Hello,
upgrading the RPM in the skel should not be too traumatic, the whole
idea of the skel is that you only have to do something once and it will
be applied to all virtual servers. As long as there are no new files in
the new rpm (ie a file exists in the new RPM and not in the old one, and
therefore not in the virtual server), the new versions of each of the
existing files will become available to all virtual servers as soon as
they are repaced in the skel.
To make this process even more reliable we have provided a vsd-linkv.pl
script which will move a virtual server from one skel onto another. All
you have to do is create a copy of the existing skel, upgrade it how you
wish, move one virtual server over (or create a new virtual server on
the new skel), test that the application works, and then move all of the
other virtual servers over. OK, say this may mean a small downtime while
the links to the new files are created, but surely that is better than
having to go and upgrade each virtual server individually?
One thing we are working on here is trying to make the upgrading of
skels / implementation of new featres/services in skels as seemless as
possible. If the utilities we have provided are not enough, please let
us know what you need.
Damion
redirect wrote:
>
> tell us about it! we have commercial sites running on it and there is no
> easy way of upgrading anything without big downtime and plenty of possible
> problems - its so risky we haven't even begun to plan how we are going to do
> the 1.4.9-2 - even if upgraded you then have to completly re-test
> everything to ensure its going to work..... enough of my rant - be great if
> we were just playing with it on a private LAN - alas we are not
>
> in fact more talk here at the office of dropping freeVSD rather than upgrade
> :( especially as the shared hosting guys here are looking at serverxchange
> for the webppliance panel - which would of course give VPS's...and allow us
> to ride the shared hosting sides investment free
>
> Eddie
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jack Wilburn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2001 7:40 PM
> Subject: Re: Sendmail Problems -- Error
>
> > Nigel,
> >
> > Will I have to delete and recreat my Virtual Servers for this patch to
> work??
> > God I hope not..
> >
> > JW
> >
> > Nigel Marett wrote:
> >
> > > Jack,
> > >
> > > Yep - thought so - you have the wrong version of vm-pop3d - it should be
> > > version 1.1.4.
> > >
> > > Options are...
> > >
> > > Grab a new skel from:
> > > ftp://ftp.freevsd.org/freevsd/skels/
> > >
> > > or, download the skel patch; (reccomended)
> > >
> > > ftp://ftp.freevsd.org/freevsd/skels/freevsd-skel-1_4_9-1rh6-patch.tar.gz
> > >
> > > (dont forget to read the readme:)
> > >
> > > ftp://ftp.freevsd.org/freevsd/skels/freevsd-skel-1_4_9-1rh6-patch.readme
> > >
> > > OR download the vm-pop3d rpm from:
> > >
> > > ftp://ftp.freevsd.org/freevsd/pkgs/RPMS/vm-pop3d-vsd-1.1.4-1.i386.rpm
> > >
> > > And follow the instructions in the INSTALL document, on how to install a
> rpm
> > > into a skel/VS.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > Nigel.
> > >
> > > On Tuesday 14 August 2001 1:56 pm, you wrote:
> > > > Nigel,
> > > >
> > > > The version is "vm-pop3d POP3 Server Version 1.1.3"
> > > >
> > > > AND... I get this when I try and telnet...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Escape character is '^]'.
> > > > /usr/sbin/vm-pop3d: unrecognized option `--group'
> > > > Usage: /usr/sbin/vm-pop3d [OPTIONS]
> > > > Runs the vm-pop3d POP3 daemon.
> > > >
> > > > -d, --daemon=MAXCHILDREN runs in daemon mode with a maximum
> > > > of MAXCHILDREN child processes
> > > > -h, --help display this help and exit
> > > > -i, --inetd runs in inetd mode (default)
> > > > -p, --port=PORT specifies port to listen on, implies -d
> > > > defaults to 110, which need not be
> specified
> > > > -t, --timeout=TIMEOUT sets idle timeout to TIMEOUT seconds
> > > > TIMEOUT must be at least 600 (10 minutes)
> or
> > > > it will be disabled
> > > > -v, --version display version information and exit
> > > > Connection closed by foreign host.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks..
> > > >
> > > > JW
> > > >
> > > > Nigel Marett wrote:
> > > > > Morning,
> > > > >
> > > > > When you telnet to your pop3 port on your VS - what version of
> vm-pop3d
> > > > > are you running?
> > > > >
> > > > > Or could you please bev into your VS and run a :
> > > > >
> > > > > vm-pop3d -v
> > > > >
> > > > > and tell me what the output is.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > >
> > > > > Nigel
> > > > >
> > > > > On Tuesday 14 August 2001 1:21 am, you wrote:
> > > > > > What am I not doing... here is the error..
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Protocol: POP3, Server Response: '/usr/sbin/vm-pop3d: unrecognized
> > > > > > option `--group'', Port: 110, Secure(SSL): No, Server Error:
> > > > > > 0x800CCC90, Error Number: 0x800CCC90
> > > > > >
> > > > > > JW
> > > > > >
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