[01:20] Hi, I'm a total newbie so this is a very elementary question, I have a fresh install of server on a box sitting not two feet from me. It's set up as a web server, but I'm just using it to teach myself php. Anyway, I can SSH into it, and I can SCP into my user directory, but I can't SCP files into /var/www what am I doing wrong? [01:23] lcarsos: does your user have write access to /var/www? usually /var/www is owned by root [01:23] I don't believe so, and I can't figure out how to give it write access [01:24] you could change the owner and group to the www-data user (the user apache runs as) then add yourself to the www-data group [01:24] sudo chown www-data.www-data /var/www; sudo adduser $USER www-data [01:25] How can I scan for network interfaces in ubuntu server? [01:25] lcarsos: the chown command changes file/directory ownership, and the chmod command will change permissions [01:27] It says it added me to the group, but /var/www is still owned by root and won't let me copy in [01:29] lcarsos: Then the sudo chown www-data.www-data /var/www did not work. Did you get an error from running that command? [01:31] were they supposed to be typed in seperately? [01:31] I'll try that [01:31] The ; should have separated the two commands, but go ahead and try the sudo chown www-data.www-data /var/www [01:33] I just refreshed WinSCP and it says now that /var/www/ is owned by www-data [01:33] It still says permission denied [01:38] What does ls -ld /var/www/ display? And did you close and reopen winscp -- an old connection from it will not realize you are now a member of the www-data group. [01:39] I closed it down and reopened from the start menu [01:40] ls -ld /var/www says: drwxr-xr-x 2 www-data www-data 4096 2009-05-17 15:12 /var/www [01:46] Ah. sudo chmod g+w /var/www/ so that the group can write to it. [01:46] Cool, thanks so much! [01:47] just for my reference does this impact the security of the server? [01:47] No problem. In a "real" server, you'd not have a single end user be able to write there, you'd give them a virtual web server underneath there, say /var/www/someuser and make that dir owned by and so writeable by someuser... [01:48] Well, it means that the current user who can now write to /var/www has the power to wipe out all of the web data on it... [01:48] This isn't what I'd suggest on a production web server, but you are just doing this for learning PHP locally, so it's fine. [01:50] So, if this were a production box I would create a subdirectory and give myself ownership of that? [01:50] Yes, and then set up a virtual host under /etc/apache/sites-available to use that subdir for "your" www domain... [01:51] perhaps www.someuser.org :) [01:51] if you were doing this larger scale you'd use another app to manage all of the virtual hosts, creating a web control panel so users could manage their own web site but not mess with other people's... [01:52] Alright, thanks again. [01:53] If you want to start down that road, check out ebox . No problem. [01:54] i want to open a log [01:55] but log is just tooo long thousands of lines [01:56] is there command which will show me just the end of log? [01:58] yes trying to think abou tit [01:58] tail is the command to show the last 1 lines [02:12] You can also use less to view a file and then move to the end with the G command, search for strings with /somestring, and so forth... [02:26] damn [02:26] "telnet localhost imap" connection refused [02:26] does anyone knows what could be problem [02:28] sudo netstat -l | fgrep imap ? [02:29] nothing happens [02:30] sudo netstat -l | fgrep 143 ? [02:31] nothing [02:31] are you sure the server is running? [02:31] wizardslovak: Sounds like imap is not running on your server, or if it is you forgot to open a hole in the firewall to make it visible? [02:31] ufw firewall has 143 port open [02:32] but for localhost it shouldnt make difference [02:32] and which imap server do you have installed? [02:32] dovecot [02:32] I haven't played with its configuration lately, but have you set it to listen for imap connections? [02:34] whats the command [02:34] the configuration file is /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf [02:35] you may want to look up info about it on the wiki, I'm not using a standard ubuntu configuration of it, so I can't recall what's on by default [02:35] i got listen = *:143 [02:36] wizardslovak: check the protocols= line; default in Jaunty is