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Installation and Upgrades / Re: eBox upgrade
« on: April 14, 2009, 06:28:49 pm »
Hello jans-Peter,
There is no problem , execute apt-get dist-upgrade.
The ubintu version V8.04.02 is still operational, the LTS version is still active
greatings,
Ian
There is no problem , execute apt-get dist-upgrade.
The ubintu version V8.04.02 is still operational, the LTS version is still active
greatings,
Ian
272
Installation and Upgrades / Re: eBox upgrade
« on: April 13, 2009, 10:04:07 am »
Hello Javi,
I have tried out the upgrade.
It works fine without any problems.
Finaly the upgraded system has all the new features and approuvements on board.
Best regards,
Ian
I have tried out the upgrade.
It works fine without any problems.
Finaly the upgraded system has all the new features and approuvements on board.
Best regards,
Ian
273
Installation and Upgrades / Re: Backup/restore
« on: April 13, 2009, 10:01:42 am »
Steph,
I have tried out, upgrade from v0.12 to v1.0.
It works fine whithout any problems, all the settings ( configuration, users passwords shares etc. )are still ok afther the upgrade.
Finaly your system hase all the new features of v 1.0.
Best regards,
Ian
I have tried out, upgrade from v0.12 to v1.0.
It works fine whithout any problems, all the settings ( configuration, users passwords shares etc. )are still ok afther the upgrade.
Finaly your system hase all the new features of v 1.0.
Best regards,
Ian
274
Installation and Upgrades / eBox upgrade
« on: April 11, 2009, 02:28:55 pm »
Hello,
How can i upgrade an eBox server ( the server is in production ), form version 0.12 to version 1.0 ( the latest revision ) without the lost of settings ( server configuration, user accounts passwords etc ) ?
If i execute the following command from the command prompt:
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
The the Ubuntu software is upgraded, but is it also the case for the eBox software, so that the latest version 1.0 is complete upgraded and operational?
Thanks
How can i upgrade an eBox server ( the server is in production ), form version 0.12 to version 1.0 ( the latest revision ) without the lost of settings ( server configuration, user accounts passwords etc ) ?
If i execute the following command from the command prompt:
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
The the Ubuntu software is upgraded, but is it also the case for the eBox software, so that the latest version 1.0 is complete upgraded and operational?
Thanks
275
Installation and Upgrades / Re: Backup/restore
« on: April 10, 2009, 04:46:42 pm »
Hello,
I have done some tests with the latest eBox version 1.0,
The backup of the configuration is now ok, all the settings, accounts, acl's , refences of the server, and the computer accounts aswell are backupped, and afther a reinstallation of a brand new system the restore works correct now all the settings accounts etc. are restored.
I have used only the configuration backup of eBox, for the backup of the data Webmin was installed, and works correctly for backup and restore of the data ( inclusif the shares and there content and the user file rights ). In Webmin the data backup could be automated.
Installing extra software on an eBox server could be handy:
Install Webmin ( extra tool, and backup/restore utility, not for eBox configuration information use only).
Install gparted ( to handle extra harddrive's ).
Install phpmyadmin ( Mysql database tool )
Install xorg , lxde , gnome terminal, firefox , smb4k ( usefull verry small desktop with webbrowser, terminal windows etc ), anly active by manualy intervenstion on the server ( startx, command ) .
[bSome questions:][/b]
On an eBox version 0.12, is the file " ImportFromLdif.pm " automaticaly replaced with the corected file by the execute of the eBox " Software management " utility system update, or is it always needed to download and replace the file manualy ?
Suggestion,
By eBox install, implement the option to make a choise of the modukes you wich to install, depending on the type of eBox server installation you prefered ( only file and print server, DHCP or withouth DHCP etc . ).
I think that the server is ready for practical use now.
Thanks for the help, for me the backup/restore post could be closed as solved.
Best regards,
Ian
I have done some tests with the latest eBox version 1.0,
The backup of the configuration is now ok, all the settings, accounts, acl's , refences of the server, and the computer accounts aswell are backupped, and afther a reinstallation of a brand new system the restore works correct now all the settings accounts etc. are restored.
I have used only the configuration backup of eBox, for the backup of the data Webmin was installed, and works correctly for backup and restore of the data ( inclusif the shares and there content and the user file rights ). In Webmin the data backup could be automated.
Installing extra software on an eBox server could be handy:
Install Webmin ( extra tool, and backup/restore utility, not for eBox configuration information use only).
Install gparted ( to handle extra harddrive's ).
Install phpmyadmin ( Mysql database tool )
Install xorg , lxde , gnome terminal, firefox , smb4k ( usefull verry small desktop with webbrowser, terminal windows etc ), anly active by manualy intervenstion on the server ( startx, command ) .
