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Today's Topics:

   1. RE: qube3 DHCP problems (Rodolfo J. Paiz (E-mail))
   2. RE: Web Sites for multidomains. (Rodolfo J. Paiz (E-mail))
   3. RE: aliases (Rodolfo J. Paiz (E-mail))
   4. RE: Fw: [Raq 3] Setup problem (telnet work, ftp work, web doesn't work) (Rodolfo J. Paiz (E-mail))
   5. RE: Mirrors  - Off topic (Rodolfo J. Paiz (E-mail))
   6. OFF TOPIC Re: [cobalt-users] Calling European/Aussie domain pointing
       help? (Jeff Lasman)
   7. Re: RE: problems with FTP (Jeff Lasman)
   8. Re: C/C++ compiled programs (Jeff Lasman)
   9. RE: Web Sites for multidomains (Rodolfo J. Paiz (E-mail))
  10. RE: Cobalt Bandwidth Calculation Software (Rodolfo J. Paiz (E-mail))
  11. RE: Customizing httpd.conf entries for each virtual site (Rodolfo J. Paiz (E-mail))
  12. RE: Web Sites for multidomains (Donna)
  13. RE: Cobalt Bandwidth Calculation Software (Donna)
  14. Re: i should know this one .... (Alfredo)
  15. Re: C/C++ compiled programs (Mike Fritsch)

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Message: 1
From: "Rodolfo J. Paiz \(E-mail\)" <rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] qube3 DHCP problems
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 22:21:01 -0600
Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

> i just received my Qube3, set it up and nothing happened.
> specifically, the DHCP server did not appear to be serving
> on the primary ethernet port and the secondary port's DHCP
> client was having problems getting an address from my DSL
> modem.
>
> during the boot process, the LCD display shows the Qube3
> looking for a DHCP server and then displaying DHCP FAILED!
> i had thought that the message indicated that the Qube3
> could not find a DHCP server. it should not be able to find
> a server since it is going to be the one doing the serving.
> i've tried letting the network auto-configure run and i've
> mnaually set an address for the port both with no results.

Silly question but... on first setup, when it can't find a DHCP server, this
means it's going to ask you to enter one using the LCD display. Your message
isn't clear on this, so: did you in fact enter an IP address, netmask, and
gateway using the LCD and buttons?

If not, this is most definitely your problem. If so, let us know what
configuration you're using and what else you've tried as diagnostics.

--
Rodolfo J. Paiz
rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>



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Message: 2
From: "Rodolfo J. Paiz \(E-mail\)" <rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] Web Sites for multidomains.
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 22:23:12 -0600
Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

> you could do it simply enough by calling the page you need in
> a frameset after setting up proper dns etc for each

True, but this requires doing something about the HTML displayed by a site
before it gets to the actual content supplied by the customer. I'd rather
set up the server *only* and leave all HTML and content to them, which
disqualifies this option. Good thought if they're all your sites, though.

--
Rodolfo J. Paiz
rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>



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Message: 3
From: "Rodolfo J. Paiz \(E-mail\)" <rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] aliases
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 22:24:58 -0600
Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

>  I try to add one aliases and server inform already in use...
>  i remove user and try again... same error :(

Check to make sure that no *user* has the same name. You can repeat aliases
across different virtual domains (many "webmaster") aliases, but users have
to be totally unique on the server. If there's a "jsmith" user, he'll get
all mail for jsmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx no matter what.

--
Rodolfo J. Paiz
rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>



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Message: 4
From: "Rodolfo J. Paiz \(E-mail\)" <rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] Fw: [Raq 3] Setup problem (telnet work, ftp work, web doesn't work)
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 22:31:14 -0600
Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

> i try the ftp and it work with admin admin
> the telnet also
>
> just the web service seams down (i try port 80, 81, 82, 8080)

First, telnet to the box, then type:

         /etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd restart

then try it again. See if this works. Also, type:

         dmesg | more

to get a list of the messages the server gave during boot; this may contain
some useful information.

Others may have more ideas; let us know if any of this worked.

--
Rodolfo J. Paiz
rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>



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Message: 5
From: "Rodolfo J. Paiz \(E-mail\)" <rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] Mirrors  - Off topic
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 22:53:20 -0600
Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

> Have you looked into the mirror perl script?
>
> http://sunsite.org.uk/packages/mirror/
>
> This is what I use.  Works like a charm.

Several sites, including the LDP which I'd like to mirror, prefer using
rsync to do the mirroring rather than mirror. However, I've spent time
trying to figure this out and had no luck. You wouldn't happen to know the
right syntax for rsync, would ya?

