Topic: When installing contribs ? which logs should you inspect ?

[Agent86]

Hi all

Running SME 7.1xx

I've installed several contribs that are working well and not sure these contribs would have anything to do with my latest attempt to install Dar2.
I wanted to upgrade to 7.3 from my 7.3 CD that i've just burned.
I figured I would backup the server first using Dar2 ? Since I don't have a tape drive installed.

Dar2 will not install, I'll post back the actually error I get about some file that is missing.
I'll retry the installation and copy the exact error message.

Anyhow, in addtion which logs should I inspect to evaluate a contribs installation error ? There are so many logs I'm not sure where to look first ?

Please advise
Thank

[raem]

Agent86

The messages log file is a good place to start
Then look at the the various http log files.
There should also be a dar (or similar depending on the contrib) log file.

Did you install as per this Howto (which should work OK)
http://wiki.contribs.org/DAR2

It sounds to me like a missing dependency issue, which should be easy to resolve, post your exact error message. Files have moved around to new repos recently and caused some grief to unknowing users.

[Agent86]

Ray -

Thanks for the reply,

Yes I installed per the contribs instruction for Dar2, I noticed Dar backup is for SME 7.2 so I did not install that one,

Here is what the installation process tells me:

[root@myserver dar2]# yum localinstall *.rpm
==============================================================
WARNING: Additional commands may be required after running yum
==============================================================
Loading "smeserver" plugin
Loading "fastestmirror" plugin
Setting up Local Package Process
Examining dar-2.3.6-1.el4.sme.i386.rpm: dar - 2.3.6-1.el4.sme.i386
Examining smeserver-dar2-0.0.1-3dmay.noarch.rpm: smeserver-dar2 - 0.0.1-3dmay.noarch
Marking dar-2.3.6-1.el4.sme.i386.rpm to be installed
Marking smeserver-dar2-0.0.1-3dmay.noarch.rpm to be installed
Resolving Dependencies
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Package dar.i386 0:2.3.6-1.el4.sme set to be updated
---> Package smeserver-dar2.noarch 0:0.0.1-3dmay set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
Setting up repositories
ftp://ftp.planetmirror.com/pub/smeserver/releases/7/smeaddons/i386/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 4] IOError: [Errno ftp error] 550 smeserver: Connection timed out
Trying other mirror.
smeaddons                 100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00     
updates                   100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00     
base                      100% |=========================| 1.1 kB    00:00     
smeos                     100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00     
smeupdates                100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00     
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
Reading repository metadata in from local files
primary.xml.gz            100% |=========================|  96 kB    01:46     
updates   : ################################################## 296/296
Added 1 new packages, deleted 0 old in 2.13 seconds
--> Processing Dependency: libdar.so.4 for package: dar
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Missing Dependency: libdar.so.4 is needed by package dar
================================================================
No new rpms were installed. No additional commands are required.
================================================================

I'll check my logs now, and post what I find on that also. As far as this installation goes it looks like simple dependency problem to me also, I don't know how to fix it.

Thanks

P.S I do not see anything in the logs that would give me alarm no apparent errors in the httpd-error logs etc.
assuming that I'm looking in the right place

[raem]

Agent86

wget http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/releases/7/smetest/i386/RPMS/libdar-2.3.6-1.el4.sme.i386.rpm

then
yum localinstall *.rpm
as previously

[raem]

Agent86

I noticed Dar backup is for SME 7.2 so I did not install that one

That's not correct.
Backup with dar requires a minimum of sme7.2, ie 7.2 or more recent, so the package will run OK on sme7.3.

I made it clearer in the wiki article.
http://wiki.contribs.org/Backup_with_dar#Overview

[the-heck]

Yes. DAR2 is working fine in my 7.3.  No problem so far.

