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From: "Oriya Pollak" <oriya@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon Dec 3 07:34:05 2001
List-id: Mailing list for users to share thoughts on Cobalt products. <cobalt-users.list.cobalt.com>
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Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 7:13 AM
Subject: cobalt-users digest, Vol 1 #3783 - 9 msgs


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> Today's Topics:
>
>    1. Full Restores... they are kidding, right? (Roy A. Urick)
>    2. Re: Restoring Cobalt Database (Mike Fritsch)
>    3. cobalt backup (Dreer Werner)
>    4. Restoring Cobalt Database (Bob Cruz)
>    5. I want to make an permanet alias ? (bob lenaerts)
>    6. Re: I want to make an permanet alias ? (Ben Liddicott)
>    7. Database Schema (Jan P Tietze)
>    8. RE: I want to make an permanet alias ? (Andy Brown)
>    9. REMOVE (Oriya Pollak)
>
> --__--__--
>
> Message: 1
> From: "Roy A. Urick" <roy.urick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001 00:34:40 -0500
> Subject: [cobalt-users] Full Restores... they are kidding, right?
> Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> OK, interesting question. it seems I am not the only one seeing that the
GUI
> restores just dont seem to work (why are they there?).
>
> Upon digging thru the KB, I find that Sun recommends rebuilding the box to
> the patch level that the box was last backed up, then re-create the sites
> (in the same order mind you), THEN restore using the restore utility.
Thats
> all well and good... unless you have 100 sites on the box.
>
> Is it just me, or does that COMPLETELY negate a full server backup?  When
I
> restore any other OS (not counting apps that do "bare metal" restores) I
> only have to get the basic OS and the restore software on the box; not get
> it 90% there manually, ONLY restoring user created files.  I can
understand
> getting the OS back on first, but come on, this is riddiculous.
>
> I am beginning to find Cobalt/SUN's failure to mention things like this
(and
> treating them as normal as the sun shining at noon) quite humorous in that
> sick, mentally deranged "I give up" nervous breakdown kinda way....
>
> SO... on a positive note,  anyone know of any reasonably priced backup
(and
> restore)  solutions that actually DO work and are reasonably priced for a
> small business? (less than $500)
>
> How about the VXA1 Tape drive solution they recommend on the solutions
site?
> Anyone having success with that (or similar)?
>
> Does a reasonable full system restore even exist for RAQs?
>
> Roy
>
> PS so what happens if you jump thru the hoops above and accidentally
> re-create your sites out of order? I assume sites get restored to the
wrong
> directories? Like abc.com restored to def.com, def.com restored to
ghi.com,
> etc?
>
> BTW... Here's what set me off...
>
http://cobalt-knowledge.sun.com/cgi-bin/kbase.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_
>
sid=-HxOTI1g&p_lva=&p_refno=010518-014842&p_created=990212328&p_sp=cF9ncmlkc
>
29ydD0mcF9yb3dfY250PTI5JnBfc2VhcmNoX3RleHQ9cmVzdG9yZSZwX3NlYXJjaF90eXBlPTMmc
>
F9wcm9kX2x2bDE9fmFueX4mcF9wcm9kX2x2bDI9fmFueX4mcF9jYXRfbHZsMT1_YW55fiZwX2Nhd
> F9sdmwyPX5hbnl_JnBfc29ydF9ieT1kZmx0JnBfcGFnZT0x&p_li=
> and
>
http://cobalt-knowledge.sun.com/cgi-bin/kbase.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_
> refno=010822-000002
>
>
> --__--__--
>
> Message: 2
> From: "Mike Fritsch" <mfritsch@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Restoring Cobalt Database
> Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2001 21:53:10 -0800
> Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> Hi
>
> We had the same thing happen. We called cobalt and they were able to
rebuild
> the database
> using the meta-verify.pl script. I am not sure what options they were
using
> when they used it but
> it worked.
>
> Mike
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
>
>
>
> --__--__--
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001 10:02:50 +0100
> From: "Dreer Werner" <w.dreer@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [cobalt-users] cobalt backup
> Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Hello!
