Gentoo update issues

[Strunzdesign]

Hi,

yesterday, I synced my Gentoo Groupware box (portage & layman) and made an update. Unfortunately, some problems regarding Kolab occured, and I want to mention them here.

1. Apache AddDirectoryIndex-Problem
-> This is alreads discussed here in another thread

2. Kolabconf error: Openldap not running (slapd)
-> Errors in configfile /etc/openldap/slapd.conf

Seems that this file was replaced with a default one, and slapd was unable to start. Error message was like: "Invalid database (hdb)".

Kolabconf does _not_ replace the broken file with the correct template, I had to perform this task by myself... luckily, I was able to copy slapd.conf.old to slapd.conf and slapd restarted again (including kolabconf)

3. /etc/init.d/kolabd start does not work anymore.

powerstation ~ # /etc/init.d/kolabd start
 * Starting kolabd ...   [ !! ]

However, Interesting:

powerstation ~ # start-stop-daemon -b --start --exec /usr/bin/perl /usr/sbin/kolabd
/usr/bin/perl already running.
powerstation ~ # 

... but there is no perl or kolabd proces running!
When I start kolabd "by hand" within a screen session, it works flawlessly:

powerstation ~ # /usr/bin/perl /usr/sbin/kolabd
kolabd - Kolab Backend Daemon

  Copyright (c) 2004  Klaraelvdalens Datakonsult AB
  Copyright (c) 2003  Code Fusion cc
  Copyright (c) 2003  Tassilo Erlewein, Martin Konold, Achim Frank

This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
       

Any Ideas what's going on here?
I think the system is running again, but with a kolabd started by hand. I don't know the implications of changing AddDirectoryIndex to DirectoryIndex, and I don't know if kolabconf renewed my slapd.conf afterwards. But it seems to work now.

Regards,
Florian

[xehqter]

#1:  rm /etc/apache2/modules.d/70_mod_php5.conf
rm /etc/kolab/templates/70_mod_php5.conf.template
USE="kolab" emerge -av =php-5.2.6-r1

#2: Haven’t had that problem yet

#3: Had that problem, same issue, same result, no solution

I’m also having an issue with the kolab-webadmin ebuild not copying over a folder.

I created a linux image to clone that has a working kolab install.  Before applying updates I run them against that image to make sure I wont’ break a clients install. Gunner is usually pretty good at keeping the overlay up and running however he’s been busy with kolab 2.2

[nullpointer]

#3: ... solution

Open /etc/init.d/kolabd and remove /usr/bin/perl from the exec command (error message is clear: '/usr/bin/perl already running' -> do not start second instance)
 
        start-stop-daemon -b --start --exec /usr/sbin/kolabd

/usr/bin/kolabd knows about interpreter from the first line in the file - #!/usr/bin/perl

[nullpointer]

2. Kolabconf error: Openldap not running (slapd)
-> Errors in configfile /etc/openldap/slapd.conf

I can commit here, I had this issue too. Obviously the /etc/openldap/slapd.conf is hard rewritten with dist file and not exposed into the standard Gentoo etc-update mechanism. I noticed it because my ldap directory location is not default (on Gentoo /var/lib/openldap-data). You do not have to see this as issue if you do not change anything in the slapd.conf by hand.


Regards

Robert

[Gunnar Wrobel]

Hrm, looks like I need to be quick with 2.2. 2.1 really starts to break down now.

[Strunzdesign]

Hi,

thank you very much! :-)

The problem with /etc/init.d/kolab could be solved here as well, just by removing "perl" from the start-stop-daemon line :-)

Greetings,
Florian

[nullpointer]

Hrm, looks like I need to be quick with 2.2. 2.1 really starts to break down now.

Oh no, the installation of 2.1 was not so difficult. Just following the Wiki, issues are solved in the forum now For any user expecting 'click and go' is the installation a bit tricky, but I think this kind of user does not set up Gentoo as his/her box of choice. What I am *really* missing, is SyncML, everything else if perfect. Thanks, Gunnar !

[xehqter]

I posted the how-to install syncml, its in the thread you started.

[notHerbert]

It looks like the /etc/init.d/kolabd problem is fixed because mine has on top:
#!/sbin/runscript
and
start-stop-daemon -b --start --quiet --exec /usr/bin/perl /usr/sbin/kolabd

It works.