Forum OpenACS Q&A: OpenACS Installation

Hi,
I set everything up.and now i'm trying to start the service through the browser. I believe you all are already familiar with the first page, when you type your url at the first time.

So, i have filled out the form with the respective information, such as the site-wide-administrator, email, password and etc and submit the info. Which takes me to the installation page.
The problem is It only says:

OpenACS Installation

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Installing the OpenACS kernel data model...

and that's all. nothing happen after all The page just is kept there and i don't have my website up.
what should i do?

ok i just did that and i got:

-bash-3.00# tail -f error.log
invoked from within
"if { ![install_good_data_model_p] } {
install_do_data_model_install
} else {
ns_write "Kernel data model already installed."
# If kernel i..."
(file "/home/yabtdev/yabtdev/packages/acs-bootstrap-installer/installer/install.tcl" line 37)
invoked from within
"source $__file "
[10/Jan/2006:17:53:22][876.7][-conn:yabtdev::3] Warning: tclfilter: install_handler return invalid result:

do have any idea?

Are you sure you installed postgres correctly? Seems psql is missing?

Anyway way i will check that out on our host.

which postgresql version did you use Thomas ?

I've done this and my error is:

[18/Jan/2006:13:33:22][6556.3086355360][-main-] Notice: nssock: listening on 0.0.0.0:8080 [18/Jan/2006:13:33:22][6556.3064974256][-driver-] Notice: starting [18/Jan/2006:13:33:22][6556.3064974256][-driver-] Notice: driver: accepting connections [18/Jan/2006:13:33:27][6556.3069184944][-conn:service1::1] Warning: tclfilter: install_handler return invalid result: [18/Jan/2006:13:33:27][6556.3068132272][-conn:service1::2] Notice: dbdrv: opening database 'postgres:localhost::service1' [18/Jan/2006:13:33:27][6556.3068132272][-conn:service1::2] Notice: Opening service1 on localhost [18/Jan/2006:13:33:27][6556.3068132272][-conn:service1::2] Notice: Ns_PgOpenDb(postgres): Openned connection to localhost::service1. [18/Jan/2006:13:33:29][6556.3067079600][-conn:service1::3] Error: Unable to source /var/lib/aolserver/service1/packages/acs-bootstrap-installer/installer/packages-install.tcl: file does not exist. [18/Jan/2006:13:33:30][6556.3066026928][-conn:service1::4] Error: Unable to source /var/lib/aolserver/service1/packages/acs-bootstrap-installer/installer/packages-install.tcl: file does not exist. [18/Jan/2006:13:33:31][6556.3069184944][-conn:service1::1] Error: Unable to source /var/lib/aolserver/service1/packages/acs-bootstrap-installer/installer/packages-install.tcl: file does not exist.

I've check the directory and seems that the package-install.tcl file does not exist, so what shuld i do?
I 've install openAcs5.2.2 with postgresql.8.1.2

Ahh the "CREATE SEQUENCE ... START WITH ..." syntax is supported in PostgreSQL versions 7.4 and above. Our strategy with PostgreSQL support is to support the current major version (8.0.x at the moment) and the immediately older major version (7.4.x). Actually PG's up to 8.1 but there are some compatibility issues with OpenACS that won't be fixed for 5.2.

So our "official support" is for 8.0.x and 7.4.x.

It's great that removing the "WITH" allows installation of the kernel under PG 7.3.x, but there may be other problems.

PostgreSQL improves markedly with each major version release, I'd highly recommend you upgrade to 7.4.x at least, if at all possible ...