[cobalt-users] Re: cobalt-users digest, Vol 1 #3302 - 16 msgs

["House of Jupiter" <montyharris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is the last digest I received.  Did I get taken off the list?

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>    1. Interchange and the Raq4 (Support)
>    2. HELP !!! SOS !!! Qube 3 Help Needed!!! (Franklin S. Werren)
>    3. Re: Newbie question on patches for RaQ 4i (Carrie Bartkowiak)
>    4. Frontpage time zone problem (Daryl Grace)
>    5. Re: Permission (Carrie Bartkowiak)
>    6. General RAQ2 Questions (Erich Zigler)
>    7. qube2 as sec DNS (Yohans Mendoza)
>    8. Re: Upgrading the hard drive on RAQ2 (Gerald Waugh)
>    9. RE: NameBased Hosting: Viewing a site with IP only (John M Troher)
>   10. RE: [RAQ3i] Problems with Admin in FTP (Patrick G.)
>   11. Re: HELP !!! SOS !!! Qube 3 Help Needed!!! (Gerald Young)
>   12. Webalizer puzzle (Jonothon Ortiz)
>   13. Re: Interchange and the Raq4 (Bradley Caricofe)
>   14. Re. Server Side Include Problem - RaQ3 (House of Jupiter)
>   15. Most users on a RaQ3? (House of Jupiter)
>   16. Re: Server Side Include Problem - RaQ3 (House of Jupiter)
>
> --__--__--
>
> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 15:31:39 -0500
> From: Support <Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Organization: http://www.JMG-Enterprises.com
> To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [cobalt-users] Interchange and the Raq4
> Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> I would like a Cobalt Raq4 user that uses Interchange E-commerce program
for
> their clients to contact me.  If not in this list for others to benefit
then
> maybe off list at Supoort@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  Here are my questions:
>
> 1) Where do you install the Tar Ball - In a user Directory, a set
directory, or
> a temporary directory to run the makecat file?
>
>
> 2) Do you use the same installation for all Virtual Accounts or do you
have to
> run the Tarball for each domain?
>
>
> Any other helpful instruction that will explain the structure of how this
will
> work on the Raq would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
> John D. Gorena
>
>
> --__--__--
>
> Message: 2
> From: "Franklin S. Werren" <fswerren@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 17:25:06 -0400
> Subject: [cobalt-users] HELP !!! SOS !!! Qube 3 Help Needed!!!
> Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Hi All;
>
> Lesson: Never Play with an Atomic Bomb with out the expectation of it
> going off!!!!
>
> Boy Did I SCREW UP!!!
> I think the heat got to me!!!
>
> I need a pkg file for a Qube 3 to do the following
> Should be real small.....
> All It needs to do is to either delete (I think) or copy over
> hosts.deny and hosts.allow files in /etc
> with the default files....
> I edited the 2 files and now I cannot telnet, ftp or retrieve my
> e-mail, but I can get into the GUI and install updates....
> So I did foreward my e-mail to another account...
>
> HELP!!!!
>
>
> Franklin S. Werren, webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxx   www.bagpipes.net
> Modem Madness Ringmaster at www.madbbs.com/webring/
> ICQ 8556386 or fswerren46 on AOL's IM or fswerren46 for MSN Messenger
>
> Frank's Radio, P.O. Box 990, Sherman NY 14781-0990
> www.franksradio.net
> For the best ISP in Chautauqua County NY and North West Pa
> go to www.madbbs.com    They treat you right.
>
>
>
>
> --__--__--
>
> Message: 3
> From: Carrie Bartkowiak <ravencarrie@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 17:27:30 -0400
> Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Newbie question on patches for RaQ 4i
> Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> On Mon, 27 Aug 2001 11:27:40 -0500, Jerry Kemp mumbled something
> like:
> >>How do you tell what patches are installed??