>
> I'm using a Cobalt RAQ 2 and now i want to transfer all files from the
> RAQ 2 to my new RAQ 4. Is it possible to make a full backup (ftp) with
> the GUI from the RAQ 2 and load this full backup into my RAQ 4 ?
>
> If i create a full backup with my raq2 the cobalt loads a .raq-file to
> the ftp-backup-server. Do you know to get out some folders from this
> file? Or ist this file equal to the .tar or .gz or .tgz data-format?
>
> best regards,
>
> Werner Dreer
>
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> --__--__--
>
> Message: 4
> From: "Bob Cruz" <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001 19:52:37 +1000
> Organization: Gizmo, G-web
> Subject: [cobalt-users] Restoring Cobalt Database
> Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Ok, I got my admin console working, but I can't get PostgreSQL to start,
and
> I can't re-create the Cobalt Database.
>
> Any Ideas?
>
> bob
>
>
> > get ahold of the database schematic and rebuild it :)
> > you'll have to enter the data for the existing sites into the db
manually
> though.  to my knowledge
> > theres no way to 'restore' the database, as it's not included in backups
> (why i have no idea).
> >
> <snip>
>
> There is a way to rebuild the Site Manager (supposedly). I have never had
to
> use this script, but I found it recently on an unofficial cobalt site at
> http://cobalt-aid.sourceforge.net/scripts/
>
> The exact location of the file is:
>
http://cobalt-aid.sourceforge.net/scripts/RaQs/Rebuilding/siteManage-fix.tgz
>
> Here is the desc.
>
> "File: siteManage-fix.tgz 5,048 bytes Posted: 09 October 2000
> This script has been tested on RaQ4 and RaQ3 only. It should work on RaQ2
> also, though...
>
> The purpose of this script is to rebuild the
> /usr/admserv/html/.cobalt/siteManage directory if for some reason it's
been
> corrupted. It's also great when you are migrating sites from one machine
to
> another. It gathers a list of all sites from /home and processes these
into
> the siteManage interface. Hope you like it. ;) "
> ---
> No telling if it actually works. Good luck though :)
>
> > From: "Bob Cruz" <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Hi everyone,
> > >
> > > I have a problem, I deleted my pgsql directory and my coblat database
> which
> > > stores the data for the admin console. All my sites still work but I
> cannot
> > > access the Site Administrator and can't add virtual sites. I have
tried
> to
> > > restore the RAQ3 with a backup I created in the maintenance console
> prior to
> > > my misfortune. However, the restore process hangs and is nevr
> successful.
> > >
> > > Anybody got any ideas, please...Help!
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Bob Cruz
>
>
>
> --__--__--
>
> Message: 5
> From: "bob lenaerts" <bob@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001 12:17:17 +0100
> Subject: [cobalt-users] I want to make an permanet alias ?
> Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Hi all,
>
> I want to make an alias =>  alias ll="ls -laF --color"
> So when I type ll it does the same as   ls -laF --color
> When I type this, everything goes  OK, but when I exit, and come back,
> the alias is gone. I have to retype it every time I come back :(( How
> can I make alias ll="ls -laF --color" an PERMANENT alias ?
>
> Thnx
>
> Bob Lenaerts
>
>
> --__--__--
>
> Message: 6
> From: "Ben Liddicott" <ben.liddicott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] I want to make an permanet alias ?
> Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001 11:44:55 -0000
> Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Add it to your ~/.login file.
>
> Cheers,
> Ben Liddicott
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "bob lenaerts" <bob@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> > I want to make an alias =>  alias ll="ls -laF --color"
> > So when I type ll it does the same as   ls -laF --color
> > When I type this, everything goes  OK, but when I exit, and come back,
> > the alias is gone. I have to retype it every time I come back :(( How
> > can I make alias ll="ls -laF --color" an PERMANENT alias ?