--
Rodolfo J. Paiz
rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>



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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 21:01:39 -0800
From: Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Organization: nobaloney.net
To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: OFF TOPIC Re: [cobalt-users] Calling European/Aussie domain pointing 
 help?
Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Carrie Bartkowiak wrote:

> If you wish to use it as a DNS server,
> then the DNS administrator of hawke.allaboutchoice.com needs to configure it
> to know about deepblueweb.com.au, BEFORE you re-submit this delegation
> form."

Actually, it looks like it is authoritative:

  [admin@joshua admin]$ nslookup
  Default Server:  joshua.ez-access.com
  Address:  216.116.124.170
  
  > server hawke.allaboutchoice.com
  Default Server:  hawke.allaboutchoice.com
  Address:  208.155.66.220
  
  > deepblueweb.com.au
  Server:  hawke.allaboutchoice.com
  Address:  208.155.66.220
  
  Name:    deepblueweb.com.au
  Address:  208.155.72.24
  
  > set type=ns
  > deepblueweb.com.au
  Server:  hawke.allaboutchoice.com
  Address:  208.155.66.220
  
  deepblueweb.com.au      nameserver = hawke.allaboutchoice.com
  deepblueweb.com.au      nameserver = raven.allaboutchoice.com
  hawke.allaboutchoice.com        internet address = 208.155.66.220
  > exit

However, your whois record for allaboutchoice.com shows that raven &
hawke are the nameservers for the domain:

   Domain servers in listed order:
      RAVEN.ALLABOUTCHOICE.COM
      HAWKE.ALLABOUTCHOICE.COM

But look what happens when I try to lookup the nameservers using
themselves:

  [admin@joshua admin]$ nslookup
  Default Server:  joshua.ez-access.com
  Address:  216.116.124.170
  
  > server raven.allaboutchoice.com
  Default Server:  raven.allaboutchoice.com
  Address:  208.155.66.219
  
  > raven.allaboutchoice.com
  Server:  raven.allaboutchoice.com
  Address:  208.155.66.219
  
  *** raven.allaboutchoice.com can't find raven.allaboutchoice.com:
Non-existent host/domain
  > exit

Looks to me like your nameservers aren't set up properly.

> Both
> name servers are in her SOA, so I don't know where to go from here. But like
> I said, I'll look for your posts from the last couple of days and see if
> it's covered there, and dig around on SOA in the archives.

But the nameservers themselves aren't set up correctly <frown>.

> ||>Or you can host your DNS elsewhere, with someone who knows DNS well
> ||>enough so these and other issues don't bite you.
> 
> It's a pain, but I *want* them to bite me, otherwise I won't know how to fix
> them. :)

Okay.  Do you want the domain to be a learning experience or a working
one <smile>?  It's your call <smile, again>.

And no, we're absolutely not cost-effective for only one domain,
although we do host DNS for several "single-domains", simply because the
companies want good DNS.

> Are you getting the feeling yet that I'm a real hands-on kind of person?

Yes <smile>.

> I was 9 when I got my first Commodore64 and I've been eyebrow-deep in PCs ever
> since.

They came out somewhere around 1979 or 80, right <smile>.  I was in my
30s by then.  I did have the second TRS-80 model I sold in San
Francisco, though <smile>.

I wrote a version of PILOT that was ported to the Commodore Pet, but I
don't think it was ever ported to the 64.

> The sad part though, is that I migrated to the WinBloze side of
> things and am just now getting into *nix systems.

And I've been with Unix since the best-selling commercial Unix was
Xenix, developed by Microsoft, and working on the venerable TRS-80 Model
II 8-bit system.  I've run x86-based Unix since the 80s (SCO), and Linux
since kernel version 0.99 <smile, again>.

> I miss DOS, dammit!

Which one?  TRS-DOS, DOS+, NEWDOS, LDOS, PC-DOS, or MS-DOS?  Or do you
mean "DOS" for mainframes <smile>?  (I was VP of Software development
for Lobo when we contracted to have LDOS written for us.)

