GeoServer/GeoNode configuration

[Ben Wyss]

The GeoServer root directory is maintained as a GitHub repository. Because of this the /var/lib/tomcat6/webapps/geoserver directory is a symlink to /usr/local/src/oq-ui-geoserver/geoserver.

When GeoNode and GeoServer interact with the file system, it seems that root becomes the owner of some of the files and directories in /var/lib/tomcat6/webapps/geoserver. When this happens tomcat can not access those files.

We need to identify how this can be resolved so that tomcat maintains ownership of all files and directories in /var/lib/tomcat6/webapps/geoserver

[Ben Wyss (bmwyss)]

geoserver configuration

Download

Download the git repository:

$ git clone git://github.com/gem/oq-ui-geoserver.git
Enter into oq-ui-client directory:

Installation

$ sudo su # (remember to turn on at the end of the paragraph)
# service tomcat6 stop
# mkdir -p /var/lib/openquake/oq-ui-geoserver
# cd oq-ui-geoserver
# git archive master | tar -x --owner=tomcat6 --group=tomcat6 -C /var/lib/openquake/oq-ui-geoserver

# # ONLY IF YOU HAVE AN ORIGINAL INSTALLATION
# mv /var/lib/tomcat6/webapps/geoserver /var/lib/openquake/geoserver.orig

# ln -s /var/lib/openquake/oq-ui-geoserver/geoserver /var/lib/tomcat6/webapps/geoserver
Configuration

Into /var/lib/tomcat6/webapps/geoserver/WEB-INF/web.xml:

modify the GEONODE_BASE_URL with your <hostname>
update the GEOSERVER_DATA_DIR with the new path.
...
<context-param>
  <param-name>GEONODE_BASE_URL</param-name>
  <param-value>http://<YOUR_HOSTNAME>/</param-value>
</context-param>
...
<context-param>
  <param-name>GEOSERVER_DATA_DIR</param-name>
  <param-value>/var/lib/tomcat6/webapps/geoserver/data/</param-value>
</context-param>
Run again tomcat:

# service tomcat6 start
test

Use your browser to navigate the url http://<your_hostname>/geoserver/