After a more a less successful installation of DNN 5.02.02, which OK'ed eventually after it first had some timeout errors during the DB upgrade process (note: this is a clean install, but it runs upgrade scripts regardless), the following error occurred when I tried to access the homepage (database setup was also ok, according to the logs):

Domain Name Windows Vista Does Not Exist In The Database

The error was (and is) very unclear, esp. because it doesn't say what domain name it can't find. However, after looking around, the Portals, PortalAlias and any related tables appeared to be completely empty. Trying to manually fill these in, as the text on the error page suggested, didn't help: too many dependent tables need updating and errors are easily made.

Later, I tried a new install, new database, new location, different target domain. Instead of selecting "Custom" installation in the final step, I selected "Auto" installation. This worked. Then I checked the logs and found that the first install ended with:

00:01:59.634 - Installing Optional AuthSystems:
00:01:59.634 -   Installing Package File LiveID_01.00.01_Install:  Success
00:01:59.949 -   Installing Package File OpenID_02.00.00_Install:  Success
00:02:00.481 - Installing Optional Packages:

Upgrade Complete

And the second install ended with:

00:03:38.426 - Installing Optional AuthSystems:
00:03:38.427 -   Installing Package File LiveID_01.00.01_Install:  Success
00:03:38.717 -   Installing Package File OpenID_02.00.00_Install:  Success
00:03:39.041 - Installing Optional Packages:
00:03:39.044 -   Creating Portal: My Website
00:03:49.357 -   Successfully Installed Portal 0:

Installation Complete

So, my question: is it normal that "Custom" doesn't install the default portals? And how are you supposed to install those default portals if they aren't installed, is there a URL that I can call that would finish the installation for these optional packages? When portals are not created, can I call the scripts directly to do so post-install?

Thanks