[bSome questions:][/b]
On an eBox version 0.12, is the file " ImportFromLdif.pm " automaticaly replaced with the corected file by the execute of the eBox " Software management " utility system update, or is it always needed to download and replace the file manualy ?
Suggestion,
By eBox install, implement the option to make a choise of the modukes you wich to install, depending on the type of eBox server installation you prefered ( only file and print server, DHCP or withouth DHCP etc . ).
I think that the server is ready for practical use now.
Thanks for the help, for me the backup/restore post could be closed as solved.
Best regards,
Ian
276
Installation and Upgrades / Re: Backup/restore
« on: April 06, 2009, 10:31:56 pm »
Hello kerridgeo,
There is still aproblem with the backup of eBox, like i first posted end of januari.
I have done the following tests:
Installed eBox on Ubuntu server 8.04, on a intel P4 platform.
Configured several users, groups and shares ( also nested shares ), the server is configured as a primary domain controller and there are several windows Xp computers added to the domain.
Then i made a full backup, using the backup utility of eBox. saved the backup file on a external hard disk.
Next i installed a new server from scratch, on the same hardware platform as above. Same ubuntu server version 8.04 and same eBox version. So the second server was indentical to the first server.
I restored the backup file to the new server, at that monent the users groups and shares where restored but the windows computer accounts are not restored. So here is a problem.
Running the same test severeal times, results some times with not correct restored shares.
Then i installed " mondo " open source on the server ( this application make a archive and restore of files on bit level possible ).
When i make a mondoarchive of the map /etc from the server ( as you now all the configuration files are in that map ), en on the second server i did a mondorestore of the /etc map ( afther the configuration of the new eBox server and restore of the ebox backup file on the second server ) then the computer accounts of the domain are restored on the second server and all functions work correct now.The windows xp computers can connect to the domain again on the new server.
So far the only possibility to backup and restore of computer accounts was with the " Mondo " software.
It happends several time that the eBox backup restore give some errors while every think has no problems and the the restore was correct done, some times the shares are not backupped correctly with eBox several shares are not in the backup file.
Is there sinds end of januari a correction for this problem and where can i find the approved file ?
As long that the backup/restore utility is not relliable, there is a risc to use the server in an operational environment.
I hope soon to have a good solution, because eBox is a verry good system for use as a schoolserver, and it has a user friendly administrator interface.
Hav you some experience with " backuppc " ? can it be used for a complte backup of the eBox server ( data and configurartion ) ?
Thanks,
Ian
There is still aproblem with the backup of eBox, like i first posted end of januari.
I have done the following tests:
Installed eBox on Ubuntu server 8.04, on a intel P4 platform.
Configured several users, groups and shares ( also nested shares ), the server is configured as a primary domain controller and there are several windows Xp computers added to the domain.
Then i made a full backup, using the backup utility of eBox. saved the backup file on a external hard disk.
Next i installed a new server from scratch, on the same hardware platform as above. Same ubuntu server version 8.04 and same eBox version. So the second server was indentical to the first server.
I restored the backup file to the new server, at that monent the users groups and shares where restored but the windows computer accounts are not restored. So here is a problem.
Running the same test severeal times, results some times with not correct restored shares.
Then i installed " mondo " open source on the server ( this application make a archive and restore of files on bit level possible ).
When i make a mondoarchive of the map /etc from the server ( as you now all the configuration files are in that map ), en on the second server i did a mondorestore of the /etc map ( afther the configuration of the new eBox server and restore of the ebox backup file on the second server ) then the computer accounts of the domain are restored on the second server and all functions work correct now.The windows xp computers can connect to the domain again on the new server.
So far the only possibility to backup and restore of computer accounts was with the " Mondo " software.
It happends several time that the eBox backup restore give some errors while every think has no problems and the the restore was correct done, some times the shares are not backupped correctly with eBox several shares are not in the backup file.
Is there sinds end of januari a correction for this problem and where can i find the approved file ?
As long that the backup/restore utility is not relliable, there is a risc to use the server in an operational environment.
I hope soon to have a good solution, because eBox is a verry good system for use as a schoolserver, and it has a user friendly administrator interface.
Hav you some experience with " backuppc " ? can it be used for a complte backup of the eBox server ( data and configurartion ) ?
Thanks,
Ian
277
Installation and Upgrades / Re: Backup/restore
« on: April 06, 2009, 10:36:48 am »
Hi,
Is there already a good solution for the backup problem ?
As a work around i have made a backup of the map /etc with the utility " mondoarchive " and restored this map with the sam utility " mondorstore" , then the computer accounts of the windows Xp workstations are working again.
Still the backup utility of eBox is not working corectly, somtimes not all the shares and there content are bakupped, and thus also not restored.