> Better stop now before other list members have me hung for chatting. <grin>

Too late, done!
-- 
Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
nobaloney.net
P. O. Box 52672
Riverside, CA  92517
voice: (909) 787-8589  *  fax: (909) 782-0205


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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 21:06:50 -0800
From: Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Organization: nobaloney.net
To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] RE: problems with FTP
Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

"Rodolfo J. Paiz (E-mail)" wrote:

> No; you create a 104.197.38.in-addr.arpa file. Forward and reverse DNS is
> done the same way, but with different files. Also, "A" records go from name
> to number; "PTR" records are used to go from number to name.
> 
> Note that the in-addr.arpa file will have different names depending on the
> network. The 104.197.38.in-addr.arpa name I mentioned assumes you run the
> whole /24 (C-class) network; if you have a different subnet, the name will
> be different.

I'm presuming he's using the Raq gui to administer his DNS.  If so, then
yes, he can just create a pointer record for the IP#.

Of course, it won't work if reverse DNS hasn't been specifically
delegated to him, and most providers do NOT delegate it.

Jeff
-- 
Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
nobaloney.net
P. O. Box 52672
Riverside, CA  92517
voice: (909) 787-8589  *  fax: (909) 782-0205


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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 21:08:32 -0800
From: Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Organization: nobaloney.net
To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] C/C++ compiled programs
Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Mike Fritsch wrote:
> 
> Are there any hazards/risks of running C/C++ compiled programs in a cgi-bin
> directory?

Yes.

Jeff
-- 
Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
nobaloney.net
P. O. Box 52672
Riverside, CA  92517
voice: (909) 787-8589  *  fax: (909) 782-0205


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Message: 9
From: "Rodolfo J. Paiz \(E-mail\)" <rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] Web Sites for multidomains
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 23:29:49 -0600
Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

> Yeah, this is a good way to do it and preserve the domain's email
> capabilities for all four domains. BUT David needs that IP address to
> assign to the sites. You could also just do a set of soa records
> without a site (again, you need the specific IP) or just hack the
> httpd.conf file to make those domains aliases of the receiving site
> (works even with name-based hosting) but those two latter solutions
> would not permit email service. On the Raq, you need an actual site
> for that. So you're right, this is probably the best way to do it --
> follow Carrie's advice, David. :-)

However, and since we're on the subject, two of my new-found customers have
reserved all three TLD variants (com, net, org) of their names but only
expect to use one. They would like anything that arrives at the others to be
automatically redirected and served by the .com variant. Having the name
change from .net to .com is a non-issue.

So I want indahaus.(com|net|org), with or without the "www," all to resolve
to www.indahaus.com. After a @!$#%$%# lot of reading, it appears I may have
mistakenly stumbled over some Truth. I have this in my httpd.conf file...

<VirtualHost www.indahaus.com>
     ServerName    www.indahaus.com
     ServerAlias   indahaus.com
     ServerAdmin   webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxx
     DocumentRoot  /home/sites/www.indahaus.com/html
     ErrorLog      /home/sites/www.indahaus.com/logs/error_log
     TransferLog   /home/sites/www.indahaus.com/logs/access_log
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost www.indahaus.net>
     ServerName    www.indahaus.net
     ServerAlias   indahaus.net
     Redirect      permanent / http://www.indahaus.com
</VirtualHost>

...and (drum roll) oh my God I think it actually works. However, I have no
idea what sendmail will make of this mess. Could someone take a look at what
I've posted here and give me their opinions? Will the mail go through? Is
there perhaps a better way?

I have a full set of DNS records for each domain, pointed at the same IP
address (name-based hosting only for all my sites), and with MX records for
each site all pointing to smtp.indahaus.com.

At this point, I'm doing this on a vanilla RedHat 7.0 box, so I can ensure
that whatever gets trashed doesn't kill a production server. Once it works,
then I'll port over to the production machine.

I know this is technically an Apache question, but since I do at least own
some Cobalt gear, maybe someone will take pity on me.  :)  Besides, if I'm
right, then this might help some other guy/gal just as lost as I...

--
Rodolfo J. Paiz
rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>



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Message: 10
From: "Rodolfo J. Paiz \(E-mail\)" <rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] Cobalt Bandwidth Calculation Software
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 22:48:24 -0600
Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Are any of these packages available as either Cobalt .PKG or standard RedHat
.RPM formats? I'm getting bolder with time, but so far "tarball" ranks right
up there with "prostate cancer" in the list of My Favorite Things.

I'm on very low-bandwidth links (two 128-Kbps links so far) so bandwidth
monitoring within the same box for name-based sites would be an awesome
thing. By the way, when monitoring traffic, what do these measuring tools
measure? Just HTTP, or FTP and mail too?