>
>
>
>
>
> --__--__--
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2001 13:04:47 +0100
> From: Jan P Tietze <jptietze@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Cobalt Users <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [cobalt-users] Database Schema
> Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Hello all,
>
> I have a database integrity problem on a RaQ3. A table in the 'cobalt'
> postgres database is gone (quota), and presumably the database structure
> is damaged, ie. I get 600+ spurious files named
> pg_attribute_relid_attnam_index.<number> in the ~postgres/base/cobalt
> directory. I want to do a dump/restore, but need a proper database
> schema for that. Since I suspect mine is damaged (ie. I think index
> definitions are gone, since none are in the schema right now, and I have
> lost the quota table), I need a proper schema layout. Would anyone on
> this list be so kind as to dump his/her database schema for me? The
> command to run would be
>
> pg_dump -s cobalt
>
> or, depending on your setup if you have user authentication enabled,
> possibly
>
> pg_dump -s -u cobalt
>
> I would need the command's output. Any help is appreciated very much.
>
> Thank you in advance & best regards
>
> Jan
>
>
> --__--__--
>
> Message: 8
> Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] I want to make an permanet alias ?
> Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001 14:04:39 -0000
> From: "Andy Brown" <andy.brown@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> > Add it to your ~/.login file.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Ben Liddicott
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "bob lenaerts" <bob@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > > I want to make an alias =>  alias ll="ls -laF --color"
> > > So when I type ll it does the same as   ls -laF --color
> > > When I type this, everything goes  OK, but when I exit, and
> > come back,
> > > the alias is gone. I have to retype it every time I come
> > back :(( How
> > > can I make alias ll="ls -laF --color" an PERMANENT alias ?
> >
>
>
> Or add in
> alias ll="ls -laF --color"
> into /etc/profile
> At the very bottom to make it the default for the entire system of
> users.
>
> Regards,
>
> Andy
> andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://ineedlinux.info/
>
>
> --__--__--
>
> Message: 9
> From: "Oriya Pollak" <oriya@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001 09:10:50 -0800
> Subject: [cobalt-users] REMOVE
> Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> REMOVE
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <cobalt-users-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 9:43 PM
> Subject: cobalt-users digest, Vol 1 #3782 - 11 msgs
>
>
> > Send cobalt-users mailing list submissions to
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> >
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> >
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> >
> > Today's Topics:
> >
> >    1. Re: Getting the RAQ Backup to work - One thing that Works (Roy A.
> Urick)
> >    2. RE: Re: RaQ XTR always boots to ROM mode (Blue Raq)
> >    3. RE: Getting the RAQ Backup to work - One thing that
> >        Works (Robert Sanderson)
> >    4. Re: Searching for a text string RaQ3. (SM)
> >    5. Xterm and Qube3 (Chris Malatesta)
> >    6. Re: Restoring Cobalt Database (Rob)
> >    7. RE: Searching for a text string RaQ3. (JC Jones)
> >    8. Getting the RAQ Backup to work - One thing that Works (Barbara)
> >    9. Re: Restoring Cobalt Database (Roy A. Urick)
> >   10. Re: Restoring Cobalt Database (Michael J. Fara)
> >
> > -- __--__--
> >
> > Message: 1
> > From: "Roy A. Urick" <roy.urick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Getting the RAQ Backup to work - One thing
> that Works
> > Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2001 21:15:13 -0500
> > Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > Well, it involves physically removing the disk from the server. not a
> > reasonable solution for a production box.
> >
> > I will be using it for my test box to test new packages and 3rd party
> > software. I plan on installing the cd, patch the box with current
patches,
> > then remove the drive and ghost it. That allows me to quickly rebuild
the
> > box so I am sure I am testing a clean build.  30 mins to rebuild a box
> with
> > current patches is alot better than the 3+ hours or so it takes to do it
> via
> > the "official" way.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Robert Sanderson" <roberts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 8:25 PM
> > Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] Getting the RAQ Backup to work - One thing
> that
> > Works
> >
> >
> > > I didn't realize ghost would work - any idea if that can be used on a
> > Qube3
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > >
> > > Robert
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Roy A. Urick
> > > Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 6:51 PM
> > > To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Getting the RAQ Backup to work - One thing
> > > that Works
> > >
> > >
> > > but can you get it to RESTORE?  I posted a message here a while back
but
> > > never did get any responses (neither here or the forum).
