12.5 Installing the MySQL Connector

  1. From the Computer menu, select Gnome Terminal.

  2. Enter cd /usr/tmp to access the folder where the mysql-connector-java-5.1.6.tar.gz file is stored.

  3. Enter tar -xzf mysql-connector-java-5.1.6.tar.gz to extract the file.

  4. Enter sudo cp mysql-connector-java-5.1.6/mysql-connector-java-5.1.6-bin.jar /var/opt/novell/tomcat5/common/lib/ to copy the file to the correct directory.

  5. Enter the root password.

  6. Enter exit to close the Gnome Terminal.

Tomcat must be restarted for this to take effect.

  1. From the Computer menu, select Gnome Terminal.

  2. Log in as root by entering su, then enter the root password.

  3. Enter /etc/init.d/novell-tomcat 5 stop to stop the Web server.

  4. Enter /etc/init.d/novell-tomcat 5 start to start the Web server.

  5. Enter exit twice to log out as root and close the Gnome Terminal.

  6. Proceed to Section 12.7, Configuring Novell Audit.