--
Rodolfo J. Paiz
rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>



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Message: 11
From: "Rodolfo J. Paiz \(E-mail\)" <rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] Customizing httpd.conf entries for each virtual site
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 23:50:35 -0600
Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

> How can I customize the entries that go into httpd.conf for
> each and every new virtual site?
>
> E.g., I want to add the following lines, for each and every
> virtual host. (Now, I do it manually...)
>
> DirectoryIndex index.php3 index.phtml
> AddType application/x-httpd-php .phtml .php3 .php4 .php

Don't do it for each virtual site. The first (long) part of the httpd.conf
file deals with server-wide configuration. Add these lines in, and they
apply to every single site.

I don't know what to do if the GUI discards your changes. Someone else may
have a way around that if it happens. Check the archives, I've seen this
before.

--
Rodolfo J. Paiz
rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>



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Message: 12
Reply-To: <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
From: "Donna" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] Web Sites for multidomains
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 17:24:32 +1100

> Rodolfo J. Paiz
> Sent: Wednesday, 13 December 2000 4:30
>
> So I want indahaus.(com|net|org), with or without the "www,"
> all to resolve
> to www.indahaus.com. After a @!$#%$%# lot of reading, it
> appears I may have
> mistakenly stumbled over some Truth. I have this in my
> httpd.conf file...
>
> <VirtualHost www.indahaus.com>
>      ServerName    www.indahaus.com
>      ServerAlias   indahaus.com
>      ServerAdmin   webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>      DocumentRoot  /home/sites/www.indahaus.com/html
>      ErrorLog      /home/sites/www.indahaus.com/logs/error_log
>      TransferLog   /home/sites/www.indahaus.com/logs/access_log
> </VirtualHost>
>
> <VirtualHost www.indahaus.net>
>      ServerName    www.indahaus.net
>      ServerAlias   indahaus.net
>      Redirect      permanent / http://www.indahaus.com
> </VirtualHost>


This will work just as well

 <VirtualHost www.indahaus.com>
      ServerName    www.indahaus.com
      ServerAlias   indahaus.com indahaus.net indahaus.org
      ServerAdmin   webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxx
      DocumentRoot  /home/sites/www.indahaus.com/html
      ErrorLog      /home/sites/www.indahaus.com/logs/error_log
      TransferLog   /home/sites/www.indahaus.com/logs/access_log
 </VirtualHost>

I usually just add the .com using the GUI, then add the extra
server aliases to the .conf file when I need them.

>
> ...and (drum roll) oh my God I think it actually works.
> However, I have no
> idea what sendmail will make of this mess. Could someone take
> a look at what
> I've posted here and give me their opinions? Will the mail go
> through? Is
> there perhaps a better way?

It's the apache web server conf file, sendmail won't make
anything of it. You'll need to edit your etc/mail/virtusertable
to include catch-alls for the alaised domains, and also be sure
to add both the www.xyz.net and xyz.net into the mail GUI for
relaying/accepting mail.

>
> I have a full set of DNS records for each domain, pointed at
> the same IP
> address (name-based hosting only for all my sites), and with
> MX records for
> each site all pointing to smtp.indahaus.com.

If the DNS is set up right (and sounds like it is) it should work
fine.

>
> At this point, I'm doing this on a vanilla RedHat 7.0 box, so
> I can ensure
> that whatever gets trashed doesn't kill a production server.
> Once it works,
> then I'll port over to the production machine.

Well, my metioning the GUI won't help on RH7, but the end result
is the same on either machine.

--
Donna Lever
Smart Artist Web Services
http://www.smartartist.com.au/


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Message: 13
Reply-To: <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
From: "Donna" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] Cobalt Bandwidth Calculation Software
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 17:29:23 +1100


> Rodolfo J. Paiz
> (E-mail)
> Sent: Wednesday, 13 December 2000 3:48


> I'm getting bolder with time, but so far
> "tarball" ranks right
> up there with "prostate cancer" in the list of My Favorite
Things.

Just for everyone's general interest, I keep this handy for
reference. I can't remember where it came from originally,
perhaps CPAN or perl.com, but the instructions are pretty
straightforward.

As we all now, this kind of thing is always use at your own risk
re the warranty, etc.

You have a file ending in .tar.gz (or, less often, .zip). You
know there's a tasty module inside. There are four steps you must
now take:

DECOMPRESS the file
UNPACK the file into a directory
BUILD the module (sometimes unnecessary)
INSTALL the module.

Here's how to perform each step for each operating system. This
is not a substitute for reading the README and INSTALL files that
might have come with your
module!

