INSTALL doc not detailed enough

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I've just downloaded JOS 1.2.0, and I'm having quite a few problems with
installing it on my Tomcat6 install here (Ubunbu 9.04)

The main site lists just 3 dependancies:
    * JDK 1.5+
    * A servlet container (such as Apache Tomcat, for more containers see
List of Servlet containers on Wikipedia)
    * A database system (such as PostgreSQL, MySQL etc.) 

I have all 3 of these. However, 1 thing I am missing is knowledge about how
a standard tomcat webapp should be installed. I've spent the past few hours
trying desperately to get some sort of life to appear out of my JOS
install, but the INSTALL doc that comes with the tar.gz is simply not
enough for me.

Is there a more detailed, step by step guide, for installing this software
on a clean tomcat6 install?

I'm close to tears at this stage.
Thanks,
Daniel

Original issue reported on code.google.com by daniel.h...@gmail.com on 17 Jun 2009 at 12:59

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I feel this one... I see two main problems:

1.) Libraries/Dependencies should be shipped with the install (or at least list 
exact
versions, since many of my problems, and likely your's as well, are from 
conflicting
versions of Tomcat, Servlet, or other JAR files)

2.) The step-by-step should document what's needed to get it up and running
successfully and it clearly does not. I suggest a screencast video which is 
widely
considered a much more descriptive way to explain install processes these days. 
Show
us how you install it successfully, and show us all the unique things on your 
system
that make it work

Overall it promises to be the best OpenID provider project on the web, but just 
a few
more steps could help it deliver on that promise...

Thanks for all the great work to day, now lets take the extra couple steps and 
go
down in history guys! If I can just get this running on my system I am joining 
the
team immediately and contributing...

Thanks and hope it didn't fall on deaf ears,

Bryan

Original comment by bcop...@gmail.com on 9 Sep 2009 at 1:11

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I agree with the issues, but not the solution. A video is very hard to use. 
Sure its
nice for a quick overview, but you can't skim it for the one piece of info that 
you
missed. What you need to do, to really do it right, is 
write it up, and hand it off to someone to install, and then get their comments.

Also, one of the biggest things missing in the install doc.... the mysql 
tables! I
have it installed now, (had to turn off the security manager...more on that...) 
but I
can't find the table definitions so far (must be out there somewhere). 

The other thing missing... java security manager. The minimum needed rules to 
make it
work should be worked out and published. I may paste them here if I figure them 
out
and remember. Right now i have it turned off until I have it working.

Original comment by thec...@gmail.com on 11 Dec 2009 at 3:57

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trying to install using mysql as the db.
getting a hibernate error message about being able to get meta data for 
system-sequence.

I find the install directions confusing on what needs to be installed and 
configured to leverage mysql as the DB.  Can someone enlighten me???

Original comment by pcooke2...@yahoo.com on 7 Oct 2010 at 2:35

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where do i find the database scripts? when im running the application im having 
this error 

312 ERROR [org.hibernate.tool.hbm2ddl.SchemaUpdate:134] - could not get 
database metadata
com.mysql.jdbc.exceptions.jdbc4.MySQLSyntaxErrorException: Unknown table 
'system_sequences' in information_schema

Original comment by wi...@alfa1lab.com on 10 Nov 2010 at 4:09

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#4
Maybe you should check the hibernate dialect configuration section, change the 
default HSQLDialect(the HSQLDialect is for hsqldb not for mysql) to MySQL 
dialect.

And you can google `mysql hibernate dialect' for more help.

The dialect configuration section looks like this:
{{{
    <Environment
        name="hibernate.dialect"
        type="java.lang.String"
        value="org.hibernate.dialect.HSQLDialect" />
}}}

Original comment by zhoushu...@gmail.com on 10 Nov 2010 at 5:04