commit 5c91b733f88a15b9163f2f4c6f71cf711b42efc6 Author: aagbsn aagbsn@extc.org Date: Wed Sep 21 02:28:51 2011 -0700

4067 update BwAuthority README

Add Appendix B: for postgres configuration

Explain how to get a postgres backend working with BwAuthority --- NetworkScanners/BwAuthority/README.BwAuthorities | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/NetworkScanners/BwAuthority/README.BwAuthorities b/NetworkScanners/BwAuthority/README.BwAuthorities index 395f9d8..516465b 100644 --- a/NetworkScanners/BwAuthority/README.BwAuthorities +++ b/NetworkScanners/BwAuthority/README.BwAuthorities @@ -160,4 +160,26 @@ for i in 512 256 128 64 32 16; do done

+Appendix B: Configuring PostgreSQL backend

+To use postgres instead of sqlite: + +1. Install postgresql: +sudo apt-get install postgresql postgresql-common postgresql-client-common + +2. Create role: +sudo -u postgres psql + CREATE USER bwscanner WITH PASSWORD 'password'; + +3. Create databases: +sudo -u postgres createdb BwScan1 -O bwscanner +sudo -u postgres createdb BwScan2 -O bwscanner +sudo -u postgres createdb BwScan3 -O bwscanner +sudo -u postgres createdb BwScan4 -O bwscanner + +4. Update bwauthority.cfg files +comment out the lines beginning with db_url= +uncomment the line: +#db_url = postgresql://bwscanner:password@127.0.0.1/BwScan1 + +5. ./run_scan.sh