Is this an option ?:
Install webmin on the eBox file and print server, then make a backup of the configuration ( users accounts groups share definitions etc. ) with the backup tool of eBox and all the data and shares backupped by webmin.
Is a nested share also be backupped ?
Share : rapporten with sub maps rapporten1LA, rapporten1LB etc, where rapporten is ahared and the sub maps are also individual shared. The goal is to give a user access to rapporten with the two submaps, an a user giev acces only to the submap rapporten1LA. ?
I am trying to setup an operational server for our elemantery school , but solong the backup system is not relyable, it is a risc so i hope to have a good backup solution asap.
Thans
Is there already a good solution for the backup problem ?
As a work around i have made a backup of the map /etc with the utility " mondoarchive " and restored this map with the sam utility " mondorstore" , then the computer accounts of the windows Xp workstations are working again.
Still the backup utility of eBox is not working corectly, somtimes not all the shares and there content are bakupped, and thus also not restored.
Is this an option ?:
Install webmin on the eBox file and print server, then make a backup of the configuration ( users accounts groups share definitions etc. ) with the backup tool of eBox and all the data and shares backupped by webmin.
Is a nested share also be backupped ?
Share : rapporten with sub maps rapporten1LA, rapporten1LB etc, where rapporten is ahared and the sub maps are also individual shared. The goal is to give a user access to rapporten with the two submaps, an a user giev acces only to the submap rapporten1LA. ?
I am trying to setup an operational server for our elemantery school , but solong the backup system is not relyable, it is a risc so i hope to have a good backup solution asap.
Thans
278
Installation and Upgrades / Re: Printer sharing
« on: March 24, 2009, 11:36:25 am »
Hello,
I think that i found the cause of the problem.
The eBox server is running on an hardware systemboard with both, a parallel printer port LPT and USB ports.
The Brother HL-1440 is connected to the server by an USB port.
On the server i also run Webmin as an extra control tool, in webmin the shared printer seams to be connect to the LPT port but in reality the printer is connected to the USB port.
In eBox printer definitions the printer share point to USB1 port , but in the webmin settings say that the printer share point to LPT so the is a mismatch, and that is the reason why the printer never sort out the print job.
As i said before, the printer works fine when i use http://localhost:631 but not with eBox.
Work arround: definine the printer with http://localhost:631, and in the field " location " fill in the netbios name of the server ( the name filled in in the general settings of the shares in e-box defining a PDC , netbios name ).
Then in eBox printer management, setup the Brother HL-1440 printer with USB port 1.
Now the printer works for the users on the Xp workstaions who have permission to use the printer.
If the developpers of eBox correct the settings for the printer port in the printer management module, than the problem is definitive solved.
I think that i found the cause of the problem.
The eBox server is running on an hardware systemboard with both, a parallel printer port LPT and USB ports.
The Brother HL-1440 is connected to the server by an USB port.
On the server i also run Webmin as an extra control tool, in webmin the shared printer seams to be connect to the LPT port but in reality the printer is connected to the USB port.
In eBox printer definitions the printer share point to USB1 port , but in the webmin settings say that the printer share point to LPT so the is a mismatch, and that is the reason why the printer never sort out the print job.
As i said before, the printer works fine when i use http://localhost:631 but not with eBox.
Work arround: definine the printer with http://localhost:631, and in the field " location " fill in the netbios name of the server ( the name filled in in the general settings of the shares in e-box defining a PDC , netbios name ).
Then in eBox printer management, setup the Brother HL-1440 printer with USB port 1.
Now the printer works for the users on the Xp workstaions who have permission to use the printer.
If the developpers of eBox correct the settings for the printer port in the printer management module, than the problem is definitive solved.
279
Installation and Upgrades / Re: Printer sharing
« on: March 23, 2009, 03:52:43 pm »
Hello,
The problem of the error message while trying to add the shared Brother printer to the Windwos Xp workstation is solved, adding the printer is only possible if logged on as administrator on the WindowsXp workstation.
So adding the printer can be done now, but the printer still does not work.
On the xp workstation logon to de eBox server, with an user who hase permissions to print to the shared Brother printer result in seeing now the printer, but it is still not possible to print f.i. a testpage. The printer is added to the workstation and by printing a testpage the testpage appears in the printquebut never sorted out of the printer.
It seams that there is a problem on the eBox printserver with the printer driver, if i configure the printer with cups on the serve then a testpage can be printed out bij http://localhost:631.
Finaly, the printer is added on the Xpworkstation, the testprint appears in the printer que on the Xp pc but is never printed out.
The cups pdf printer does not work on the xpworkstation.
How can i solve thies problem ?
Thanks anyway
Included the log files
The problem of the error message while trying to add the shared Brother printer to the Windwos Xp workstation is solved, adding the printer is only possible if logged on as administrator on the WindowsXp workstation.
