Alfresco Labs 3c installer on Ubuntu 8.04 Server 64bit

Install Jdk
sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk

Install Openoffice
sudo apt-get install openoffice.org
/* To prevent the X display error */
apt-get install openoffice.org-headless

Install swftools
sudo apt-get install swftools
/* The installer will ask the path for Java and Openoffice */

Download the Alfresco Labs 3c installer
Alfresco-Labs-3c-Linux-x86-Install

/* Rename the installe into .bin so it will run. */
sudo chmod +x Alfresco-Labs-3c-Linux-x86-Install
sudo mv Alfresco-Labs-3c-Linux-x86-Install Alfresco-Labs-3c-Linux-x86-Install.bin
sudo ./Alfresco-Labs-3c-Linux-x86-Install.bin

Alfresco.sh configuration
sudo vi /opt/Alfresco/alfresco.sh
export JAVA_OPTS=’-Xms1024m -Xmx1024m -XX:MaxPermSize=256m -server’

Repository (alf_data, lucene-indexes and database)
sudo vi /opt/Alfresco/tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco/extension/custom-repository.properties

dir.root=/opt/Alfresco/alf_data
dir.indexes=/opt/Alfresco/alf_data/lucene-indexes
 
db.name=alfresco
db.username=alfresco
db.password=password
db.pool.initial=10
db.pool.max=100
 
#
# Property to control whether schema updates are performed automatically.
# Updates must be enabled during upgrades as, apart from the static upgrade scripts,
# there are also auto-generated update scripts that will need to be executed.  After
# upgrading to a new version, this can be disabled.
#
db.schema.update=true
 
#
# Derby connection
#
#db.driver=org.apache.derby.jdbc.EmbeddedDriver
#db.url=jdbc:derby:/opt/Alfresco/alf_data/derby_data/alfresco;create=true
 
#
# HSQL connection
#
#hsql#db.driver=org.hsqldb.jdbcDriver
#hsql#db.url=jdbc:hsqldb:file:/opt/Alfresco/alf_data/hsql_data/alfresco;ifexists=true;shutdown=true;
 
#
# MySQL connection (This is default and requires mysql-connector-java-5.0.3-bin.jar, which ships with the Alfresco server)
#
db.driver=org.gjt.mm.mysql.Driver
db.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost/alfresco

Hibernate dialect
sudo vi /opt/Alfresco/tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco/extension/custom-hibernate-dialect.properties
hibernate.dialect=org.hibernate.dialect.MySQLInnoDBDialect

Configuring CIFS
/* Custom Config Folder is in /opt/Alfresco/tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco/extension/ */
/* Config Folder is in /opt/Alfresco/tomcat/webapps/alfresco/WEB-INF/classes/alfresco/ */
sudo vi /opt/Alfresco/tomcat/webapps/alfresco/WEB-INF/classes/alfresco/file-servers.xml

vi /opt/Alfresco/tomcat/webapps/alfresco/WEB-INF/classes/alfresco/file-servers.properties
cifs.localname=${localname}
cifs.domain=SPE3CH
cifs.broadcast=255.255.255.255

vi /opt/Alfresco/tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco/extension/file-servers-custom.xml
<config evaluator=”string-compare” condition=”CIFS Server” replace=”true”>
<serverEnable enabled=”true”/>
<host name=”${cifs.localname}A” domain=”SPE3CH”/>
<comment>Alfresco CIFS Server</comment>
<broadcast>192.168.1.255</broadcast>
<tcpipSMB platforms=”linux,solaris,macosx,windows”/>
<netBIOSSMB platforms=”linux,solaris,macosx,windows”/>
<tcpipSMB port=”1445″ platforms=”linux,solaris,macosx”/>
<netBIOSSMB sessionPort=”1139″ namePort=”1137″ datagramPort=”1138″ platforms=”linux,solaris,macosx”/>
<hostAnnounce interval=”5″/>
<Win32NetBIOS/>
<Win32Announce interval=”5″/>
<authenticator type=”enterprise”>
</authenticator>
<sessionDebug flags=”Negotiate,Socket”/>
</config>