none... did you change that? [02:36] and protocols? [02:36] no [02:36] i didnt chanGE no protocols [02:37] If you want some protocols, you need to :) [02:37] ok so what line am i looking for? [02:37] The one that starts with protocols= :) [02:39] ok i see imap protocol [02:40] i see login_executable, mail_executable [02:41] In the default /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf file, there is a line protocols=none you can comment that out and replace it with the line above it instead (remove the # from that one) [02:43] i have protocols=imap [02:44] should i change it to none? [02:48] pastebin from dovecot -n http://pastebin.com/d2ee23ce3 [02:57] line 4 of that pastebin says you do not really have protocols=imap :) [02:58] jmarsden: http://pastebin.com/m511ebec6 [02:58] it does [03:00] That looks better. Now restart dovecot and see what is listening on port 143 and 993 [03:00] whats command for liten those ports/.' [03:01] sudo netstat -ntlp # will list all listeners on TCP ports [03:02] nope [03:02] i dont see 143 nor 993 [03:04] Hmmm. Can you do egrep -v "^ *#|^$" /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf >/tmp/dovecot-no-comments.conf # and then post the /tmp/dovecot-no-comments.conf file to pastebin ? [03:04] did you restart dovecot? [03:04] yes '/etc/init.d/dovecot restart" [03:05] Wait... do you have a file called /etc/dovecot/dovecot-postfix.conf ? It overides dovecot.conf ... [03:05] yes i do have postfix [03:06] Then look in that one not in dovecont.conf... set the protocols= line in there and restart dovecot. [03:06] This is a new thing in Jaunty... [03:08] yes [03:08] it works!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [03:10] Good. [03:12] thanksss [03:12] people on dovecot caht couldnt help me for last couple days cause they didnt know [03:12] ubuntu is the best [03:12] heheh [03:13] one more think [03:13] squirrelmail [03:13] it works but i cant connect/login [03:16] How did you configure it? (It's been a while since I configured squirrelmail...) [03:18] well i installed it and set it for dovecot imap [03:18] and apache [03:18] domain.com/squirrelmail works [03:18] but i cant log in [03:21] i am getting this error " [03:21] Error connecting to IMAP server: tls://localhost. [03:21] 0 : [03:22] The tls: looks odd... [03:24] Just tried it here, sudo apt-get install squirrelmail ; sudo ln -s /etc/squirrelmail/apache.conf /etc/apache2/conf.d/squirrelmail.conf ; sudo service apache2 restart [03:24] and then I can browse to localhost/squirrelmail and log in as me just fine. [03:25] (Oh, I did configure it as using dovecot with sudo /usr/sbin/squirrelmail-configure ) [03:25] you login with your username? [03:25] Yes. Is your dovecot listening on 993 as well as 143 ? [03:27] how can i check it? [03:28] no 993 doesnt conenct [03:28] By default squirrelmail uses 993 (for security)... so that's your issue. [03:29] i still can change it in postfix-dovecot.conf right? [03:29] Yes. Try setting that protocols line to protocols = imap pop3 imaps pop3s managesieve and restart dovecot. [03:30] BTW that is the default when I installed dovecot-postfix... so I'm not sure why you are needing to edit that... [03:32] jmarsden: you are genius [03:32] it works!!!! [03:32] :) No, I have just been doing this for a long time :) [03:33] ok now i got other error [03:33] i tried to send message [03:34] "error message not sent ,server replied" [03:36] That sounds like you have a messed up postfix configuration, too... but I need to do some other things for the next 2 hours or so... if I am back here (and you are also here) in about 2 hours, ask about it then. [03:36] ok [03:36] just for that i will be here [03:37] :) [03:45] can i ban all people not from russia [03:47] I need some help updating my internet connection info in ubuntu server [03:48] on the install it automatically configured [03:48] I have recently changed and need to update it [03:48] can anyone assist [03:49] ifconfig? [03:50] steelcityjim: I can't stick around and help right now, but did you read the Server Guide? See https://help.ubuntu.com/9.04/serverguide/C/network-configuration.html [03:53] yea thats not really helping [03:57] steelcityjim: What exactly are you trying to change that is not documented in there? [04:04] well im going from pppoe to dhcp [04:04] and changing int providers [04:07] steelcityjim: And you hook the server directly to the public Internet -- no router/firewall ? Should be fine, the server guide has sample configs for DHCP and static IPs ... [04:08] not a static [04:08] OK, so use the DHCP example right on the page I pointed you to... ? [04:09] Two lines in /etc/network/interfaces -- did you try that? [04:10] ok so is it sudo /etc/network/interfaces [04:11] then I enter this into the file? [04:11] auto eth0 [04:11] iface eth0 inet dhcp [04:12] You need to use an editor to edit a file... recheck your sudo command :) [04:13] ok so i need to edit the /etc/network/interfaces file? [04:13] Yes. [04:13] to include the two lines [04:13] Yes. That is what the server guide said, right? [04:13] ok i can probably get through that [04:14] now I was using no-ip to host my server and my isp blocked it [04:14] so I recently switched to comcast [04:14] does comcast use the 80 port ? [04:16] No idea. Read your ISP's acceptable use policy to find out what they permit. [04:17] I don't believe they care just not sure how to set it up [04:18] If they don't block it and they truly don't mind servers on their home customers setups (most ISPs *do* mind this), then there is nothing to set up... port 80 will "just work". [04:19] Just set up whaetver web server you want to run on port 80. [04:23] Would that be enabling my personal web page [04:24] no thats not it [04:26] You had a web server running on port 80 before, right? So leave it running :) [04:26] I can save you some time: Comcast's AUP does not allow running servers on residential plans, but does on business plans (which are way more expensive). Qwest does allow servers on residential plans. Verizon FiOS currently does not. [04:26] well my no ip acct terminated because the isp was blocking it [04:27] mobi-sheep: although re: the "just work" comment, you will usually need port forwarding on your router at least. [04:28] errr, jmarsden rather - tab-complete fail. [04:28] tonyyarusso: And you pinged me. I was watching the anime. :) [04:28] so tonyyarusso if I foward the port will it work on comcast? [04:28] sowwies [04:29] steelcityjim: It might work (I don't think they actually block it), but it would violate their terms. [04:29] im just using it to do some basic file sharing and a basic web page [04:30] my old provider blocked it [04:31] re port forwarding... that means you have a router, so you do not need to change the /etc/network/interfaces ... I though I asked if if you connected the server directly to the public Internet earlier...?? [04:32] yes I have a router [04:32] so If i just enable a new no-ip account it should work with the new isp as previously configured [04:33] tonyyarusso: It's a good Failz. :) --- steelcityjim: And I do use occasional server for basic file sharing. I also have Comcast. As expected, the hosting is awful slow but nevertheless it still work. Assuming you did the port forward and use no-ip. That's about it. Right. no-ip account can be updated at interval of your choice. [04:34] cool [04:35] so as far as the isp change do I need to update anything on my server? [04:38] steelcityjim: No. Just in the router. [04:40] ok i updated thr router to dhcp an its working [04:42] but i cant ssem to acess my server via the web [04:47] I can access the server via my network [04:48] did you open port 22? [04:50] steelcityjim: Does the router have an appropriate port forward from port 80 to the server's IP address? [04:51] wizardslovak: port 22 is ssh port 80 is web... :) [04:51] it should it was previously working [04:53] 22 and 80 are both enabled in the router [04:53] jmarsden: so youre here [04:53] I was across the room... working on some hardware stuff (paid consulting...) I'm half here... [04:54] hehe [04:54] i found what could be problem [04:54] but i still cant find whats wrong with it [04:54] its "SASL suthentication mechanisms" [04:57] installing the dovecot-postfix package *should* set that up for you... [04:57] it worked before [04:58] do i have to reinstall it? [05:02] hi guys I am haivng problems with this code "mysqli_stmt_execute"" [05:04] yea won't connect via the web [05:05] wizardslovak: I doubt it... I'm still kind of busy... give me a bit more time ... my client just called me wanting it "done"... :) [05:05] ok [05:05] take your time [05:06] steelcityjim: Are you sure you have the port forwarding correct in the router? ... [05:07] external port 80 to internal port 75 [05:07] no-ip acct set up as port 80 redirect [05:07] ip address is correct on no-ip