Install Cpanel on FreeBSD 8.2

- Install FreeBSD with proper network and file system configuration (Ref:  http://docs.cpanel.net/twiki/bin/view/AllDocumentation/InstallationGuide/Quick-StartInstallationGuide)

- Install dependency packages:

# pkg_add -r wget

# pkg_add -r perl

# pkg_add -r rsync (required later for ports sync)

# pkg_add -r gmake

To Fix:

creating glibconfig.h
config.status: executing default commands
gmake: not found
child exited with value 127
Died at /usr/local/cpanel/bin/rrdtoolinstall line 109.

# pkg_add -r png // To fix the following error

To Fix : configure: error: requested PNG backend could not be enabled

- Create the following symlinks

# ln -s /usr/local/bin/wget /usr/bin/wget

# ln -s /lib/libcrypt.so.5 /lib/libcrypt.so.2 // To Fix: Shared object "libcrypt.so.2" not found,

# ln -s /lib/libc.so.7 /lib/libc.so.5 // To Fix: Shared object "libc.so.5" not found

ln -s /lib/libm.so.5 /lib/libm.so.3 // To Fix: "libm.so.3" not found

- Install Cpanel

cd /home

wget -N http://httpupdate.cpanel.net/latest

sh latest

- Once installation successful activate the license (make sure the ip is licensed -  http://www.cpanel.net/apps/verify/)  :

#  /usr/local/cpanel/cpkeyclt

- Start Cpanel

- Touch the following file

# touch /etc/rc.d/init.d/function // To fix:  Could not find functions file, your system may be broken

# /etc/init.d/cpanel start

Now you should be able to access Cpanel at https://< yourip >:2087/

Try to upgrade

Exim: /scripts/eximup --force (this will get the free bsd ports as well)
Cpanel : # /scripts/upcp

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Drupal 7 issue with SQL Mode TRADITIONAL

PDOException: SQLSTATE[42000]: Syntax error or access violation: 1231 Variable 'sql_mode' can't be set to the value of 'TRADITIONAL' in lock_may_be_available() (line 165 of /includes/lock.inc).

This was the case when I installed Drupal 7 with Cpanel/Fantastico, the drupal site was displaying the above error.

This issue is discussed at drupal issues . try to patch it as mentioned in the url.

But for me it works with the following change, just removed the TRADITIONAL mode, not  sure it is the correct way to fix it. You can verify the sql modes at http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/server-sql-mode.html ,  Anyway now there is no errors in drupal site and I am able to login.

(includes/database/mysql/database.inc) Line: 65

New file
<  $this->exec("SET sql_mode='ANSI,ONLY_FULL_GROUP_BY'");
---
Old file
>  $this->exec("SET sql_mode='ANSI,TRADITIONAL'");

Also setting up the sql connection mode to SET SESSION sql_mode = "ANSI,TRADITIONAL"; is an option instead of above change.

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Install and configure RSA web agent with Redhat EL5 and Apache

Login to RSA interface:

- Create the apache server as agent host with type web agent
- Generate the config file (zip file containing sdconf.rec) from RSA interface, and download to your local machine

Login to the web server

- Download the RSA web agent installation files from RSA website.

# mkdir -p /var/ace

- Copy and extract (sdconf.rec) the downloaded config file
# chmod 755 sdconf.rec

- Create the sdopts.rec file with the ip address of the machine, if you have multiple ip address assigned to the server or if the RSA we agent is a virtual machine. Otherwise the authentication might break with following kind of errors
"100: Access denied. The RSA ACE/Server rejected the Passcode. Please try again." , "attempted to authenticate using authenticator “SecurID_Native”. The user belongs to security domain “SystemDomain”"

# echo "CLIENT_IP=" > sdopts.rec
# chown -R webuser:webuser /var/ace

- Now install the RSA web agent

# tar xvf WebAgent_70_Apache_RHEL5_32_379_08201024.tar
# cd CD/
# chmod u+x install
# ./install

- Enter the location of sdconf.rec

- Configure the apache virtual host

It was found that web agent breaks if apache starts multiple server thread, so would be better to limit the thread.