> > > (as an update, for my development server, I have resorted to using
Ghost
> > to
> > > re-image the disk.)
> > >
> > > Original message follows:
> > > -------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > > After a bonehead move (acccidentally doing a chmod 777 -R at the root
of
> > > /home, instead of the non-public directory I wanted to be in. DOH!). I
> > tried
> > > testing the restore feature via the browser, but all it would do after
I
> > > told it to do a full server restore was lock up my browser.(tried IE55
> and
> > > netscape 4.8) I would do a 3 finger salute, and it would show my
browser
> > not
> > > responding.
> > >
> > >   during the lockup periods, No significant traffic appeared to be
> flowing
> > > between the PC and the server from looking at the activity lights. I
was
> > > seeing maybe a flicker of traffic every couple seconds like it was
maybe
> > > VEEEERY slowly trickling the data to the server, or retrying and
waiting
> > for
> > > a response.  I let the PC sit for 30 mins or so, still no response.
> > >
> > >  I also tried restoring from the second ethernet port which doesnt go
> thru
> > > my low speed network. No luck.
> > >
> > > I didnt have any data on the server yet, but I didnt feel like sitting
> > here
> > > for 2 hours applying patches after a restore using the CD. I am buying
a
> > > second server soon to use as a development/test platform, but would
like
> > to
> > > get the restore problem fixed so I can speed up the rebuilds after a
> test
> > > session.
> > >
> > > Anyone else had this problem?
> > >
> > > Roy
> > >
> > >
> > > PS can we have an "undo" command in the next rev of the kernel? LOL
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Glenn" <glenn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 5:10 PM
> > > Subject: [cobalt-users] Getting the RAQ Backup to work - One thing
that
> > > Works
> > >
> > >
> > > > Well, after MUCH trial and error I have finally got the web based
> backup
> > > > utility to work when backing up all server, files, and e-mails. Used
> to
> > be
> > > > when I tried this it would time out. And of course, I found out by
> > > accident.
> > > >
> > > > I disabled the ftp and telent servers using the web based admin
> utility.
> > I
> > > > did this because my server was hacked into BIG TIME, and I only
enable
> > > them
> > > > when I need them. I know the risks to this, but it helps my security
> > some.
> > > > This server is mine, and none of my users use FTP. Once I replaced
the
> > > > server and re-installed my sites I decided to get this web based
> backup
> > > > working.
> > > >
> > > > ANYWAY, once telnet and ftp servers are shut down, the backup
utility
> > > works
> > > > like a champ. I have no idea why this is, but it has now worked
every
> > time
> > > > for the past week and my files for backup are over 200 meg and
> growing.
> > > >
> > > > So the process is, I go into admin (web based), shut down ftp and
> > telnet,
> > > > then start the backup. Once done, I re-enable ftp and telnet
servers.
> > This
> > > > process has worked every time.
> > > >
> > > > Try it, and let me know if you have the same experience.
> > > >
> > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > cobalt-users mailing list
> > > > cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > To Subscribe or Unsubscribe, please go to:
> > > > http://list.cobalt.com/mailman/listinfo/cobalt-users
> > > >
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
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> > >
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> > >
> >
> >
> > -- __--__--
> >
> > Message: 2
> > From: "Blue Raq" <raqblue@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] Re: RaQ XTR always boots to ROM mode
> > Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2001 02:27:29 +0000
> > Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > The XTR's recall was a well kept secret, for some reason it didn't get
put
> > out on the wire.
> >
> > Well as far as I can remember it was either a refund or a switch to 2 x
> > RaQ4r's, but I think Sun will now replace it with an XTR, but I do not
> know
> > what the lead time is, or where the web address to get the unit back is
> > within Sun's massive website.
> >
> > Does anybody else know where the web address is, perhaps one of the
> > brilliant Cobalt techies that always read things here.:-)
> >
> > Fraser
> >
> >
> > Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2001 17:21:16 -0500
> > Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > No, it has not been back to Sun. The first one I ordered (March) would
not
> > even boot at all. This one is a replacement (delivered April) and it
*has*
> > rebooted successfully in the past, but will not now.
