Sorry, we have upgraded the tomcat on the last release, but forgot
including the setting for running remote greenstone3 into the new tomcat.

I will assist you to do it yourself.

1. Rename the CGI jars supplied with (but disabled) in Tomcat

cd greenstone3/packages/tomcat/server/lib
mv servlets-ssi.renametojar servlets-ssi.jar
mv servlets-cgi.renametojar servlets-cgi.jar

2. Alter Tomcat's conf/web.xml file

a) There's a CGIServlet that's commented out; remove the comments so that
the live file contains.

Code:
<servlet>
<servlet-name>cgi</servlet-name>
<servlet-class>org.apache.catalina.servlets.CGIServlet</servlet-class>
<init-param>
<param-name>debug</param-name>
<param-value>6</param-value>
</init-param>
<init-param>
<param-name>cgiPathPrefix</param-name>
<param-value>WEB-INF/cgi</param-value>
</init-param>
<init-param>
<param-name>passShellenvironment</param-name>
<param-value>true</param-value>
</init-param>
<load-on-startup>5</load-on-startup>
</servlet>

Note: <init-param>
<param-name>passShellenvironment</param-name>
<param-value>true</param-value>
</init-param>
needs to be added to pass the shell environment.

b) Associate URLs cgi-bin with the CGI Servlet.

Code:
<servlet-mapping>
<servlet-name>cgi</servlet-name>
<url-pattern>/cgi-bin/*</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>

Could you try it and tell me the progress?

Sorry again
Quan

> Hi..
>
> I'm trying to install the remote Greenstone3 building functionality on a
> server.
>
> But I keep getting stuck here:
>
> Visit
>
> http://<your-machine-name>:<port>/greenstone3/cgi-bin/gliserver4gs3.pl?cmd=check-installation
>
> in a web browser. You should get a message saying "Java found" and
> "Installation OK!". If you get a message saying "Java failed", check that
> the Java run-time is installed and on the webserver's path. If you get a
> "500 Internal Server Error", check the error log of your webserver for the
> cause.
> Important: You cannot continue with these instructions until this is
> successful, as nothing will work without it!
>
> I keep getting a 404 - resource not available error......I've checked and
> the files and directories are readable and executable by everyone.
>
> meanwhile the directions (
> http://wiki.greenstone.org/wiki/index.php/Remote_Greenstone3) say to go to
> the cgi-bin directory...I'm assuming its the cgi directory...
>
> gliserver4gs3.pl is there...but I cant seem to access it.....
>
> And my installation is ok (...http://mpdl.mcs.csueastbay.edu/greenstone3)
>
> All suggestions for a workaround are very welcome
>
> --ifi
> *
>
> *--
> It is difficult, if not impossible, to inculcate in those who do not want
> to
> know, the curiosity to know; I think it is also impossible to kill this
> need
> in those who really want to know.
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