< IfModule prefork.c >
StartServers 1
MinSpareServers 1
MaxSpareServers 1
ServerLimit 256
MaxClients 256
MaxRequestsPerChild 4000
< /IfModule >

- Now start apache and you will be able to access the RSA web interface.

Once authenticated, the RSA server will create a node secret for the agent host and will be copied automatically to the web server.

This web interface is mainly useful for the token users to reset or enable to token assigned to him.

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Changing RSA passwords

 

Reset SSH Password:
-------------------
Log in to Operations console (Master):

Administration --> Networking --> Configure connectivity using SSH

Do the same procedure on Replica also (if any), it is manual process.

Reset Operations console password:
----------------------------------
Login to the master appliance with SSH

$ sudo -s // sudo as root
# su - rsaadmin // change user to rsaadmin
$ cd /usr/local/RSASecurity/RSAAuthenticationManager/ //navigate to RSA installation path
$ cd utils
$ ./rsautil manage-oc-administrator -a update // Execute

// Enter Super administrators name
// Enter Super administrators password
// Enter operation console user
// Set the new password

Do the same steps on replica
Error: This operation can be performed only on a primary instance.
But the password got changed

Reset Master password:
---------------------
Login to the master appliance with SSH

$ sudo -s // sudo as root
# su - rsaadmin // change user to rsaadmin
$ cd /usr/local/RSASecurity/RSAAuthenticationManager/ //navigate to RSA installation path
$ cd utils
$ ./rsautil manage-secrets --action change --new-password <enter_the_new_password>

Do the same procedure on the replica device.

Reset Security Console Password:
---------------------------------
Login to Security Console

Identity-->Users-->Manage Existing // Search for your admin username in internal datase

Change password for the admin user
This action will be automatically replicated to replica.

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Configure IPv6 squid

Squid 3.1+ support IPv6

- Compile and install 3.1.x version of squid.

# useradd -d /opt/squid squid

# wget http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.1/squid-3.1.11-20110228.tar.gz

# tar xvzf squid-3.1.11-20110228.tar.gz

# cd squid-3.1.11-20110228; ./configure --prefix=/opt/squid/

# make; make install

# /opt/squid/sbin/squid -z

Configure squid

edit /opt/squid/etc/squid.conf

cache_effective_user squid

acl manager proto cache_object
acl localhost src 127.0.0.1/32 ::1
acl to_localhost dst 127.0.0.0/8 0.0.0.0/32 ::1

acl to_ipv6 dst ipv6
http_access allow to_ipv6 !all
tcp_outgoing_address 2001:: to_ipv6
tcp_outgoing_address 12.34.56.78 !to_ipv6

And add necessary acls to allow access for your network to squid.

Testing:

$ telnet <v6_address> 3128
Trying 2001::...
Connected to 2001::..
Escape character is '^]'.
get http://ipv6.google.com/
HTTP/1.0 200 OK

Check the access.log to make sure

1298965141.719    477 2001:: TCP_MISS/200 25918 GET http://ipv6.google.com/ - DIRECT/2a00:1450:8002::6a text/html

Performance issues with KVM - Redhat

The general performance issue with KVM is due to DISK I/O

- by default the Redhat KVM guest are created with x86_64 architecuture, if you installed 32 bit operating system change this to i686.

<os>
<type arch='i686' machine='rhel5.6.0'>hvm</type>
<boot dev='hd'/>

- Make sure the hypervisor used is correct in the configuration , either qemu or kvm

<domain type='kvm'>

or

<domain type='kvm'>

- Use virtio drivers if the guest is paravirtulized (http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-virtio/index.html?ca=dgr-lnxw97Viriodth-LX&S_TACT=105AGX59&S_CMP=grlnxw97 ,  http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/lnxinfo/v3r0m0/index.jsp?topic=/liaat/liaatbpparavirt.htm)

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yum update, IndexError: tuple index out of range

If you happen to get this error while updating server with yum update
--
.
.
.
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/M2Crypto/m2urllib2.py", line 82, in https_open
h.request(req.get_method(), req.get_selector(), req.data, headers)
File "/usr/lib/python2.4/httplib.py", line 813, in request
if v[0] != 32 or not self.auto_open:
IndexError: tuple index out of range
--
disable the location aware access from rhn.