acct [05:08] is there anyway to remove the Suhosin patch? [05:08] TimReichhart: what is reason to remove it? [05:09] does anyone know how to make crontab -e with vim use syntax highlighting in ubuntu server 9.04? [05:09] well I am having a problem with a code that somebody wrote for me and I am getting this error: Fatal error: Call to a member function execute() on a non-object and I spoke to the person who wrote it and he told me he thinks its that patch is causing that error because the code works fine on his server [05:12] do I possibly need to reboot the server after the ip change? [05:12] TimReichhart: it looks like execute is part of a library that was not linked in to the compile [05:12] steelcityjim: no [05:12] steelcityjim: wait, how did you change the IP? [05:12] I got a new provider [05:12] so could you tell me how I can fix this library? [05:13] I have not changed anything on the server [05:13] steelcityjim: no I mean how did you change the IP on the server? [05:13] only the router [05:13] I did not [05:13] ok... [05:13] thats what I think the problem is [05:13] steelcityjim: how do you access the server? [05:13] steelcityjim: OK, so check the IP of the server PC and the IP you told the router to forward port 80 to... are they the same? [05:14] actually jmarsden has a point, if you are using NAT then you don't need to change anything [05:14] If not then correct the port forward in your router... :) [05:14] is it possible for vmbuilder to create a thin vmdk file? [05:15] oh_noes: that doesn't really have anything to do with ubuntu server [05:15] oh_noes: try #vmware [05:16] or #ubuntu-virt [05:16] vmbuilder is ubuntu server, nothing to do with vmware [05:16] well definitely not in relation to how vmbuilder creates the vmdk, but thanks yeah already asked in virt [05:16] server ip is correct in router [05:17] forwarding port 80 to port 50 [05:17] hey jetole how can I get that library to get install or upgraded [05:17] steelcityjim: OK. and there is a running web server on the server PC, listening on port 75 (since that is what you redirected to, for some reason) [05:18] oh_noes: vmdk file are vmware virtual disks [05:18] how do I know if its listening? [05:18] TimReichhart: ask the developer [05:18] TimReichhart: I have no idea what library it is [05:19] TimReichhart: execute() is not a function I have ever heard of [05:19] steelcityjim: Point a browser at it, or telnet to it, or sudo netstat -ntlp and look for it in the output... [05:19] TimReichhart: exec(), execve(), system() etc are normal C execute functions and part of posix, never heard of execute() [05:19] like I said I already asked the person who wrote the code and he thinks its that patch because he gots the same mysql and apache [05:20] but he is using FC9 [05:20] TimReichhart: ask him where he got the execute function from [05:20] I don't care if he us using BSD 4.4 [05:21] ask him where the function came from [05:21] or look for it in the header files since the name of the header file might help [05:21] TimReichhart: or just google it [05:21] ok did the sudo netstat -ntlp [05:21] he is a Zend PHP5 Certified Engineer [05:21] TimReichhart: and? [05:22] got 6 different lines [05:22] steelcityjim: So... is there an httpd listening on port 75...? [05:22] all in the listen state [05:22] TimReichhart: if he is barack obama or linux torvalds that doesn't solve your problem [05:22] *linus [05:22] no 80 and 22 [05:22] Then why did you redirect port 80 on the router to port 75 on the server?? [05:23] he is the one who created the code and here is the code what it looks like here is his site:http://white-box.us/manage/index.php this is what it post to do this guy wrote the code just for me [05:23] TimReichhart: is he dead? why are you not asking him? [05:23] well I had it at 80 originally and was not working so thought I would try another [05:23] I been asking him asking about this all day along [05:24] TimReichhart: thats not code, thats a php page, you posted a C or C++ error [05:24] so im assuming thats not the problem [05:24] and only thing he can think of is that dam patch [05:24] steelcityjim: fix the port forward to it forwards port 80 on the outide to port 80 on your server... [05:25] Do not guess and port numbers or change them randomly! [05:25] s/and/at/ [05:25] i really dont know what happened [05:25] TimReichhart: I hate to sound cruel but you have no idea what caused it so now that we have that