Also note that these instructions are tailored for installing the
module into your system's repository of Perl modules. But you can
install modules into any directory you
wish. For instance, where I say perl Makefile.PL, you can
substitute perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=/my/perl_directory to install
the modules into
/my/perl_directory. Then you can use the modules from your Perl
programs with use lib "/my/perl_directory/lib/site_perl"; or
sometimes just
use "/my/perl_directory";.

     If you're on Unix,

     You can use Andreas Koenig's CPAN module
 http://www.perl.com/CPAN/modules/by-module/CPAN ) to automate
the following steps, from
     DECOMPRESS through INSTALL.

     A. DECOMPRESS

     Decompress the file with gzip -d yourmodule.tar.gz

     You can get gzip from ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu.

     Or, you can combine this step with the next to save disk
space:

            gzip -dc myfile.tar.gz | tar -x

     B. UNPACK

     Unpack the result with tar -xof yourmodule.tar

     C. BUILD

     Go into the newly-created directory and type:

             perl Makefile.PL
             make
             make test

     D. INSTALL

     While still in that directory, type:

             make install

     Make sure you have the appropriate permissions to install
the module in your Perl 5 library directory. Often, you'll need
to be root.

     That's all you need to do on Unix systems with dynamic
linking. Most Unix systems have dynamic linking -- if yours
doesn't, or if for another reason you have
     a statically-linked perl, and the module requires
compilation, you'll need to build a new Perl binary that includes
the module. Again, you'll probably need to be
     root.


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Message: 14
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 01:45:45 -0500
To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
From: Alfredo <alfredo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] i should know this one ....
Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

>
>I created a new user in my main site and gave that user site admin
>privileges. This user was placed by the machine in the
>site-adm:x:111:
>line.

"main site"? Uh oh! That doesn't sound right.

>I added the user to the end of sites 5 and 6. I did the cp group group-
>command as well.

No, wait up, Carrie. The user you're appointing site administrator 
should be appointed through the GUI -- create the user in that site 
and make the designation by clicking the box that makes him/her site 
administrator. That's the way it works on Raq3 -- I'd have to guess 
there's something similar on Raq4. But the main thing is that site 
admins should be created through the GUI because that writes to the 
appropriate files for you.

Let me explain the "bug" we're talking about. The server 
administrator (Carrie) must create a new site -- right? I mean 
someone just can't go to your server and create a new site. So you do 
that and when you do, Raq makes YOU the administrator of the site.

So then you go to create a user for that site and name that person 
site administrator; the Raq dutifully adds that person to the site 
administrator's list in etc/group. Works perfectly! Only one problem: 
when it adds the new site administrator, it does NOT remove YOU from 
that site administrator list. As a result, you and the user you 
designate as site admin end up both being site admins. And, after 32 
sites, you end up having problems so this is why you need to remove 
yourself as site admin from as many sites as you can.

Sooo...after creating the new site administrator through GUI, you 
THEN go and erase the "admin" (i.e. YOU) from each line where it's 
appropriate. Right? You're adding the new site administrator through 
the gui which works perfectly and taking away the server admin 
through Telnet because the gui doesn't do that at all. :-)

>Tried FTP'ing in... I could move up as far as /home/sites/home, but no
>further. Also can't change directories to site5 or 6.

Yeah, well, but now you have to ftp in AS THAT USER with the 
directory /web and that will take you to the specific web site 
directory. Don't go in as admin if you've made a user a site 
administrator -- go into that site as that user.

configs for your ftp client:

hostname: your server's domain name
username: the user who is now administrator of the site -- their username
password: the password for that person
directory: /web

It's supposed to take you right to the site's web directory.

>
>I notice that the only users in my 'wheel' line are root and admin. Do I
>need to put the new user in the wheel line?
>Or there is this line:
>admin:x:27:admin
>Does the new user need to go in this line?

Don't worry about that -- it will be taken care of after you've 
created your user and made him/her site admin through the gui!

Just try the above and see how it works and email me (off list if you 
want) if there are more problems. This is like baking a pie -- once 
you get the crust right, you can do it every time.

Alfredo (who ALWAYS makes good crust)
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Message: 15
From: "Mike Fritsch" <mfritsch@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] C/C++ compiled programs
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 23:49:42 -0800
Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Thanks for the answer Jeff.

      Does a RaQ3 come default and able to run compiled C programs? Is there
any safe way to run C/C++ compiled programs?

Mike


> Mike Fritsch wrote:
> >
> > Are there any hazards/risks of running C/C++ compiled programs in a
cgi-bin
> > directory?
>
> Yes.
>
> Jeff
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