• Introduction
• LDAP Configuration
• Admin Log In
• Main Configuration Page
• Main Properties Configuration
• Database Configuration

The first time you go to Metacat after installation or upgrade, you will be directed to a series of configuration screens. You can also get there explicitly even after Metacat is configured by typing:

      http://<yourserver.yourdomain.com>/<yourcontext>/admin
    

      http://<yourserver.yourdomain.com>:8080/<yourcontext>/admin
    

The system will follow these rules in order to determine the order that the configuration will occur:

• Is LDAP Configured? If not, show LDAP Configuration Section. You will need to have LDAP configured in order to define administrative accounts and authenticate as one of these users via LDAP.
• Are you logged in as an administrative user? If not, show Administrator Login Page. You can only configure Metacat as an administrator.
• Are main properties, skins or database unconfigured. If so, show Main Configuration Page
  • Note that you will not be able to select the database configuration utility until main properties have been configured.
• Are all sections configured. If so, show Main Configuration Page but Include instructions for restarting Metacat server.

See the following sections for descriptions of how each of these work.