>
> In the GUI: Maintenance-->Install Software
> You'll find a list of installed patches here. They're listed
> alphabetically rather than numerically, so you'll have to look around
> a bit when comparing numbers.
>
> >>Do you need to be in single user mode to apply patches??
>
> You can install patches from the command line, but it's not
> necessary. Either copy the URL from the Cobalt support site and paste
> it into the URL field on the Install Software page (then hit Install
> this pkg package), or cd into /home/packages and wget the package.
> Then when you go to the Install Software page, the one you just wgot
> will be listed there for you, ready to install.
>
> >>Does the 4i have some type of a nice patch tool like PatchDiagTool
> >>like in the Solaris world??
>
> I'm not sure what this is but the RaQ does have the GUI install
> software page, so that might be akin to what you're looking for.
> There's nothing in the GUI that installs patches automatically,
> although there are plenty of scripts floating around in the archives
> (both here and on the cobalt-security list) that will do such things
> for you. I don't recommend installing patches until you've gotten
> reports from other, braver, users that things are bug-free.
>
> >>Is there some type of a FAQ or something that someone could
> >>send me the URL on that covers patching in the Cobalt/linux
> world???
>
> Here it is:
> Check the Cobalt support page for your particular blend of RaQ.
> Start from the bottom of the page and work your way up, comparing
> numbers to what's listed on your Install Software page.
> Copy/Paste the URLs for the patches (again, from the bottom up -
> that's oldest to newest) and hit the little button.
> Allow it to reboot if necessary.
> Cross your fingers and all ten of your toes. Pray - really hard.
> ;)
>
> That's it!
>
> >>  I have RTFM'ed the RaQ 4 manual several times, and although
> >>it covers quite a few topics, patches, are just
> >>not that obvious to me.
>
> While a lot of people bash Cobalt for their lack of documented
> support in so many areas, I can somewhat understand. There's no
> possible way that they can guess what level of knowledge every user
> is going to have. They can assume that someone will have a good look
> around the GUI before asking questions, but that's about it - and
> half the time people don't even do that. Just the cobalt-users list
> members range from the Linux/administration clueless to
> mega-cisco-network gods - trying to write a how-to manual on every
> little detail about the machine to span such a knowledge base is next
> to impossible.
>
> Welcome to the world of the little blue headaches!  *grin*
> --
> CarrieB
> "The point to remember is that what the government gives, it must
> first take away." --John S. Coleman
>
>
>
> --__--__--
>
> Message: 4
> From: "Daryl Grace" <sales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 16:26:06 -0700
> Subject: [cobalt-users] Frontpage time zone problem
> Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> I was wondering if any one has an answer to this question asked several
> months ago.  The server is correct.  Frontpage just does not use the the
> correct time zone.  Any help or suggestions!
>
> Thanks, Daryl Grace
>
>
> Does anyone have a fix for how to tell FrontPage 2000 to use the time zone
> setting on the Raq server when submitting a form?
>
> When submitting a form in FrontPage you have the option of also submitting
> the time and date as fields when the user submits a form.   How do I get
> FrontPage to use the TZ of the Raq server so that everyone's submissions
are
> based on the same time zone?  Currently I am in EST  or -05:00 however, no
> matter what time setting I choose the time always is -00.00  So the submit
> time is off.  Microsoft says this is a Cobalt issue and Cobalt has not
> answer either.
>
> Thanks
>
>
> --__--__--
>
> Message: 5
> From: Carrie Bartkowiak <ravencarrie@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 17:31:04 -0400
> Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Permission
> Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> On Mon, 27 Aug 2001 09:53:24 -0600, tradesho1 mumbled something like:
> >>My Raq3 Cobalt server has lost its permissions. That is the admin
> >>password does not allow me to ftp pages to the site.
>
> Most likely you have exceeded the limit of 32 sites per login. Once
> you get more sites than that on the box, admin can't frp upload new
> pages or make new folders via ftp. He can, however, overwrite
> existing pages. A real pain in the butt.