Test Alfresco CIFS
smbclient -U admin \\\\127.0.0.1\\alfresco admin
if
smbclient -U admin \\\\192.168.1.101\\alfresco admin
Error connecting to 192.168.1.101 (Connection refused)
Connection to 192.168.1.101 failed (Error NT_STATUS_CONNECTION_REFUSED)

Check if you have DNS is On. If not or you still get the error like above:

vi /etc/hosts
127.0.0.1 localhost
192.168.1.101 ubuntu unbuntua

CIFS server debugging
vi /opt/Alfresco/tomcat/webapps/alfresco/WEB-INF/classes/log4j.properties log4j.logger.org.alfresco.smb.protocol=debug

Using init script
groupadd alfresco
useradd -m -g alfresco alfresco
chown -R alfresco.alfresco /opt/Alfresco

vi /opt/Alfresco/tomcat/bin/setenv.sh
export JAVA_HOME=”/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun”
export JAVA_OPTS=’-Xms1024m -Xmx1024m -XX:MaxPermSize=256m -server -Djava.io.tmpdir=/opt/Alfresco/tomcat/temp’

vi /opt/Alfresco/tomcat/bin/catalina.sh
export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun
export JRE_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun export JAVA_OPTS=’-Xms1024m -Xmx1024m’

sudo vi /etc/init.d/alfresco
chmod +x /etc/init.d/alfresco

Alfresco init script

#
# Alfresco init script for Ubuntu
# 2 nov 2007 Joost Horward
#
 
export ALFRESCO_HOME=/opt/Alfresco
export CATALINA_BASE=/opt/Alfresco/tomcat
export CATALINA_HOME=/opt/Alfresco/tomcat
export PIDFILE=/var/run/alfresco
export LOGFILE=/opt/Alfresco/alfresco.log
 
# Set any default JVM values
export JAVA_OPTS='-Xms1024m -Xmx1024m -XX:PermSize=256m -XX:MaxPermSize=256m -server -Djava.io.tmpdir=/opt/Alfresco/tomcat/temp'
 
cd "$ALFRESCO_HOME"
#
# redirect FROM TO PROTOCOL
# setup port redirect using iptables
redirect() {
	echo "Redirecting port $1 to $2 ($3)"
	iptables -t nat -A OUTPUT -d localhost -p $3 --dport $1 -j REDIRECT --to-ports $2
	iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -d $HOSTNAME -p $3 --dport $1 -j REDIRECT --to-ports $2
	iptables -t nat -A OUTPUT -d $HOSTNAME -p $3 --dport $1 -j REDIRECT --to-ports $2
}
 
#
# setup_iptables
# setup iptables for redirection of CIFS and FTP
setup_iptables () {
 
	echo "1" &gt;/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
	# Clear NATing tables
	iptables -t nat -F
	# FTP NATing
	redirect 21 2021 tcp
 
	# CIFS NATing
	redirect 445 1445 tcp
	redirect 139 1139 tcp
	redirect 137 1137 udp
	redirect 138 1138 udp
}
 
#
# start_openoffice
#
start_openoffice(){
	sudo -H -u alfresco /usr/lib/openoffice/program/soffice "-accept=socket,host=localhost,port=8100;urp;StarOffice.ServiceManager" -nologo -headless -nofirststartwizard &amp;
}
 
case $1 in
start)
	if [ -f $PIDFILE ] ; then
		echo "Alfresco is already running!"
		exit 1
	fi
	touch $PIDFILE
	echo "Starting OpenOffice service ..."
	start_openoffice
 
