[Opensim-users] Still trying to set up groups - progress and problems

[core]

i can see where the confusion lies - when you look at the OpenSim .ini 
files 'opensim' is often already filled in for the db name and user.  
while many people have probably gone ahead and used these values in 
reverse (to name their db and user accordingly) they're really only 
there to offer a default value and are not mandatory.  i actually didn't 
take that into consideration when i wrote the quickstart and will make 
an addendum to the next release.  actually there's no indication by way 
of comments in the OpenSim example .ini files that these variables can 
be customized.

On 11/28/2011 12:53 PM, Wayne wrote:
> OK.  Great!
> Thanks
>
> On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 1:52 PM, Fleep Tuque <fleep513 at gmail.com 
> <mailto:fleep513 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hi Wayne,
>
>     If you're calling the new database you just created 'osmods' then
>     you would use 'osmods' in the configuration files for profiles,
>     offline IMs, etc.  You are directing those services to retrieve
>     the information from your new database.
>
>     Hope that helps!
>
>     - Chris/Fleep
>
>
>     Chris M. Collins (SL/OS: Fleep Tuque)
>     Center for Simulations & Virtual Environments Research (UCSIM)
>     UCIT Instructional & Research Computing
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>
>     On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 1:45 PM, Wayne <lppwayne at gmail.com
>     <mailto:lppwayne at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>         Hi Jason,
>         Thank you for your fast reply.
>         I have the Diva opensim install running and I've called my
>         database opensim, etc etc.  (all the common defaults here)
>         Step 1 of your quick setup instructions says to create a new
>         MySQL database and here is where I get confused.  Let's say I
>         call that database osmods. When I go to modify config.php and
>         databaseinfo.php, where it asks for database name, do I use
>         opensim or osmods?
>         Thanks.
>
>         On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 1:22 PM, core <core at odosys.net
>         <mailto:core at odosys.net>> wrote:
>
>             Wayne,
>
>             a quick response to your 2 points:
>
>             1) the names i used in the documentation are either
>             default values ('opensim' is the database and user name
>             found in the .nin file comments and has been the
>             convention for those comments as far back as i can
>             remember) or suggested values to simplify the
>             instructions.  i personally stick with 'opensim' as the
>             username because i have several other databases and users
>             for other projects and it makes it easy for me to restrict
>             privileges for a user named 'opensim' to all my OpenSim
>             databases.
>
>             the same goes for the database name.  i used 'os_services'
>             as an example that hopefully most people would find useful
>             and straightforward.  feel free to use whatever names suit
>             your needs/environment.  all that matters is that the
>             values you assign are reflected in the .ini files.
>
>             2) i do believe the 'profile' urls in grid-specific .ini
>             files NEED to be externally accessible (when running
>             OpenSim with outside connectivity) because other grids
>             will use those to handle aspects of your identity when you
>             do HG jumps.  i don't know for sure all of the background
>             services that pass through those urls beyond the obvious,
>             but unless i'm explicitly running a closed standalone
>             sandbox with no grid or HG capabilities i use fully
>             qualified urls for the sake of consistency.
>
>             - Core/Jason
>
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