> There are quite a few varied 'cures' for this - check in the archives
> for '32 site limit' and you'll get back a ton of informative posts.
>
> Also check to make sure that all of your permissions are set properly
> in the GUI; especially for the customers who are having the same
> problem. Methinks that your ISP may have 'cured' this temporarily by
> messing up your customers' access.
> --
> CarrieB
> "The computer can't tell you the emotional story.  It can give you
> the exact mathematical design, but what's missing is the eyebrows."
> --Frank Zappa
>
>
>
> --__--__--
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 17:15:25 -0500
> From: Erich Zigler <erichz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [cobalt-users] General RAQ2 Questions
> Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> All,
>  I recently have had a customer quote thrown in my lap and the people
above
> me in the organization wanted to know if the RAQ 2 was capable of the
> following. I've read a little bit of documentation, and browsed the web
but
> I would prefer to hear it from the people who really have done this stuff
> day in and day out. You guys.
>
> Is the Cobalt RAQ 2 Capable Of:
> ---
>  MIVA Merchant Support
>  SSL
>  PHP 4
>  Minimum of 256MB of RAM
>  RealService Basic Support
>
> Also the user has requested a backup solution "preferably a second drive
in
> the machine." Is this possible, or something I shouldn't touch with a ten
> foot pole?
>
> I would greatly appreciate any help or advice anyone can give in this
> matter.
>
>  Thank you.
>
> --
> Erich Zigler
>
>
> --__--__--
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 16:20:07 -0700 (MST)
> From: Yohans Mendoza <yohans@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [cobalt-users] qube2 as sec DNS
> Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> hi all,
>
> How do you set a cube to act as your secondary dns?
>
> TIA
>
> --Yohans
>
>
>
> --__--__--
>
> Message: 8
> From: "Gerald Waugh" <gerald@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: <cjraven@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Upgrading the hard drive on RAQ2
> Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 18:36:12 -0400
> Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> "Colin J. Raven" <cjraven@xxxxxxxxxxx>  wrote
> On: Monday, August 27, 2001 9:25 AM
>
>
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone know if it's possible to upgrade the hard drive on a
> > > > RAQ2?  If so, is there any documentation on it?
> > > >
> > >
> http://list.cobalt.com/pipermail/cobalt-users/2001-May/043558.html
>
> Gerald
>
>
> --__--__--
>
> Message: 9
> From: "John M Troher" <admin@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] NameBased Hosting: Viewing a site with IP only
> Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 16:34:09 -0400
> Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> The could use their windows hosts file to access the site without
> making any changes to the server.  The hosts file is checked before
> DNS servers so if they set up their www.domain.com in the hosts file
> they can surf it just like it was in DNS
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Richard Kurth
> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 4:02 PM
> To: H. Farmani
> Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] NameBased Hosting: Viewing a site with IP
> only
>
>
> Hello H.,
>
> Friday, August 24, 2001, 4:30:41 PM, you wrote:
>
> H. Farmani> In Name based hosting is there a way to view a domain before
> H. Farmani> it is added to the DNS by the servers IP number and the path
> H. Farmani> of the files?
>
> H. Farmani> We have a lot of clients that want to move their site and
> H. Farmani> make sure it is working on our server before they change
> H. Farmani> their DNS to us. We have not been able to give them a URL to
> H. Farmani> do that.
>
> H. Farmani> _______________________________________________
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> H. Farmani> To Subscribe or Unsubscribe, please go to:
> H. Farmani> http://list.cobalt.com/mailman/listinfo/cobalt-users
>
>
> Insert this line in your httpd.conf (mainsite)
>
> AliasMatch ^/newsite/([^/]+)(/(.*))? /home/sites/$1/web/$3
>
> Then restart apache - after that, you can access all new named based
> sites with:
> www.maindomain.com/newsite/www.newdomain.com
>
>
>
> --
> Best regards,
>  Richard
> mailto:rkurth@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
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>
> --__--__--
>
> Message: 10
> From: "Patrick G." <psgraham@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] [RAQ3i] Problems with Admin in FTP
> Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 19:06:10 -0400
> Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> >
> > > Recently, I have lost the ability to FTP down my site logs as
> > user 'Admin'
> > > I get a 'Permission Denied' on the logs directory itself (as well as
the
> > >
> >
> > Did you count how many times admin appears? I bet is is 32 times, in
> > addition to being a member of each site, admin is also used for several
> > non-site related users, eg wheel (so you can su to root, home (cause
admin
> > is also the home user, and depending on the machine stray internal
> > users...