> >
> > I found out about the recall only yesterday while researching this
> problem.
> > And I found out about it only via the lists like this...nothing from Sun
> > Cobalt. I'll look for someone at Sun to call about the recall on Monday,
> but
> > does anyone have any experience with the XTR recall? Refund?
Replacement?
> > How long it takes? Who to contact? Etc?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > -P
> >
> >
> >
> > _________________________________________________________________
> > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at
http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp
> >
> >
> > -- __--__--
> >
> > Message: 3
> > Date: Sun, 02 Dec 2001 20:41:47 -0600
> > From: Robert Sanderson <roberts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] Getting the RAQ Backup to work - One thing
> that
> >  Works
> > To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > If you don't mind being the guinee pig, let me know if that approach
works
> > ok.  Can't think of why it wouldn't but there are lots of things I can't
> > think of - now if you ghost it over the network that would be sweet.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Robert
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Roy A. Urick
> > Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 8:15 PM
> > To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Getting the RAQ Backup to work - One thing
> > that Works
> >
> >
> > Well, it involves physically removing the disk from the server. not a
> > reasonable solution for a production box.
> >
> > I will be using it for my test box to test new packages and 3rd party
> > software. I plan on installing the cd, patch the box with current
patches,
> > then remove the drive and ghost it. That allows me to quickly rebuild
the
> > box so I am sure I am testing a clean build.  30 mins to rebuild a box
> with
> > current patches is alot better than the 3+ hours or so it takes to do it
> via
> > the "official" way.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Robert Sanderson" <roberts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 8:25 PM
> > Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] Getting the RAQ Backup to work - One thing
> that
> > Works
> >
> >
> > > I didn't realize ghost would work - any idea if that can be used on a
> > Qube3
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > >
> > > Robert
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Roy A. Urick
> > > Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 6:51 PM
> > > To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Getting the RAQ Backup to work - One thing
> > > that Works
> > >
> > >
> > > but can you get it to RESTORE?  I posted a message here a while back
but
> > > never did get any responses (neither here or the forum).
> > > (as an update, for my development server, I have resorted to using
Ghost
> > to
> > > re-image the disk.)
> > >
> > > Original message follows:
> > > -------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > > After a bonehead move (acccidentally doing a chmod 777 -R at the root
of
> > > /home, instead of the non-public directory I wanted to be in. DOH!). I
> > tried
> > > testing the restore feature via the browser, but all it would do after
I
> > > told it to do a full server restore was lock up my browser.(tried IE55
> and
> > > netscape 4.8) I would do a 3 finger salute, and it would show my
browser
> > not
> > > responding.
> > >
> > >   during the lockup periods, No significant traffic appeared to be
> flowing
> > > between the PC and the server from looking at the activity lights. I
was
> > > seeing maybe a flicker of traffic every couple seconds like it was
maybe
> > > VEEEERY slowly trickling the data to the server, or retrying and
waiting
> > for
> > > a response.  I let the PC sit for 30 mins or so, still no response.
> > >
> > >  I also tried restoring from the second ethernet port which doesnt go
> thru
> > > my low speed network. No luck.
> > >
> > > I didnt have any data on the server yet, but I didnt feel like sitting

> > here
> > > for 2 hours applying patches after a restore using the CD. I am buying
a
> > > second server soon to use as a development/test platform, but would
like
> > to
> > > get the restore problem fixed so I can speed up the rebuilds after a
> test
> > > session.
> > >
> > > Anyone else had this problem?
> > >
> > > Roy
> > >
> > >
> > > PS can we have an "undo" command in the next rev of the kernel? LOL
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Glenn" <glenn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 5:10 PM
> > > Subject: [cobalt-users] Getting the RAQ Backup to work - One thing
that
> > > Works
> > >
> > >
> > > > Well, after MUCH trial and error I have finally got the web based
> backup
> > > > utility to work when backing up all server, files, and e-mails. Used
> to
> > be
> > > > when I tried this it would time out. And of course, I found out by
> > > accident.
