A few words on VirtualBox
- If you are not familiar with VirtualBox, you can read the documentation and download the software from Oracle's web site.
- Once VirtualBox is installed and running, you import the .ova distribution image using the File / Import Appliance function.
- The default network connection for the Virtual Machines is NAT. This will work well for the case of logging in and examining the VM and containers. To connect to services hosted by the VM from the outside, you'll likely want to switch the network to bridged mode. This will give the VM an IP address from your network's DHCP server and provide you with the ability to access services from a browser. Remember, if you are on a public network, the VM will be exposed to the world and we publish the password on this web site. When you complete the process below, you'll be able to see the COmanage login web page.
Issue the following commands to configure Grouper:
cd work ./setup.sh
The setup.sh script generates a new keypair, a certificate signing request, and a self-signed certificate. The script defaults to a test environment and makes the self-siged certificate available for use. For a production environment, take the certificate signing request from work/crypto/server.csr, have it signed by a commercial CA.
Issue the following commands to build the containers:
cd /home/grouper/build/grouper bin/build.sh
Issue the following commands to run the containers:
cd /home/grouper/run/ bin/run.sh
*** Wait for grouper to start. This can take a couple of minutes the first time
Then browse to: https://YOUR-IP-OR-DNS/grouper/
Note: your first connection to this URL will be very slow and may time out - try again - be patient
Login: GrouperSystem/XXXXXXXXXX
See Grouper Training once you have successfully logged in