[raem]

the-heck

I'm not referring to DAR2, I'm referring to a different backup system that is undergoing testing for inclusion in the base release, which is currently in the smetest repo, ie Backup with dar
See
http://wiki.contribs.org/Backup_with_dar

[the-heck]

   ooops.... ^soweee

[Agent86]

Agent86

wget http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/releases/7/smetest/i386/RPMS/libdar-2.3.6-1.el4.sme.i386.rpm

then
yum localinstall *.rpm
as previously

Thanks.

I did know about Backup with Dar subject and requiring later then 7.2 etc. just fyi thanks on that too.

Here is what my install tells me after your dependency fix up:

[root@myserver dar2]# yum localinstall *.rpm
==============================================================
WARNING: Additional commands may be required after running yum
==============================================================
Loading "smeserver" plugin
Loading "fastestmirror" plugin
Setting up Local Package Process
Examining dar-2.3.6-1.el4.sme.i386.rpm: dar - 2.3.6-1.el4.sme.i386
Examining libdar-2.3.6-1.el4.sme.i386.rpm: libdar - 2.3.6-1.el4.sme.i386
Examining smeserver-dar2-0.0.1-3dmay.noarch.rpm: smeserver-dar2 - 0.0.1-3dmay.noarch
Marking dar-2.3.6-1.el4.sme.i386.rpm to be installed
Marking libdar-2.3.6-1.el4.sme.i386.rpm to be installed
Marking smeserver-dar2-0.0.1-3dmay.noarch.rpm to be installed
Resolving Dependencies
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Package libdar.i386 0:2.3.6-1.el4.sme set to be updated
---> Package dar.i386 0:2.3.6-1.el4.sme set to be updated
---> Package smeserver-dar2.noarch 0:0.0.1-3dmay set to be updated
--> Running transaction check

Dependencies Resolved

=============================================================================
 Package                 Arch       Version          Repository        Size
=============================================================================
Installing:
 dar                     i386       2.3.6-1.el4.sme  dar-2.3.6-1.el4.sme.i386.rpm  1.8 M
 libdar                  i386       2.3.6-1.el4.sme  libdar-2.3.6-1.el4.sme.i386.rpm  1.5 M
 smeserver-dar2          noarch     0.0.1-3dmay      smeserver-dar2-0.0.1-3dmay.noarch.rpm   77 k

Transaction Summary
=============================================================================
Install      3 Package(s)         
Update       0 Package(s)         
Remove       0 Package(s)         
Total download size: 3.3 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
smeserver trap pre-install: libdar
smeserver trap pre-install: dar
smeserver trap pre-install: smeserver-dar2
  Installing: libdar                       ######################### [1/3]
  Installing: dar                          ######################### [2/3]
  Installing: smeserver-dar2               ######################### [3/3]
Migrating existing database domains
Migrating existing database yum_available
Migrating existing database yum_repositories
Migrating existing database dar2
Migrating existing database backups
Migrating existing database spamassassin
Migrating existing database hosts
Migrating existing database yum_installed
Migrating existing database mailpatterns
Migrating existing database yum_updates
Migrating existing database configuration
Migrating existing database accounts
Migrating existing database networks
Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/esmith/FormMagick.pm line 237, <LEXIN> line 50.
Use of uninitialized value in subroutine entry at /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.5/i386-linux-thread-multi/XML/Parser/Expat.pm line 474.
Use of uninitialized value in print at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/CGI/FormMagick/Setup.pm line 179.
Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/esmith/FormMagick.pm line 237, <LEXIN> line 115.
Use of uninitialized value in subroutine entry at /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.5/i386-linux-thread-multi/XML/Parser/Expat.pm line 474.
Use of uninitialized value in print at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/CGI/FormMagick/Setup.pm line 179.
Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/esmith/FormMagick.pm line 237, <LEXIN> line 179.
Use of uninitialized value in subroutine entry at /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.5/i386-linux-thread-multi/XML/Parser/Expat.pm line 474.
Use of uninitialized value in print at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/CGI/FormMagick/Setup.pm line 179.
Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/esmith/FormMagick.pm line 237, <LEXIN> line 243.
Use of uninitialized value in subroutine entry at /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.5/i386-linux-thread-multi/XML/Parser/Expat.pm line 474.
Use of uninitialized value in print at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/CGI/FormMagick/Setup.pm line 179.
Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/esmith/FormMagick.pm line 237, <LEXIN> line 308.
Use of uninitialized value in subroutine entry at /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.5/i386-linux-thread-multi/XML/Parser/Expat.pm line 474.
Use of uninitialized value in print at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/CGI/FormMagick/Setup.pm line 179.
Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/esmith/FormMagick.pm line 237, <LEXIN> line 373.
Use of uninitialized value in subroutine entry at /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.5/i386-linux-thread-multi/XML/Parser/Expat.pm line 474.
Use of uninitialized value in print at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/CGI/FormMagick/Setup.pm line 179.
Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/esmith/FormMagick.pm line 237, <LEXIN> line 438.
Use of uninitialized value in subroutine entry at /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.5/i386-linux-thread-multi/XML/Parser/Expat.pm line 474.
Use of uninitialized value in print at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/CGI/FormMagick/Setup.pm line 179.
smeserver trap post-install: libdar
smeserver trap post-install: dar
smeserver trap post-install: smeserver-dar2