> > > >
> > > > I disabled the ftp and telent servers using the web based admin
> utility.
> > I
> > > > did this because my server was hacked into BIG TIME, and I only
enable
> > > them
> > > > when I need them. I know the risks to this, but it helps my security
> > some.
> > > > This server is mine, and none of my users use FTP. Once I replaced
the
> > > > server and re-installed my sites I decided to get this web based
> backup
> > > > working.
> > > >
> > > > ANYWAY, once telnet and ftp servers are shut down, the backup
utility
> > > works
> > > > like a champ. I have no idea why this is, but it has now worked
every
> > time
> > > > for the past week and my files for backup are over 200 meg and
> growing.
> > > >
> > > > So the process is, I go into admin (web based), shut down ftp and
> > telnet,
> > > > then start the backup. Once done, I re-enable ftp and telnet
servers.
> > This
> > > > process has worked every time.
> > > >
> > > > Try it, and let me know if you have the same experience.
> > > >
> > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > cobalt-users mailing list
> > > > cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > To Subscribe or Unsubscribe, please go to:
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> > > >
> > >
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> > >
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> > >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
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> > cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> >
> >
> > -- __--__--
> >
> > Message: 4
> > Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2001 05:48:38 +0400
> > To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > From: SM <nntp@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Searching for a text string RaQ3.
> > Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > Hi,
> > At 09:22 02-12-2001 -0800, FantasticMoms.com wrote:
> > >I need to find out if there is a way of searching a RaQ3 for the
presence
> of
> > >a certain text string *within* any of the *.htm files on the drive?
> > >
> > >My ISP (AT&T@Home) has just changed my email address without notice,
from
> > >@home.com to @attbi.com
> >
> > This shell script uses find to recurse through the directories and
locate
> > *.htm files.  It calls sed to do the search and replace.  You can remove
> > the "rm $i.bak" line if you wish to keep a backup copy of the files.
> >
> > #! /bin/sh
> > # filename: replaceall.sh
> > find . -type f -name '*.htm' -print | while read i
> > do
> >         cp $i $i.bak &&
> >         sed 's|@home|@attbi.com|g' ${i}.bak > $i
> >         rm $i.bak
> > done
> >
> > (credits: Jim Dennis)
> >
> > Regards
> > -sm
> >
> >
> > -- __--__--
> >
> > Message: 5
> > From: "Chris Malatesta" <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2001 19:35:42 -0800
> > Subject: [cobalt-users] Xterm and Qube3
> > Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > Has anyone set this up so they can access the Qube via xwindows? What
> RPM's
> > did you use?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> > -- __--__--
> >
> > Message: 6
> > From: "Rob" <dillybar1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Restoring Cobalt Database
> > Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2001 21:38:27 -0600
> > Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > ouch!
> >
> > get ahold of the database schematic and rebuild it :)
> > you'll have to enter the data for the existing sites into the db
manually
> though.  to my knowledge
> > theres no way to 'restore' the database, as it's not included in backups
> (why i have no idea).
> >
> > -Rob
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bob Cruz" <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 7:52 PM
> > Subject: [cobalt-users] Restoring Cobalt Database
> >
> >
> > > Hi everyone,
> > >
> > > I have a problem, I deleted my pgsql directory and my coblat database
> which
> > > stores the data for the admin console. All my sites still work but I
> cannot
> > > access the Site Administrator and can't add virtual sites. I have
tried
> to
> > > restore the RAQ3 with a backup I created in the maintenance console
> prior to
> > > my misfortune. However, the restore process hangs and is nevr
> successful.
> > >
> > > Anybody got any ideas, please...Help!
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Bob Cruz
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > cobalt-users mailing list
> > > cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > To Subscribe or Unsubscribe, please go to:
> > > http://list.cobalt.com/mailman/listinfo/cobalt-users
> >
> >
> > -- __--__--
> >
> > Message: 7
> > From: "JC Jones" <jcjones@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] Searching for a text string RaQ3.
> > Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2001 21:19:48 -0700
> > Organization: Golden Computer Service
> > Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > So, how did you get back online to be able to have the new address at
> > attbi.com?  The same thing happened to me, but my cable modem is still
> > off-line and AT&T says it will be 10 to 15 more days... :(
> >
> > JC Jones
> >
> > -> -----Original Message-----
> > -> From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > -> [mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of SM
> > -> Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 6:49 PM
> > -> To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > -> Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Searching for a text string RaQ3.
> > ->
> > ->
> > -> Hi,
> > -> At 09:22 02-12-2001 -0800, FantasticMoms.com wrote:
> > -> >I need to find out if there is a way of searching a RaQ3 for the
> > -> >presence of a certain text string *within* any of the *.htm
> > -> files on
> > -> >the drive?
> > -> >
> > -> >My ISP (AT&T@Home) has just changed my email address
> > -> without notice,
> > -> >from @home.com to @attbi.com
> > ->
> > -> This shell script uses find to recurse through the
> > -> directories and locate *.htm files.  It calls sed to do the
> > -> search and replace.  You can remove the "rm $i.bak" line if
> > -> you wish to keep a backup copy of the files.
> > ->
> > -> #! /bin/sh
> > -> # filename: replaceall.sh
> > -> find . -type f -name '*.htm' -print | while read i
> > -> do
> > ->         cp $i $i.bak &&
> > ->         sed 's|@home|@attbi.com|g' ${i}.bak > $i
> > ->         rm $i.bak
> > -> done
> > ->
> > -> (credits: Jim Dennis)
> > ->
> > -> Regards
> > -> -sm
> > ->
> > -> _______________________________________________
> > -> cobalt-users mailing list
> > -> cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > -> To Subscribe or Unsubscribe, please go to:
> > -> -> http://list.cobalt.com/mailman/listinfo/cobalt-users
> > ->
> >
> >
> > -- __--__--
> >
> > Message: 8
> > Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2001 20:50:32 -0800 (PST)
> > From: Barbara <thebizworkers@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [cobalt-users] Getting the RAQ Backup to work - One thing that
> Works
> > Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > >but can you get it to RESTORE?
> > >I posted a message here a while back but
> > >never did get any responses (neither here or
> > >the forum). (as an update, for my development
> > >server, I have resorted to using Ghost to
> > >re-image the disk.)
> >
> > If you guys aren't using the CMU utility to
> > backup/restore your systems (when needed), and you're
> > playing with that silly backup feature inside the GUI,
> > then you might want to look here for directions on how
> > to get those .raq backups restored when need be...
> >
> > Actually, I tried to paste the URL to the SUN/Cobalt
> > answer to this question from their web site, but the
> > URL is about as long (and as silly) as the backup
> > feature inside their products. So.... here's my cut
> > and paste version.
> >
> > -----------------------
> >
> > The usage of this article assumes an intermediate or
> > better knowledge of Linux/UNIX
> >
> > In order to manually restore a backup on a RaQ3 or
> > RaQ4, you will need to get two scripts: meta-verify.pl
> > and stripheader.pl
> >
> > ftp://ftp.cobaltnet.com/pub/experimental/stripheader-raq3-raq4.pl
> >
> > ftp://ftp.cobaltnet.com/pub/users/duncan/raq3/meta-verify.pl
> >
> > After obtaining the scripts, upload the backup file to
> > /home/tmp using an ftp client.
> >
> > Remember the transfer the file as binary (ascii will
> > not work). Also, upload striphead.pl and
> > meta-verify.pl as ascii files and put them in
> > /home/tmp.
> >
> > Telnet to the RaQ and login using the admin username
> > and password.
> >
> > su - and enter the admin password again.
> >
> > cd /home/tmp
> >
> > chmod 700 meta-verify.pl stripheader.pl
> >
> > ./stripheader.pl name of backup file
> >
> > When the prompt returns, you will see a out.tar.gz
> > file in the directory: type tar -zxvPpf out.tar.gz.
> >
> > This will decompress the backup file and place them in
> > their respective directories.