Ref:
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-16881

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Public key authentication with bluecoat proxy

- Create a key with length maximum 1024 on your machine

$ ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 1024 -f filename

- ssh to the bluecoat proxy


> en
# configure terminal
#(config) ssh-console
#(config ssh-console) inline client-key admin ...
< paste the key after those three dots >
...

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Converting LVM virtual machine storage to image

To convert the LVM disk to qcow2 formatted disk image,

Use lvdisplay to get the Logical volume name

$ sudo lvdisplay

Use qemu-img to convert to the required image format

# qemu-img convert -O qcow2 /dev/mapper/lv_name <destination_file>.qcow2

eg:

# qemu-img convert -O qcow2 /dev/mapper/disk1 disk1.qcow2

This will be useful to replicate the virtual machines to other hardware.

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Install CyanogenMod 6 (Android 2.2 Froyo alternative) on HTC Dream (ADP1)

Atlast managed to get the 2.2 flavour on ADP1. (this installation is only applicable for root'd Android developer phone HTC dream)

• Requirements:

Tools: fastboot


images:
Amon_Ra 1.7.0 ( http://files.androidspin.com/downloads.php?dir=amon_ra/RECOVERY/&file=recovery-RA-dream-v1.7.0.img )
radio image for adp1 (http://sapphire-port-dream.googlecode.com/files/ota-radio-2_22_19_26I.zip)
update-cm-6.0.0-DS-signed.zip (http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/files/file/95-update-cm-600-ds-signedzip/)
gapps-mdpi-tiny-20100926-signed.zip (http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/files/file/124-google-addon-mdpi-tiny-20101020/)
DangerSPL (http://sapphire-port-dream.googlecode.com/files/spl-signed.zip)

• Procedure:

Ref : http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Full_Update_Guide_-_Android_Dev_Phone_1#Installing_a_Custom_Recovery_Image

- Download and copy all these images to the root of your sdcard except the recovery image

• Install custom recovery image:

- boot the phone in fastboot mode by pressing camera button while rebooting

- From your machine make sure the device is visible

# ./fastboot-mac devices
HT845Gxxxxx fastboot

- flash the cyanogen recovery image and reboot

# ./fastboot-mac flash recovery recovery-RA-dream-v1.7.0.img
sending 'recovery' (4594 KB)... OKAY
writing 'recovery'... OKAY

# ./fastboot-mac reboot

- Once the phone is rebooted make sure  you have the 1.7 recovery image

• Flash the radio image

Now flash the radio once the phone rebooted to recovery RA 1.7.0 by pressing the home button while rebooting
- select install zip from sdcard and choose the radio image , once the installation is done reboot the phone and make sure that you have the 2_22_19_26I base band version

• Flash danger spl now

Ref: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=DangerSPL_%26_CyanogenMod_5/6#Install_DangerSPL

boot the phone in recovery mode, and select install zip from sdcard and select install the danger spl image, reboot

This will update the Hboot to 1.33.2005,  this is required to increase the ROM size to hold the cm6 image.

• flash the cyanogen mode 6 images

Ref : http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=DangerSPL_%26_CyanogenMod_5/6#Installing_CyanogenMod_ROM

boot the phone again in recovery mode, select and install the cm 6 image, reboot the phone and make sure that you can boot in to the new cyanogen 6.

• Install the google addons

The important thing is dont install the full version of google apps on ADP1 just use the MDPI tiny version. otherwise the phone cannot boot properly.

Ref: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Latest_Version#Google_Apps



Now clear wipe the cache and reboot the phone, That is it. Now you have ADP1 installed with Cyanogenmod 6, Enjoy..



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