be made to get this >> going. We'll discuss internally here and let you know our plans. >> >> Thanks for the input! >> >> -Stu >> >> On Oct 19, 2012, at Oct 19, 9:28 AM, Pete Eby wrote: >> >>> I thinking having the install and quickstart guides in a wiki format >>> would be extremely helpful. The globus user community seems well >>> suited to help maintain this documentation. These guides are very >>> helpful, and allowing them to be updated might help to improve them >>> further. >>> >>> Also, perhaps an additional community wiki page could be created for >>> trouble shooting common issues. There seems to be some "top 10" things >>> users encounter frequently, and this might help save them a >>> considerable amount of debug / research time. >>> >>> Pete >>> >>> On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 10:22 AM, Stuart Martin <smar...@mcs.anl.gov> >>> wrote: >>>> I like that idea a lot. We use docbook to generate most of the >>>> toolkit's web content. We'll have to think through if and where taking >>>> on a transition like that would make sense. Maybe there are some GT >>>> pages that are best left to be generated via docbook and some that could >>>> be changed to become wiki pages. >>>> >>>> For example, I'm thinking (partially based on the input here) that the >>>> install and quick start might be good candidates to be wiki pages. >>>> >>>> http://www.globus.org/toolkit/docs/latest-stable/admin/install/#gtadmin >>>> >>>> http://www.globus.org/toolkit/docs/latest-stable/admin/quickstart/#quickstart >>>> >>>> Maybe this developer guide too? >>>> >>>> http://www.globus.org/toolkit/docs/5.2/5.2.2/appendices/developer/ >>>> >>>> Thoughts? >>>> >>>> -Stu >>>> >>>> On Oct 19, 2012, at Oct 19, 6:09 AM, Pete Eby wrote: >>>> >>>>> Has the idea of placing the documentation on a wiki where it could be >>>>> updated by community members been discussed? Perhaps by users with a >>>>> Globus Online login? >>>>> >>>>> Pete >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 10:58 AM, Stuart Martin <smar...@mcs.anl.gov> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> Hi John, >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks for your thoughts. We'll look to improve the GT doc based on >>>>>> your feedback. >>>>>> http://jira.globus.org/browse/GT-305 >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> Stu >>>>>> >>>>>> On Oct 17, 2012, at Oct 17, 8:58 AM, john alexander sanabria ordonez >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hello, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I did try to follow the instructions given in the Globus Toolkit >>>>>>> documentation web page but I found a couple of gaps that mislead the >>>>>>> deployment of basic grid services (simpleCA + gram5 + gridftp), e.g. >>>>>>> • The documentation does not mention that the grid-ca-certs >>>>>>> package should be installed >>>>>>> • The documentation can be more specific about the grid-ca-create >>>>>>> command must be run by the globus user >>>>>>> • When this command is run by globus user some files (found in >>>>>>> ~/.globus/simpleCA) must be copied to the /etc/grid-security >>>>>>> directory >>>>>>> • The documentation should provide a hint which describes what >>>>>>> [YUM and OSG specific] repositories should be installed for setting >>>>>>> up a machine where Globus services would be provisioned >>>>>>> (https://twiki.grid.iu.edu/bin/view/Documentation/Release3/YumRepositories) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I have to thank to Marco Mambelli and Jose Caballero for their hints >>>>>>> that allow me to define the correct set of steps for installing those >>>>>>> services. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> PS: I wrote some Chef recipes which allow to deploy the >>>>>>> aforementioned services in a physical or virtual machine >>>>>> >>>> >> > >