> >
> > ./meta-verify.pl -si
> > Answer yes to all questions
> >
> > ./meta-verify.pl -sa
> > Answer yes to all questions
> >
> > ./meta-verify.pl -ui
> > Answer yes to all questions
> >
> > ./meta-verify.pl -ua
> > Answer yes to all questions
> >
> > swatch
> >
> > rm out.tar.gz
> >
> > rm *.raq
> >
> > rm meta-verify.pl stripheader.pl
> >
> > This will fully restore your system using the backup
> > that you provided, update the internal database and
> > then remove all the files and scripts used to restore.
> > If you chose to keep the scripts, move them to
> > /home/sites/home/users/admin before deleting files.
> >
> > Good Luck!
> > Barbara
> >
> > __________________________________________________
> > Do You Yahoo!?
> > Buy the perfect holiday gifts at Yahoo! Shopping.
> > http://shopping.yahoo.com
> >
> >
> > -- __--__--
> >
> > Message: 9
> > From: "Roy A. Urick" <roy.urick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Restoring Cobalt Database
> > Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2001 23:56:59 -0500
> > Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > this MIGHT have some bearing on what you are trying.
> >
> >
>
http://cobalt-knowledge.sun.com/cgi-bin/kbase.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_
> > refno=010822-000002
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bob Cruz" <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 8:52 PM
> > Subject: [cobalt-users] Restoring Cobalt Database
> >
> >
> > > Hi everyone,
> > >
> > > I have a problem, I deleted my pgsql directory and my coblat database
> > which
> > > stores the data for the admin console. All my sites still work but I
> > cannot
> > > access the Site Administrator and can't add virtual sites. I have
tried
> to
> > > restore the RAQ3 with a backup I created in the maintenance console
> prior
> > to
> > > my misfortune. However, the restore process hangs and is nevr
> successful.
> > >
> > > Anybody got any ideas, please...Help!
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Bob Cruz
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > cobalt-users mailing list
> > > cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > To Subscribe or Unsubscribe, please go to:
> > > http://list.cobalt.com/mailman/listinfo/cobalt-users
> > >
> >
> >
> > -- __--__--
> >
> > Message: 10
> > From: "Michael J. Fara" <mfara@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Restoring Cobalt Database
> > Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001 00:00:04 -0500
> > Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > > get ahold of the database schematic and rebuild it :)
> > > you'll have to enter the data for the existing sites into the db
> manually
> > though.  to my knowledge
> > > theres no way to 'restore' the database, as it's not included in
backups
> > (why i have no idea).
> > >
> > <snip>
> >
> > There is a way to rebuild the Site Manager (supposedly). I have never
had
> to
> > use this script, but I found it recently on an unofficial cobalt site at
> > http://cobalt-aid.sourceforge.net/scripts/
> >
> > The exact location of the file is:
> >
>
http://cobalt-aid.sourceforge.net/scripts/RaQs/Rebuilding/siteManage-fix.tgz
> >
> > Here is the desc.
> >
> > "File: siteManage-fix.tgz 5,048 bytes Posted: 09 October 2000
> > This script has been tested on RaQ4 and RaQ3 only. It should work on
RaQ2
> > also, though...
> >
> > The purpose of this script is to rebuild the
> > /usr/admserv/html/.cobalt/siteManage directory if for some reason it's
> been
> > corrupted. It's also great when you are migrating sites from one machine
> to
> > another. It gathers a list of all sites from /home and processes these
> into
> > the siteManage interface. Hope you like it. ;) "
> > ---
> > No telling if it actually works. Good luck though :)
> >
> > > From: "Bob Cruz" <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Hi everyone,
> > > >
> > > > I have a problem, I deleted my pgsql directory and my coblat
database
> > which
> > > > stores the data for the admin console. All my sites still work but I
> > cannot
> > > > access the Site Administrator and can't add virtual sites. I have
> tried
> > to
> > > > restore the RAQ3 with a backup I created in the maintenance console
> > prior to
> > > > my misfortune. However, the restore process hangs and is nevr
> > successful.
> > > >
> > > > Anybody got any ideas, please...Help!
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Bob Cruz
> >
> >
> >
> > -- __--__--
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> > http://list.cobalt.com/mailman/listinfo/cobalt-users
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