RE: [cobalt-users] RaQ2 Changing IP addresses

[Chad Wollerton <cwollerton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks.  That's what I was afraid of, even if getting locked of out a RaQ2
GUI is somewhat of mixed blessing.  Guess we'll have to "get our hands
dirty."  Your caution is well heard.

Appreciatively,
Chad

-----Original Message-----
From: Glenn Parsons [mailto:gparsons@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 10:02 AM
To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] RaQ2 Changing IP addresses


At 04:57 PM 10/2/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>Here's an odd one.  My ISP is switching IP addresses.  When they attempted
>to make a change on our RaQ2 using the GUI, they got an error (with, of
>course no name or id number).
>
>Does anyone have any advice as to how to make the change without bringing
>the machine down forever?
>
>Also, does anyone know if the change through the GUI had worked would the
>virtual domains have inherited the new IP, which they currently have in
>common the Interface Settings IP?  I found a disturbing entry in the
>Knowledge Base that said "To change the IP address for a virtual domain,
you
>can simply delete a site and then re-add the site again, although the data
>will be deleted. Make sure that you back up the data before making any
>changes."
>
>Thanks,
>Chad Wollerton
>Monticello Webmaster

Hi Chad,

Everytime I have had to change IPs to move a server from LAN to WAN (or any 
other given reason), I've had to verify EVERYTHING within configuration 
files: /etc/hosts, /etc/resolv.conf, /etc/sysconfig/network, 
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0, /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf.

I advise running meta-verify.pl first to confirm suspicions.

You may end up locked out of your GUI if things get screwed-up. Make sure 
you have SSH (and/or) telnet operable. I have heard of people getting 
locked out of SSH before, so I've moved telnet to an undisclosed, 
unoccupied port and activate it for situations like this one.

Once your GUI is screwy like this, the only way to fix it is through a 
terminal shell prompt and "get your hands dirty."

Cheers,
Glenn


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