[cobalt-users] Re: cobalt-users digest, Vol 1 #4997 - 18 msgs

[Grant Stern <grant@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Friday, September 20, 2002, at 12:29 PM, 
cobalt-users-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I'm the only with access to this server through SSH
> (telnet is disabled on our server) then I can tell
> you exactly what I did in the last day

good to hear someone listens about telnet

> I tried to compile a perl module but I got errors.

there's your problem.  cpan will summarily shred your GUI.   a "friend" 
of mine tested this on a production machine once.  if you want to make 
changes to your perl, you need to install a second copy somewhere else, 
and change the shebangs in your pages.

> We tried to enter the GUI but the password was not accepted.

if you could get the GUI to respond, there is a manual/physical reset 
of the root password, look through the list archives for that.

> We rebooted using a SWITCH management but the server never appeared 
> again
> online.
>
> Our provider was able to reboot the server but now we can reach only
> by IP and we enter the GUI, but it's full of internal server errors
> (i.e. no virtual site list displayed and so on).

ok, IMHO you have a few options.  1) backup and restore the raq from 
Cobalt CD.  probably the best and safest bet.  2) administer the server 
by hand.  why buy a raq?? 3) Try webmin http://www.webmin.com .  its a 
server admin gui with very advanced options.  does all the stuff that 
the raq gui does, and a ton more stuff.  not tailored to the raq 
specifically, like the original gui, but who cares.  i have it running 
on my server as a just in case solution.  it has a very easy install 
and everything.  just have to give it a custom port and amend your 
firewall rules as necessary.  at the least it will help speed you 
through the backup process.

i recommend option 1 with option 3 once you've finished option 1.  just 
remember, if you're running webmin, and you change things that the raq 
gui usually does, it won't figure it out.  in fact, be careful with 
webmin if you don't plan to use it fulltime.  it gives you the power to 
really mess things up.

my 2 cents (and a little more)
grant
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