	echo "Setting up iptables ..."
	setup_iptables	
 
	echo "Starting Alfresco ..."
 	echo  -e "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n`date` Starting Alfresco ..." &gt;&gt;$LOGFILE
 	sudo chown alfresco:alfresco $LOGFILE
	sudo -H -u alfresco sh $CATALINA_HOME/bin/startup.sh
        ;;
stop)
	sudo -H -u alfresco sh $CATALINA_HOME/bin/shutdown.sh
	killall -w -u alfresco
        echo  -e "`date` Stopping Alfresco ..." &gt;&gt;$LOGFILE
	rm $PIDFILE
        ;;
restart)
	rm $PIDFILE
	sudo -H -u alfresco sh $CATALINA_HOME/bin/shutdown.sh
	killall -w -u alfresco
 	 echo  -e "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n`date` Restarting Alfresco ..." &gt;&gt;$LOGFILE
	sudo -H -u alfresco sh $CATALINA_HOME/bin/startup.sh
	touch $PIDFILE
        ;;
zap)
	echo "Zapping $PIDFILE ..."
	rm $PIDFILE
	;;
*)
	echo "Usage: alfresco [start|stop|restart|zap] [tail]"
	exit 1
	;;
 
esac   
 
case $2 in
tail)
	tail -f $LOGFILE
	;;
esac
 
exit 0

# # Alfresco init script for Ubuntu # 2 nov 2007 Joost Horward # export ALFRESCO_HOME=/opt/Alfresco export CATALINA_BASE=/opt/Alfresco/tomcat export CATALINA_HOME=/opt/Alfresco/tomcat export PIDFILE=/var/run/alfresco export LOGFILE=/opt/Alfresco/alfresco.log # Set any default JVM values export JAVA_OPTS='-Xms1024m -Xmx1024m -XX:PermSize=256m -XX:MaxPermSize=256m -server -Djava.io.tmpdir=/opt/Alfresco/tomcat/temp' cd "$ALFRESCO_HOME" # # redirect FROM TO PROTOCOL # setup port redirect using iptables redirect() { echo "Redirecting port $1 to $2 ($3)" iptables -t nat -A OUTPUT -d localhost -p $3 --dport $1 -j REDIRECT --to-ports $2 iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -d $HOSTNAME -p $3 --dport $1 -j REDIRECT --to-ports $2 iptables -t nat -A OUTPUT -d $HOSTNAME -p $3 --dport $1 -j REDIRECT --to-ports $2 } # # setup_iptables # setup iptables for redirection of CIFS and FTP setup_iptables () { echo "1" >/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward # Clear NATing tables iptables -t nat -F # FTP NATing redirect 21 2021 tcp # CIFS NATing redirect 445 1445 tcp redirect 139 1139 tcp redirect 137 1137 udp redirect 138 1138 udp } # # start_openoffice # start_openoffice(){ sudo -H -u alfresco /usr/lib/openoffice/program/soffice "-accept=socket,host=localhost,port=8100;urp;StarOffice.ServiceManager" -nologo -headless -nofirststartwizard & } case $1 in start) if [ -f $PIDFILE ] ; then echo "Alfresco is already running!" exit 1 fi touch $PIDFILE echo "Starting OpenOffice service ..." start_openoffice echo "Setting up iptables ..." setup_iptables echo "Starting Alfresco ..." echo -e "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n`date` Starting Alfresco ..." >>$LOGFILE sudo chown alfresco:alfresco $LOGFILE sudo -H -u alfresco sh $CATALINA_HOME/bin/startup.sh ;; stop) sudo -H -u alfresco sh $CATALINA_HOME/bin/shutdown.sh killall -w -u alfresco echo -e "`date` Stopping Alfresco ..." >>$LOGFILE rm $PIDFILE ;; restart) rm $PIDFILE sudo -H -u alfresco sh $CATALINA_HOME/bin/shutdown.sh killall -w -u alfresco echo -e "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n`date` Restarting Alfresco ..." >>$LOGFILE sudo -H -u alfresco sh $CATALINA_HOME/bin/startup.sh touch $PIDFILE ;; zap) echo "Zapping $PIDFILE ..." rm $PIDFILE ;; *) echo "Usage: alfresco [start|stop|restart|zap] [tail]" exit 1 ;; esac case $2 in tail) tail -f $LOGFILE ;; esac exit 0

