Re: [cobalt-users] Installed Raq3 glibc Update, Fried Admin Interface

["Steve Bassi" <Steve@xxxxxxxxx>]

Just to keep anyone with the same problem informed.

Cobalt are still working on this - they are still logged into my RAQ and
have been for over 9 hours.

As soon as I get further news, I will post

Best Regards

Steve Bassi
London UK
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Shander" <mark@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <Steve@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 7:34 PM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Installed Raq3 glibc Update, Fried Admin
Interface


> Hi Steve,
>
> This works with the following exceptions:
>
>  * The server monitoring functions (indicator light colors) report
> having no data (they report grabbing data every 15 minutes and haven't
> grabbed any).
>
>  * As you mentioned, no virtual host stuff is available
>
>  * The file .s.PGSQL.5583 is recreated and needs to be continually
> manually deleted as the symptom returns.
>
> I have to join in with the folks here who are upset that this was made
> available without extensive testing.  What's worse is that there was no
> notification that installing this package would require a reboot.  Talk
> about panic!  Guess I'll go back to installing updates at low traffic
> times and after others have had experienced the heartache we're now
> going through.  I applaud Cobalt for trying to get security patches out
> ASAP - it's the obvious lack of testing that's killing us.  If they're
> looking for volunteers for testing, I bet a lot of us would volunteer to
> run duplicate boxes (only content mirrored) and assist and report on the
> results.
>
> Thanks to all for your help.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Mark
>
> ===================================
>
> Cobalt have fixed most of the problem:
>
> This is what they did
>
> "basically a file called .s.PGSQL.5583 creates in /tmp and thats what
> causes
> the server error all you have to do is delete that file"
>
> Unfortunately there is still a minor problem in that the virtual site
> list
> wont come up and they are working on that and should have it resolved
> shortly and I will post details
>
> Best Regards
>
> Steve Bassi
> London UK
>
>