> >
> > also your telnet works, ftp doesn't is exactly typical....
> >
> > grep admin /etc/group|wc
> >
> Thanks. It returns 31.
>
> Wouldn't the group limitations only affect users/groups above the 32
> limitation
>
> Patrick G.
>
>
>
> --__--__--
>
> Message: 11
> From: Gerald Young <me@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Organization: Coolcat Dot Net ltd
> To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] HELP !!! SOS !!! Qube 3 Help Needed!!!
> Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 11:16:38 +1200
> Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
> > All It needs to do is to either delete (I think) or copy over
> > hosts.deny and hosts.allow files in /etc
> > with the default files....
>
> hi you can use as below
> cut between ---------------
> ------------call this 'packing_list'   -------------
> Package: gerald
> SCRIPT: upgrade_me
> Version: 1.1.1
> List File: gerald
> REBOOT: no
>
> ----------- call this  'upgrade_me'   ------------
> #!/bin/sh
>
> #insert appropiate shell commands in here
> ###  replace pathtogoodfile with where your new ones are
>
> cp /pathtogoodfile/hosts.deny   /etc/hosts.deny
>
> cp /pathtogoodfile/hosts.allow   /etc/hosts.allow
>
>
> exit 0
>
> -------------------------------
>
> pop upgrade_me and packing_list into a new directory and run something
like
>
> tar -czvf  myfix.pkg  *
>
> that will make a package file with the two files in it. When installing
the pkg
> it will run any shell commands in the upgrade_me script then exit with an
> error. it also wont show in your gui as an installed package.
> hope that does the trick
> b w gerald y
>
>
>
>
>
> --__--__--
>
> Message: 12
> From: "Jonothon Ortiz" <jon@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [cobalt-users] Webalizer puzzle
> Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 16:40:06 -0400
> Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Incredible; a FP user deleted their stats folder completely; now, no
matter
> what I do I can not get a new stats page to show up. any suggestions?
>
> Jonothon Ortiz
> Vice President
> Xnext, Inc.
> Ph: 863.298.9698
> or  888.84.XNEXT
> http://www.Xnext.com
> mailto:jon@xxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> --__--__--
>
> Message: 13
> Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 15:45:01 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Bradley Caricofe <bcaricofe@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Interchange and the Raq4
> To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> > 1) Where do you install the Tar Ball - In a user Directory, a set
> > directory, or
> > a temporary directory to run the makecat file?
> >
> >
> > 2) Do you use the same installation for all Virtual Accounts or do you
> > have to
> > run the Tarball for each domain?
>
>
> I've installed Interchange 4.6.5 on several RaQ3's with no problems.
> Before extracting or installing Interchange, be sure that you have all of
> the recommended Perl modules installed on your system.  The easiest way
> I've seen this done is to run the command:
>
> perl -MCPAN -e 'install Bundle::Interchange'
>
> This will take about 6-10 minutes depending on the speed of your server
> and its connection.  _WARNING_ make sure you stop the configuration
> (CTRL-C) when it begins the Perl Upgrade process.  It will be the last
> thing it does after installing all the needed Interchange modules.  I made
> the mistake of allowing it to upgrade perl one time and bad, bad things
> happened.