clearified stop making that assumption [05:25] i checked everything and it seems fime [05:25] ok fixed in router [05:25] still cant sent mail out nor receive [05:25] makes it harder to solve when you guess what the problem already is [05:25] external 80 [05:25] internal 80 [05:26] OK. Now test it from the outside... any better? [05:26] dude its working on FC9 with same mysql and apache as I am using its something to do with that patch [05:26] no still not finding my page [05:26] What do you see? a 404? Or what? [05:26] TimReichhart: if it's the same mysql and apache you are using then that means you compiled it yourself or he compiled it himself on the same server and all libraries that it links to [05:27] no page not found taking me to some lame-delegation domain .com [05:27] I mean I got one page is working great [05:27] TimReichhart: I doubt it's even the same versions, I mean so essentially just made a comparison of Windows ME and Windows server 2008 being the same [05:27] but the others is not [05:28] TimReichhart: which program is crashing specifically? [05:28] its my index page and edit page [05:28] but my add page works alright [05:28] TimReichhart: no. you posted a C or C++ error [05:29] I recognize the error, it means a function that was properly coded in but relies on an object that was not linked [05:29] steelcityjim: if you browse using your public Ip instead of a domain name does it work? [05:30] ok go to this site: http://white-box.us/manage/index.php you see its working great on his server but I get the error message of:Call to a member function execute() on a non-object in [05:30] on my server [05:31] jmarsden: http://pastebin.com/m62907dff i think sasl is problem [05:31] on second though that's not quite the error I thought it was [05:31] TimReichhart: what is your site? [05:31] alright hold on I have to change something then you will get to see it [05:32] on second though, and I may have been a little too overzealous, that sounds like a php error [05:32] yes if I type in the ip address in the browser it comes up [05:33] but won't come up by the name [05:33] dns [05:33] wizardslovak: Yes, I agree, looks like postfix is not configure correctly for SASL auth (which squirrelmail is trying to use.). [05:33] TimReichhart: also say my handle before every comment, it highlights the line and makes it easier for me to follow your posts [05:33] steelcityjim: OK, so go to the no-ip.org web site and manually associate your current public Ip with your domain name :) [05:34] Thatr is not an issue with your server or your router! [05:34] steelcityjim: i had same problem , in your domain name reg you gotta change IP for your domain [05:35] it is correct on my no-ip acct [05:36] http://pastebin.com/m34fb3e8b this is my postfix conf sasl [05:36] steelcityjim: you gotta wait for dns server 20min to 6 hours if i am not mistaken [05:37] oh change don't take effect right away [05:38] that had the account flagged for termination because of inactivity [05:38] I re-activated it earlier [05:38] steelcityjim: what is your domain name? [05:39] 6burgh.no-ip.org [05:39] ok jetole go to 206.51.163.236:8080 [05:39] steelcityjim: Then if your public IP is 98.227.145.211 you should be fine now. [05:39] thats what the ip is now [05:40] and thats what shows on my acct [05:40] Then try browsing from the outside to http://6burgh.no-ip.org now [05:40] TimReichhart: can you post the code on pastebin.com? [05:41] there jetole http://pastebin.com/m44b3280b [05:43] ok appears to be working now [05:43] steelcityjim: Yes. Looks like you are all set, I can see your site at http://6burgh.no-ip.org [05:43] maybe it just took some time at no-ip to update [05:44] TimReichhart: perhaps checking to see what the error is after line 121 would help [05:45] alright I will post it again on pastebin [05:45] thanks jmarsden [05:45] wizardslovak: does postconf -a output two lines that say cyrus and dovecot ? [05:45] steelcityjim: no problem. [05:45] what I mean is that the $db->prepare() is failing somehow, and it's not checking for what the error is at that point [05:45] jmarsden: no only cyrus [05:46] this is the part here it gets the error jetrole http://pastebin.com/m86cd3b [05:46] jetole* [05:46] yes, I could see that, there's no error checking [05:47] jmarsden: in conf i had dovecot so i change it into cyrus , not when i try to send email ill get " [05:47] Requested action not taken: mailbox unavailable [05:47] 550 5.1.1 : Recipient address rejected: User unknown in local recipient table [05:47] and i am sending test main to my gmail abount [05:48] wizardslovak: No, don't make random changes...! You are running dovecot, so setting it to cyrus is by definition incorrect. [05:48] wizardslovak: Do postconf -n and pastebin the output please? [05:48] so any ideas there jetole [05:49] TimReichhart: follow the suggestion of ajmitch -- add some error checking so you can see what the code is doing :) [05:50] how would I do that jmarsden [05:50] http://pastebin.com/m612c9b8a [05:50] Either learn PHP or ask your programmer to add error checking to his code. [05:51] alright I will ask about it [05:51] TimReichhart: I can't teach you PHP programming here on IRC :) [05:52] alright I will see what the guy will do [05:53] but like he told me its that patch [05:53] jmarsden: i think problem might be in smtpd_sasl_path [05:55] wizardslovak: Yes... who put that there? Try smtpd_sasl_path = private/dovecot-auth [05:55] There are a couple of other things different from the default setup, but I think those are fairly harmless... [05:56] TimReichhart: I was busy doing something else, let me look now [05:56] k [05:56] jmarsden: ok so i changed and restarted postfix but still [05:56] cant send mail [05:57] wizardslovak: Is the error in the maillog the same as before? [05:57] yes [05:58] same think [05:58] "no sasl authentication mechanism" [05:59] Hmmm... OK, I'll try it here in a bit.. need to get back to my hardware stuff for a short while first... [05:59] ok [06:02] TimReichhart: this code sucks [06:02] TimReichhart: I see no real error checking within the code so far [06:03] althoug I did miss one, there is one error check that I didn't see [06:04] what is that jetole [06:04] well no, I saw a part at the top where I thought he didn't check the mysqli connect for errors but he used a different method then I use and I was only skimming at first so I missed it [06:05] let me keep reading [06:08] TimReichhart: I just changed the code, try running this (backup the original) and see what happens => http://pastebin.com/m77aa15d9 [06:09] TimReichhart: That might give you a new which if it does then good however I have other stuff I do have to do now and PHP is not my strong point [06:14] damn this is making me nuts [06:15] now I get this jetole Parse error: syntax error, unexpected $end in /var/www/index.php on line 139 [06:25] wizardslovak: Hmmm, postfix and dovecot and squirrelmail "just work" for me here on Ubuntu Jaunty 9.04... [06:26] hmmm [06:26] i wodder why myne doesnt work [06:26] wizardslovak: See http://pastebin.com/m216396f1 and put that into your /etc/dovecot/dovecot-postfix.conf file (copy the one you have now to some other filename first, just in case!) [06:27] alright jetole I tried it on my other server same error [06:31] TimReichhart: actually that last error was a mistake on my part, forgot a closing } [06:31] TimReichhart: http://pastebin.com/m2dfb1f2e [06:34] well now I got a text saying: Prepare error jetole [06:36] TimReichhart: thats what I thought you would get and he never did a check of prepare so when calling execute based on the prepare statement you get your previous error so execute isn't the problem, prepare is [06:36] so what should I tell him [06:37] or how can i fix that [06:38] there jetole [06:38] TimReichhart: try this => http://pastebin.com/m6f969623 [06:39] wizardslovak: Any progress when you use my dovecot-postfix.conf file from the pastebin? [06:39] jmarsden: i dont have dovecot-auth [06:39] delete all my and replace with yours [06:40] tired it jetole still same message as before [06:40] Well, renane yours to dovecot-postfix.conf.wizzy and then use mine... that way you still have yours if you need it! [06:41] TimReichhart: not sure why prepare is failing [06:41] i did backup but trying to put yours [06:41] let me look into it [06:41] give me a minute [06:49] TimReichhart: http://pastebin.com/m6dbac8fa [06:49] nah it wont work [06:50] Hi, All, [06:51] still getting same error message jetole [06:51] wizardslovak: Same error, or a different one? [06:51] M main server just went down. I can't figure out why I can't SSH into it. I get "Connection to: 192.168.0.1 port 22: Connection Refused" [06:51] it didnt want to read conf file at all [06:52] Please help [06:52] wizardslovak: Are permissions on it the same as the perms on the original one? [06:52] yes [06:52]