Time for action — creating roller-custom.properties

In this exercise, you'll create a roller-custom.properties file with the basic parameters and I'll show you where it has to be saved.

1. Open a Terminal window ( Start | All Programs | Applications | Accessories | Notepad) and type the following lines after the ~$ prompt, pressing Enter after each line:

   cd /usr/local/tomcat/webapps/roller/WEB-INF/classes
   sudo gedit roller-custom.properties
   

2. If needed, type the sudo password and press Enter. The text editor will appear next. Type the following lines inside the blank area, pressing Enter after each line:

   installation.type=auto
   database.configurationType=jndi
   database.jndi.name=jdbc/rollerdb
   mail.configurationType=jndi
   mail.jndi.name=mail/Session
   

3. Select File | Save from the text editor menu bar to save the roller-custom.properties file inside Apache Roller's WEB-INF/classes folder:

   

4. Close the text editor and also type exit on the Terminal window to close it.

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