Finalize installation for Ubuntu and Debian¶

This section applies to Ubuntu 14.04 (LTS) and Debian.

1. Obtain the /etc/swift/swift.conf file from the Object Storage source repository:

   # curl -o /etc/swift/swift.conf \
     https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/swift/plain/etc/swift.conf-sample?h=stable/newton
   

2. Edit the /etc/swift/swift.conf file and complete the following actions:

   • In the [swift-hash] section, configure the hash path prefix and suffix for your environment.

     [swift-hash]
     ...
     swift_hash_path_suffix = HASH_PATH_SUFFIX
     swift_hash_path_prefix = HASH_PATH_PREFIX
     

     Replace HASH_PATH_PREFIX and HASH_PATH_SUFFIX with unique values.

     Warning

     Keep these values secret and do not change or lose them.

   • In the [storage-policy:0] section, configure the default storage policy:

     [storage-policy:0]
     ...
     name = Policy-0
     default = yes
     

3. Copy the swift.conf file to the /etc/swift directory on each storage node and any additional nodes running the proxy service.

4. On all nodes, ensure proper ownership of the configuration directory:

   # chown -R root:swift /etc/swift
   

5. On the controller node and any other nodes running the proxy service, restart the Object Storage proxy service including its dependencies:

   # service memcached restart
   # service swift-proxy restart
   

6. On the storage nodes, start the Object Storage services:

   # swift-init all start
   

   Note

   The storage node runs many Object Storage services and the swift-init command makes them easier to manage. You can ignore errors from services not running on the storage node.