Re: [cobalt-users] Complete Server Restore

[Rickard Osser <ricky@xxxxxxxx>]

Download both perl-5.004_04-C4.mips.rpm and
special-sauce-2800raq_english-5.0-5.noarch.rpm
from ftp://ftp.cobaltnet.com/pub/products/raq2/RPMS

do "rpm -Uvh --force --nodeps
special-sauce-2800raq_english-5.0-5.noarch.rpm perl-5.004_04-C4.mips.rpm"

This will reinstall the original perl with DynaLoader.pm and special-sauce
which contains the Monitor.pm. Then delete the /var/lib/cobalt/*.md5lst
file which has RaQ2 update in it's name, and reinstall all the updates.

This will upgrade your system.

And don't install Custom Modules from CPAN if you don't know what they're
gonna do, it breaks your warranty! :)

Best regards,


Rickard Osser
Manager
Osser Brosoft AB		Distributor of Cobalt Networks servers
Maria Bangata 6			Computer Consultants
S-118 63 Stockholm, Sweden	Networking, DOS/Win/Mac/Linux/Unix
Tel: +46-8-798 29 27		E-mail: ricky@xxxxxxxx
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On Wed, 15 Dec 1999, John Bacon wrote:

> Hi David.......thanks so much for the tip!
> 
> Really and truly nothing is screwed up other than mismatched versions of system DB files......
> 
> I was so tired....I can't remember exactly what happened.....but so many pm files were updated from CPAN......
> 
> The email/web server/ftp work fine.....but the dynaloder.pm and cobalt's moitor.pm aren't being able to execute....they are looking for the older, now non existing .pm files...
> 
> I just lost my virginity to Cobalt Tech support........  they were so nice yesterday...I thought everything was going to be ok.......now they guy who was helping me said he didn't have time to fix it but could charge me if I wanted......lol.......that was the last I've heard.
> 
> I've been searching the list archives....I don't have the restore CD....but I do have entire server config backups....
> 
> What do you think?
>  
> John Bacon
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: abc-123.net 
>   To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>   Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 1999 5:53 PM
>   Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Complete Server Restore
> 
> 
>   Do you have the restore cd? This is the best way, as it makes the server brand new again. You can also do this
>   /usr/local/sbin/sysreset -f
>   This will reset it back to factory settings, unless you have a lot screwed up on the server. Which it sounds like you do.
>   Email me privately if you need a better solution.
>   David
>     ----- Original Message ----- 
>     From: John Bacon 
>     To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>     Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 1999 5:32 PM
>     Subject: [cobalt-users] Complete Server Restore
> 
> 
>     Does anyone know how or if the Cobalt OS can be reinstalled?
> 
>     I've got a Raq2 with all sorts of problems and only 6 sites on it......
> 
>     I could probably reload all the sites faster than screwing around with everything thats wrong.
> 
>     The GUI is pretty much non functional at this point......
> 
> 
>     J.C. Bacon
>