Install Adempiere 3.5.4 on Centos 5.4 / PostgreSQL 8.4.2

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Summary

Please find instructions for a quick install guide of Adempiere 3.5.4 on Centos 5.4 / PostgreSQL 8.4.2. Please feel free to add or correct as necessary.

Prepare CentOS

Disable SELinux security

In GNOME, go to System/Administration/Security Level and Firewall.

Ensure SELinux is Disabled.

Import the PostgreSQL Yum Repo

rpm -Uvh http://yum.pgsqlrpms.org/reporpms/8.4/pgdg-centos-8.4-1.noarch.rpm

Install PostgreSQL

yum install -y postgresql-server

Configure PostgreSQL

service postgresql initdb
cd /var/lib/pgsql/data

vi pg_hba.conf

Edit this file an add an entry for your local network

vi postgresql.conf

Add the line:

listen_addressses = '*'

This allows postgresql to listen on all addresses. Logins are restricted according to the pg_hba.conf edited above and also your iptables firewall rules.

Start PostgreSQL

service postgresql start

Prepare PostgreSQL

psql
create database adempiere;
create role adempiere;
create schema adempiere;
\q

Install Java

su - 
mkdir /u01
cd /u01

Get the latest ".bin" installation file from the Oracle/Sun website and download it to the /u01 directory. As of this writing the latest version is 6u18.

chmod +x jdk-6u18-linux-x64.bin
./jdk-6u18-linux-x64.bin

You can only continue if you accept the proposed license agreement.

cd
nano .bash_profile

# .bash_profile

# Get the aliases and functions
if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then
       . ~/.bashrc
fi

# User specific environment and startup programs
PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin
export PATH
unset USERNAME

# Java Settings
JAVA_HOME=/u01/jdk1.6.0_18; export JAVA_HOME 

# Adempiere Settings
ADEMPIERE_HOME=/u01/Adempiere; export ADEMPIERE_HOME

Install ADempiere

cd /u01
tar -xzvf Adempiere_353a.tar.gz

Additional information

* Upgrading PostgreSQL 8.1 to 8.4 on CentOS 5.5