So adding the printer can be done now, but the printer still does not work.
On the xp workstation logon to de eBox server, with an user who hase permissions to print to the shared Brother printer result in seeing now the printer, but it is still not possible to print f.i. a testpage. The printer is added to the workstation and by printing a testpage the testpage appears in the printquebut never sorted out of the printer.
It seams that there is a problem on the eBox printserver with the printer driver, if i configure the printer with cups on the serve then a testpage can be printed out bij http://localhost:631.
Finaly, the printer is added on the Xpworkstation, the testprint appears in the printer que on the Xp pc but is never printed out.
The cups pdf printer does not work on the xpworkstation.
How can i solve thies problem ?
Thanks anyway
Included the log files
280
Installation and Upgrades / Re: Printer sharing
« on: March 21, 2009, 08:37:28 pm »
Hello,
Included the logs
Included the logs
281
Installation and Upgrades / Printer shring
« on: March 21, 2009, 01:36:25 pm »
Hello,
I have a problem sharing printers in eBox.
- On the eBox server there are 2 printers configured , a Brother HL1440 laser printer and a pdf printer ( cups-pdf ).
- From the webbrowser http://localhost:631 i can manage both printers and print some test pages, this is also posible from the webbrowser of an Xp client workstation on my network.
- Both printers now configured in eBox as samba printers, the users have access to the printers.
- On an Windows Xp client ( member of the domain, and logged on with a valid user who has access to the printers ), i try to add the shared printers. In the menu of adding a network printer both shared printers are showed, but when i click add then there is an error who says : cannot connect to the printque and the shared printer is not added on the client.
- Is this a nowing issue or is there a solution for it ?
Thanks
I have a problem sharing printers in eBox.
- On the eBox server there are 2 printers configured , a Brother HL1440 laser printer and a pdf printer ( cups-pdf ).
- From the webbrowser http://localhost:631 i can manage both printers and print some test pages, this is also posible from the webbrowser of an Xp client workstation on my network.
- Both printers now configured in eBox as samba printers, the users have access to the printers.
- On an Windows Xp client ( member of the domain, and logged on with a valid user who has access to the printers ), i try to add the shared printers. In the menu of adding a network printer both shared printers are showed, but when i click add then there is an error who says : cannot connect to the printque and the shared printer is not added on the client.
- Is this a nowing issue or is there a solution for it ?
Thanks
282
Installation and Upgrades / Re: Backup/restore
« on: February 26, 2009, 06:50:27 pm »
Hi,
I think that the answers are near the question.
Th problem is only with computer accounts, the backup does not include the windows Xp computer accounts included when an Xp workstation is put in the domain.
There is no problem with the normal user accounts or there password, in case of a backup and restore.
If y use f.e " mondorescue "open source software on an eBox PDC server, than the computer accounts are corectly backupped and restored. The difference between the backup utility from eBox and mondorescue is that mondo recue works with backup on bit level. So if the eBox backup utility was changed with the correct level of backup for the computer accounts ( bit level ) than the problem is solved.
The backup tools of eBox gives some times an error even the backup and restore works correct and the backupped files are correctly restored.
I think that the answers are near the question.
Th problem is only with computer accounts, the backup does not include the windows Xp computer accounts included when an Xp workstation is put in the domain.
There is no problem with the normal user accounts or there password, in case of a backup and restore.
If y use f.e " mondorescue "open source software on an eBox PDC server, than the computer accounts are corectly backupped and restored. The difference between the backup utility from eBox and mondorescue is that mondo recue works with backup on bit level. So if the eBox backup utility was changed with the correct level of backup for the computer accounts ( bit level ) than the problem is solved.
The backup tools of eBox gives some times an error even the backup and restore works correct and the backupped files are correctly restored.
283
Installation and Upgrades / Backup/restore
« on: January 31, 2009, 09:17:38 pm »
Hello,
I have an eBox server with several windows xp client computers, it works fine.
The problem now, when i build a new eBox server from scratch and i restore my backup taken from the old server, every thing is restored exept the windows client computer accounts it means that the windows xp clients could not connect to the eBox domain controller anymore.
How could this be solved ? Where are the client computer accounts stored on the server ?
I could work it out by putting every windows xp client workstation back in the domain again, but it is not a nice solution.
Is there a solution for this problem ?
Thanks
I have an eBox server with several windows xp client computers, it works fine.
The problem now, when i build a new eBox server from scratch and i restore my backup taken from the old server, every thing is restored exept the windows client computer accounts it means that the windows xp clients could not connect to the eBox domain controller anymore.
How could this be solved ? Where are the client computer accounts stored on the server ?
I could work it out by putting every windows xp client workstation back in the domain again, but it is not a nice solution.
Is there a solution for this problem ?
Thanks