Installed: dar.i386 0:2.3.6-1.el4.sme libdar.i386 0:2.3.6-1.el4.sme smeserver-dar2.noarch 0:0.0.1-3dmay
Complete!
==============================================================
WARNING: You now need to run BOTH of the following commands
to ensure consistent system state:

signal-event post-upgrade; signal-event reboot

You should run these commands unless you are certain that
yum made no changes to your system.
==============================================================
[root@myserver dar2]#

[Agent86]

Hi
So now I see my panel item, Thanks

Is there any further instructions someplace on how to use it and what files I can add to my backup.

Basically I want to add the ibays, any horde info like users,filemanger,calendar,tasks etc. I don't want to loose that, stuff.

and what about my joomla install and data ?? can this backup or will I need to reinstall all contribs ? after my backup is done ?

Please advise if there are more documents on how to use this tool, thanks

[raem]

Agent86

The panel has lot's of descriptions for what each field is for, just use it !

The main backup job is called a Disaster Recovery backup, so you should create that job, and perhaps include /opt if you have stuff installed there.

This contrib conforms to the sme backup/restore concept that requires add on contribs to be reinstalled after a restore to a freshly installed sme OS.

Try a small backup of a selected folder eg /root only, to test it out and get your shares & settings configured correctly. A backup of /root only, should take a minute or two, so you will quickly see if it is working OK.
Once it's working OK, then setup the Disaster Recovery job.

[Agent86]

Hi all

Ok, so here is where I'm at now with my attempt to backup my SME server.
I'm trying to understand what I'm reading in DAR2 panel:

I see this item:

Three file systems are supported. [ext3] for backup to local attached disk. [smbfs] for backup to Windows workstation and SME Server network shares. [cifs] for backup to Microsoft Windows Server. Note if using cifs, target entry above must use IP address. Example: [//10.1.1.1/sharename].

So which one do I use in order to backup to a Linux Desktop ? such as Ubuntu,Mepis,Freespire etc.
I don't see this addressed in this instruction ?
Perhaps I don't understand what I'm reading?

I cannot seem to figure out how to backup to desktop, the old Back feature was sooo simple just select your file location and give the file a name ?

Please advise
Thanks

[Agent86]

Hi all
Perhaps this questions is considered solved and I should open a new post ??

Although I've not figured out how to backup to desktop properly yet, I noticed if I leave the target blank the DAR2 does appear to create a folder and backup file inside of the / (root) directory of the SME server.

Perhaps I could just copy that to my desktop ? or would that have the same 2GB-4GB limitations when trying to transfer the 12GB of data to the desktop ?

Let me know if I should create a new post for this topic since my initial post has really been solved at this point. which was regarding the logs and the installation of DAR2

Thanks all.
Please advise