These commands were posted to the CentOS mailing list earlier and they worked for me:
curl -O "https://springdale.math.ias.edu/data/puias/7/x86_64/os/RPM-GPG-KEY-puias"; rpm --import RPM-GPG-KEY-puias curl -O "https://springdale.math.ias.edu/data/puias/8/x86_64/os/BaseOS/Packages/springdale-release-8.3-0.42.el8.x86_64.rpm"; curl -O "https://springdale.math.ias.edu/data/puias/8/x86_64/os/BaseOS/Packages/springdale-appstream-8-0.sdl8.2.noarch.rpm"; curl -O "https://springdale.math.ias.edu/data/puias/8/x86_64/os/BaseOS/Packages/springdale-core-8-0.sdl8.2.noarch.rpm"; rpm -K springdale-* |grep "digests signatures OK" rpm --nodeps -ev centos-linux-release-8.3-1.2011.el8.noarch centos-linux-repos-8-2.el8.noarch yum --releasever 8 localinstall spring* yum clean all yum distrosync reboot On Thu, Dec 31, 2020 at 4:32 PM Eric Broch <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks, Peter. > > Can you post the migration notes the list? > > I'll make it a script. > > Eric > > On 12/31/2020 3:52 AM, Peter Peltonen wrote: > > HI, > > > > SDL 8 has the same EOL as RHEL 8: May, 2029. > > > > SDL existed before CentOS, it's provided by a university, so it should > > be a good option for the next eight years. > > > > Migrating from CentOS 8 to SDL 8 was pretty straightforward, not that > > many commands. I can provide the migration notes if someone is > > interested. > > > > Best, > > Peter > > > > > > On Thu, Dec 31, 2020 at 7:29 AM Eric Broch <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Yes, I would recommend staying with CentOS 7 for the time being... > >> > >> But, Springdale promises longevity and stability. I was hoping to have the > >> bases covered. > >> > >> The makers of Rocky are predicting having an OS out before next year. This > >> is the direction I'd really like to head. > >> > >> I'm still going to try to get a Debian/Devaun version going as well. > >> > >> There is an OpenSUSE version of QMT out now, just trying to keep options > >> open. > >> > >> --Eric > >> > >> On 12/30/2020 3:17 PM, [email protected] wrote: > >> > >> So the question here is CentOS 8 eol is 2021 not sure it’s even worth that > >> route. Anyhow that could be a totally diff topic but CentOS 7 looks to > >> have a longer support life now. > >> > >> Il giorno 30 dic 2020, alle ore 12:08, Peter Peltonen > >> <[email protected]> ha scritto: > >> > >> Ok it appears my second problem was due to having php74 (and not php) > >> from remi's repo installed before running the script. > >> > >> Removing mariadb-server and php74 and then rerunning the install > >> script seems to have done the trick. > >> > >> Next step to migrate domains from old cos5 server... > >> > >> Peter > >> > >> On Wed, Dec 30, 2020 at 5:07 PM Peter Peltonen <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > >> Hi, > >> > >> I tried installing latest QMT using Eric's qt_install_cos8.sh script. > >> > >> I have a CentOS 8 VM that I had converted to Springdale Linux 8. > >> > >> > >> I ran into a few issues: > >> > >> 1) MariaDB password setup failed somehow. Maybe because I had MariaDB > >> already installed on this server? I could not access the mariadb > >> server after this failure, and needed to start the server without > >> grant tables and then disable "plugin authentication" (I also defined > >> the pw again just in case): > >> > >> service mariadb stop > >> mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables & > >> sudo mysql -u root > >> [mysql] use mysql; > >> [mysql] update user set plugin='' where User='root'; > >> [mysql] UPDATE user SET password=PASSWORD("my_password") WHERE user="root"; > >> [mysql] flush privileges; > >> CTRL+D > >> mysqladmin -u root -p shutdown > >> service mariadb start > >> > >> I then rerun the part: > >> > >> credfile=~/sql.cnf > >> echo "Creating vpopmail database..." > >> mysqladmin --defaults-extra-file=$credfile reload > >> mysqladmin --defaults-extra-file=$credfile refresh > >> mysqladmin --defaults-extra-file=$credfile create vpopmail > >> mysqladmin --defaults-extra-file=$credfile reload > >> mysqladmin --defaults-extra-file=$credfile refresh > >> echo "Adding vpopmail users and privileges..." > >> mysql --defaults-extra-file=$credfile -e "CREATE USER > >> vpopmail@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'SsEeCcRrEeTt'" > >> mysql --defaults-extra-file=$credfile -e "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON > >> vpopmail.* TO vpopmail@localhost" > >> mysqladmin --defaults-extra-file=$credfile reload > >> mysqladmin --defaults-extra-file=$credfile refresh > >> echo "Done with vpopmail database..." > >> > >> BTW should the vpopmail mysql pw be changed to something else or is > >> the default pw used somewhere else? > >> > >> > >> 2) Some issues at the end of the script with clamav: > >> > >> Starting QMT... > >> ./qt_install_cos8.sh: line 124: qmailctl: command not found > >> Starting clamd freshclam dovecot spamassassin httpd chronyd acpid atd > >> autofs smartd named, this may take a while... > >> Failed to enable unit: Unit file [email protected] does not exist. > >> --2020-12-30 16:47:51-- > >> https://raw.githubusercontent.com/qmtoaster/scripts/master/toaststat.cos8 > >> Resolving raw.githubusercontent.com (raw.githubusercontent.com)... > >> 151.101.0.133, 151.101.64.133, 151.101.128.133, ... > >> Connecting to raw.githubusercontent.com > >> (raw.githubusercontent.com)|151.101.0.133|:443... connected. > >> HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK > >> Length: 1436 (1.4K) [text/plain] > >> Saving to: '/usr/bin/toaststat' > >> /usr/bin/toaststat 100% > >> Status of toaster services > >> cat: /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf: No such file or directory > >> mariadb mariadb > >> systemd service: [email protected]: [ FAILED ] > >> systemd service: clamav-freshclam: [ FAILED ] > >> systemd service: spamassassin: [ FAILED ] > >> systemd service: dovecot: [ FAILED ] > >> systemd service: mariadb: [ OK ] > >> systemd service: httpd: [ OK ] > >> systemd service: chronyd: [ OK ] > >> systemd service: sshd: [ OK ] > >> systemd service: crond: [ OK ] > >> systemd service: vsftpd: [ FAILED ] > >> systemd service: acpid: [ FAILED ] > >> systemd service: atd: [ OK ] > >> systemd service: autofs: [ FAILED ] > >> systemd service: smartd: [ OK ] > >> systemd service: irqbalance: [ OK ] > >> > >> > >> Not sure what went wrong and if I should start debugging or try to do > >> a fresh install? > >> > >> > >> Best, > >> Peter > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >> > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