>
> Now that you've got the bundle installed you can install Interchange.  It
> doesn't matter where you extracted the files to, just fun ./configure and
> be sure to install Interchange to /usr/local/interchange.  Installation is
> very straightforward using the configure script.  Now that it's installed,
> you can run /usr/local/interchange/bin/makecat each time you want to
> create a new catalog.  I like to keep my catalog directories in the root
> of each website, alongside their users, logs and web directories.  Hope
> this helps.
>
> -Brad
>
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>
> --__--__--
>
> Message: 14
> From: "House of Jupiter" <montyharris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 16:58:54 -0700
> Subject: [cobalt-users] Re. Server Side Include Problem - RaQ3
> Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> I wanted to thank all of those who helped me with the scheduled server
side
> includes, and give a bit of feedback regarding the solution I found to my
> problem.  I have found the following works perfectly, although of course
it
> will require 31 queries for each page and not just 3.  I must admit I am a
> little worried this is going to kill my RaQ3 CPU, as I will have 12 pages
> each with 31 queries on.
>
> <!--#if expr="${DATE_LOCAL} = /27-Aug/" -->
> <!--#include virtual="27aq.txt" -->
>  <!--#else -->
>  <!--#if expr="${DATE_LOCAL} = /28-Aug/" -->
> <!--#include virtual="28aq.txt" -->
>  <!--#else -->
>  <!--#if expr="${DATE_LOCAL} = /29-Aug/" -->
> <!--#include virtual="29aq.txt" -->
>  <!--#else -->
>   <B>no data for this date</B><BR>
> <!--#endif -->
>
> I suppose if I wanted to delve a little deeper I could probably set a
> variable and make it todays date, then query if variable = 27-Aug.  Would
> that make only 1 date_local query per page instead of 31?
>
>
> --__--__--
>
> Message: 15
> From: "House of Jupiter" <montyharris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 17:02:50 -0700
> Subject: [cobalt-users] Most users on a RaQ3?
> Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> I have been told anywhere between 200 users and 1,000 is the maximum.  The
> most reliable answer seemed to be 500, or pehaps it seemed mroe reliable
> because it seemed a "happy medium".  I will have about 50 virtual domains,
> and most of the users will be spread across 20 of those domains.
>
> But say the limit is 500, and I need 700 users for one domain.  What do I
do
> then?  I don't mind eventually putting one domain per server, as I am
being
> paid per user not per domain, but if ultimately I have a limit of so many
> users, how do I get around this?  Yahoo must have millions of
> myaddress@xxxxxxxxx users, and they seem to manage it.  Any ideas?
>
>
> --__--__--
>
> Message: 16
> From: "House of Jupiter" <montyharris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 17:28:07 -0700
> Subject: [cobalt-users] Re: Server Side Include Problem - RaQ3
> Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> OK, I got the "set var" thing to work too.  Which of these two methods
would
> be least CPU heavy, or doesn't it make a difference?
>
> Method 1 :
>
> <!--#if expr="${DATE_LOCAL} = /01-Aug/" -->
> <!--#include virtual="01aq.txt" -->
>  <!--#else -->
>  <!--#if expr="${DATE_LOCAL} = /02-Aug/" -->
> <!--#include virtual="02aq.txt" -->
>  <!--#else -->
>  <!--#if expr="${DATE_LOCAL} = /03-Aug/" -->
> <!--#include virtual="03aq.txt" -->
>  <!--#else -->
> (down to 31)
>
> Method 2 :
> <!--#set var="Zed" value="${DATE_LOCAL}" -->
> <!--#echo var="Zed"-->
> <!--#if expr="${Zed} = /01-Aug/" -->
> <!--#include virtual="01aq.txt" -->
>  <!--#else -->
>  <!--#if expr="${Zed} = /02-Aug/" -->
> <!--#include virtual="02aq.txt" -->
>  <!--#else -->
>  <!--#if expr="${Zed} = /03-Aug/" -->
> <!--#include virtual="03aq.txt" -->
>  <!--#else -->
> (down to 31)
>
>
>
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