/etc/init.d/alfresco start

Logging

Tomcat
mkdir -p /var/log/alfresco/tomcat/logs
chown -R alfresco.alfresco /var/log/alfresco/
rm -r /opt/Alfresco/tomcat/logs
ln -s /var/log/alfresco/tomcat/logs /opt/Alfresco/tomcat/logs

Alfresco
rm /opt/Alfresco/alfresco.log
ln -s /var/log/alfresco/alfresco.log /opt/Alfresco/alfresco.log

vi /opt/Alfresco/tomcat/webapps/alfresco/WEB-INF/classes/log4j.properties
log4j.appender.File.File=/var/log/alfresco/alfresco.log

Troubleshooting

Repairing a trashed install. backup your alf_data

rm -rf /opt/Alfresco/alf_data
mkdir /opt/Alfresco/alf_data
chown -R alfresco.alfresco /opt/Alfresco/alf_data
 
rm -rf /opt/Alfresco/tomcat/temp/Alfresco
mkdir -rf /opt/Alfresco/tomcat/temp/Alfresco
chown -R alfresco.alfresco /opt/Alfresco/tomcat/temp/Alfresco
 
mysql -uroot -p
drop database alfresco;
create database alfresco;
exit;
 
/etc/init.d/alfresco start

Fixing openoffice not found
vi /opt/Alfresco/tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco/extension/bootstrap/openoffice-startup-context.xml
change soffice to soffice.bin and remove the quotes

/* Fixing permission denied on soffice */
chmod -R 755 /usr/lib/openoffice/

Refreshing lucene index
rm -rf /alf_data/lucene-indexes
sudo vi /tomcat/webapps/alfresco/WEB-INF/classes/alfresco/repository.properties
# The index recovery mode (NONE, VALIDATE, AUTO, FULL)
index.recovery.mode=FULL

Reference

Installing Alfresco on Ubuntu 7.10
Installing Alfresco on Ubuntu 8.04

8 thoughts on “Alfresco Labs 3c installer on Ubuntu 8.04 Server 64bit”

Will Stone says:

31 January 2009 at 3:10 am

I’m having some issues with the startup script it tells me

/etc/init.d/alfresco: line 65: syntax error near unexpected token `&’
/etc/init.d/alfresco: line 65: ` echo -e “\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n`date` Starting Alfresco …” >>$LOGFILE’
xorprime says:

7 February 2009 at 12:34 am

try copying the alfresco init again. Wp must have rendered ‘>’ as html symbol
marwan says:

12 February 2009 at 8:07 pm

bonjour;
je vous serias reconnaissant de bien vouloir me préciser pourquoi je converte le fichier “install alfresco” .exe en .bin
remerciements
xorprime says:

16 February 2009 at 3:03 pm

Hi marwan,

bonjour, i dont understand french but I guess you are asking about renaming the installer into .bin

I only did that because it won’t execute in ubuntu eventhough I issued chmod +x
hasyim says:

20 February 2009 at 11:33 am

I want to ask, why alfresco only detect free space from
my virtual file server 7.9 G, is there any configuration issue?
xorprime says:

23 February 2009 at 3:33 pm

@hasyim
I have no clue, have you specified the correct Data directory? try posting your question in the alfresco forum at http://forums.alfresco.com/en/
quartpk says:

14 May 2009 at 6:39 pm

typo in apt-get install sun-jav6-jdk
should be: apt-get install sun-java6-jdk
xorprime says:

16 May 2009 at 10:53 pm

@quartpk

it’s now corrected. thanks

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