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> After installation, follow the checklist below to ensure that
you have a successful installation. If you do not see a
recommended setting for a parameter, consider leaving it at the
default while you perform your initial tests on your Bugzilla
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><P
> Bring up "editparams.cgi" in your web browser. For
instance, to edit parameters at mozilla.org, the URL would
be <A
HREF="http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/editparams.cgi"
TARGET="_top"
> http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/editparams.cgi</A
>, also
available under the "edit parameters" link on your query
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> Set "maintainer" to <EM
>your</EM
> email address.
This allows Bugzilla's error messages to display your email
address and allow people to contact you for help.
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><P
> Set "urlbase" to the URL reference for your Bugzilla
installation. If your bugzilla query page is at
http://www.foo.com/bugzilla/query.cgi, your url base is
http://www.foo.com/bugzilla/
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> Set "usebuggroups" to "on" <EM
>only</EM
> if you
need to restrict access to products. I suggest leaving this
parameter <EM
>off</EM
> while initially testing
your Bugzilla.
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></LI
><LI
><P
> Set "usebuggroupsentry" to "on" if you want to restrict
access to products. Once again, if you are simply testing
your installation, I suggest against turning this parameter
on; the strict security checking may stop you from being
able to modify your new entries.
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> Set "shadowdb" to "bug_shadowdb" if you will be running a
*very* large installation of Bugzilla. The shadow database
enables many simultaneous users to read and write to the
database without interfering with one another.
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> Enabling "shadowdb" can adversely affect the stability
of your installation of Bugzilla. You may frequently
need to manually synchronize your databases, or schedule
nightly syncs via "cron"
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> Once again, in testing you should avoid this option
-- use it if or when you <EM
>need</EM
> to use
it, and have repeatedly run into the problem it was designed
to solve -- very long wait times while attempting to commit
a change to the database.
</P
><P
> If you use the "shadowdb" option, it is only natural that
you should turn the "queryagainstshadowdb" option "On" as
well. Otherwise you are replicating data into a shadow
database for no reason!
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> If you have custom logos or HTML you must put in place to
fit within your site design guidelines, place the code in
the "headerhtml", "footerhtml", "errorhtml", "bannerhtml",
or "blurbhtml" text boxes.
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> The "headerhtml" text box is the HTML printed out
<EM
>before</EM
> any other code on the page.
If you have a special banner, put the code for it in
"bannerhtml". You may want to leave these settings at
the defaults initially.
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><P
> Add any text you wish to the "passwordmail" parameter box.
For instance, many people choose to use this box to give a
quick training blurb about how to use Bugzilla at your site.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
> Ensure "newemailtech" is "on". Your users will thank you.
This is the default in the post-2.12 world, and is only an
issue if you are upgrading.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
> Do you want to use the QA Contact ("useqacontact") and
status whiteboard ("usestatuswhiteboard") fields? These
fields are useful because they allow for more flexibility,
particularly when you have an existing Quality Assurance
and/or Release Engineering team, but they may not be needed
for smaller installations.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
> Set "whinedays" to the amount of days you want to let bugs
go in the "New" or "Reopened" state before notifying people
they have untouched new bugs. If you do not plan to use
this feature, simply do not set up the whining cron job
described in the installation instructions, or set this
value to "0".
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
> Set the "commenton" options according to your site policy.
It is a wise idea to require comments when users resolve,
reassign, or reopen bugs.
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> It is generally far better to require a developer
comment when resolving bugs than not. Few things are
more annoying to bug database users than having a
developer mark a bug "fixed" without any comment as to
what the fix was (or even that it was truly fixed!)
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> Set "supportwatchers" to "On". This feature is helpful for
team leads to monitor progress in their respective areas,
and can offer many other benefits, such as allowing a
developer to pick up a former engineer's bugs without
requiring her to change all the information in the bug.
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