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There are still some bugs in this RPM... Help us to fix them!
 
There are still some bugs in this RPM... Help us to fix them!
 
==ipdiscover bug==
 
==ipdiscover bug==
We need to confirm that ipdiscover works when the smeserver is the forced client.
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===ipdiscover on SME===
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IpDiscover is not working on SME. Please use another agent to ipdiscover your networks at the moment.
  
I Tried the following:
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I've opened a [http://forums.ocsinventory-ng.org/viewtopic.php?pid=5684#p5684 thread] on OCS forum.
ipdiscover eth0 10
 
{{Note box|''Usage : ipdiscover [iface name] [latency in ms]''}}
 
  
Here's what I got on my server:
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Let's hope the next version will come out soon!
<IPDISCOVER>
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===ipdiscover-util.pl===
<H><I>192.168.0.100</I><M>00:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx</M><N>pc-00100.mydomain.com</N></H>
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This script used by the web interface do not seem to work too.
<H><I>192.168.0.253</I><M>00:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx</M><N>pc-00253.mydomain.com</N></H>
 
<H><I>192.168.0.254</I><M>00:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx</M><N>pc-00254.mydomain.com</N></H>
 
</IPDISCOVER>
 
Sounds like it's working for me... But IpDiscover discovers nothing when launched by SME OCS' Agent. There must be a problem here!
 
  
Windows Agent don't have this problem...
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First thing to do is to change the password in this file...
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...
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my $dbhost = 'localhost';
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my $dbuser = 'ocs';
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my $dbpwd = 'ocs'; <==
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my $db = 'ocsweb';
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my $dbp = '3306';
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The password should be dynamical as this is a perl script. We need to use esmith::ConfigDB or something else to retrieve this value... I was unable to handle that.
  
Cool34000
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Also a problem, the script cannot be executed. I try to add script handler for .pl but it didn't worked... Not sure about how this is working, if someone can help, please do!
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==deployment deletion bug==
 
When you delete a package, ocs complains, but it deletes the files anyway, document later
 
 
 
Stefen
 
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The only way I was able to reproduce an error on package deletion is when I refreshed the page (as files were already removed, I got an error)
 
 
 
Could you be more clear on this bug? How did it happened?
 
  
 
Cool34000
 
Cool34000
 
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add a package, deploy > activate > click on the red X
 
ERROR: Can't delete directory /opt/inventory/ocs/download/1194511477
 
 
I have documented that you can ignore the error, maybe i should say if you see the error you can ignore?
 
 
stephen
 
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==www/ocs/install.php bugs==
 
==www/ocs/install.php bugs==
''ocsagent.exe'' is not needed if you plan to use the Agent as a service...
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A problem was found in the default imported database. This ends with some ''alter'' errors. This can be fixed by refreshing the web page.
  
This file allows you to make inventories of computers '''without''' having the Agent installed.
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I took a look on ocsweb database with phpmyadmin before and after using install.php
  
Once installed in ocs, you can use the standalone executable ''OCSLogon.exe'' to inventory a single computer without having to install the service (better control for logon scripts and think of what you can do with a simple USB key!)
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I noticed that a lot of tables' ''engine type'' were ''MyISAM'' and after using install.php their type was ''InnoDB''!
  
First, you need to import the file in the database. Go to www/ocs/install.php and relaunch the install (this is harmless) '''with an mysql admin account''' (I use phpmyadmin so this is ''admin'')
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So I tried to export a new database (this time with extended parameters), but this new database don't import in ocsweb database: it ends with errors trying to create the 1st table!
  
After a 1st warning, refresh and the agent.exe should import itself in mysql database. Not sure about what is does, the only thing I've noticed is that ocsweb's database grows of 1.5MB after this!!! So I guess the file is imported in mysql, this is really strange but it do the job!
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Help needed!
  
Once imported, the file should be deletable...
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Cool34000
 
 
Forgot this: '''www/ocs/install.php will reset default password to 'ocs' => reapply changes'''
 
signal-event domain-modify ;-)
 
 
 
I think the 1st error screen can be fixed, maybe with raising the good value, mysql tries to import 1.5MB, this is huge!
 
 
 
 
 
=> Verified! Here's how it works:
 
*rename ocslogon.exe into yourdomain.com.exe
 
*on a computer without the Agent, launch:
 
c:\your_path\yourdomain.com.exe /np /debug /tag
 
*Server sends ocsagent.exe and unzip needed files in c:\ocs-ng
 
*client can inventory himself, then send his inventory.
 
 
 
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why not just have all the files on the USB key or Disk in the first place ?
 
 
 
but if this is how it works then just document it
 
 
 
stephen
 
 
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=RPM 1-6=
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=wiki page=
RPM sent, these dependencies are giving me headaches! -> going to bed
 
- Removed useless MySQL custom-template
 
- Removed ocsagent.exe and guide.pdf
 
- Upload limit fixed
 
- 'MaxUpload' DB entry added to set dynamically max upload file size (default still at 10M)
 
- Events moved to domain-modify
 
- 2 new 'url' types added for ocs' virtual locations
 
- Uninstall script now also deletes new DB values + logs + old inventories
 
- Improved Apache templates to allow adding aliases for both web interfaces
 
- RPM runs silently :'(
 
  
=future RPM=
 
What will be fixed in next RPM release...
 
  
==MaxUpload==
 
  
make the default bigger say 100M to allow for OpenOffice
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==5.3.2 Deployment menu==
  
Admin occasionally uploading files to OCS will be OK
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there must be a lot of ways this could be used,
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why make everyone think of them themselves when it could be spelled out
  
==dependencies==
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this could be a new page, [[:Application deployment]]
change the install method to install the  perl dependencies that are available from existing repos.
 
  
Then you can reduce the number of perl rpms in your download the less you are responsible for the better
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this could include other ways to deploy, eg using netlogon.bat
  
yum localinstall smeserver-inventory-tools* --enablerepo=dag --enablerepo=extras
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others can work on this cool34000 has done enough
  
stephen
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Stefen
 
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Is this just a doc issue or do I need to change the Requires?  DOCUMENTATION, CHANGE THE INSTALL COMMAND
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Here's the way I've always used OCS... First I import the standard ''ocsagent.exe'' in MySQL.
  
All needed deps are should be in ''extras'' and mostly in ''dag''
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I don't like to install a service when it's not needed, so I use the standalone executable. I also don't use OCS deployment feature (I'm using GPOs for that)
  
Here's the actual list of Requires in the .spec file (edit if needed):
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It is so fast to use against the need of installing the Agent: put OcsLogon.exe in a share folder and simply launch it with a one command line batch script each time a session is opened.
  - Requires:  e-smith-base  SN - NOT NEEDED IF YOU HAVE BELOW
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  @echo off
  - Requires:  e-smith-release >= 7              # Note: SME >8 may need a fix if it uses mod_perl >=2  (could be good to test and be ready!)
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  \\server\share\mydomain.com.exe /np /debug /tag:my_tag
  + DON'T WE HAVE SMESERVER-RELEASE >=7 ? CHECK, rpm -q ...
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That's all!
Requires:  mod_perl >= 1.99_16-4
 
Requires:  monitor-edid >= 1.11-1            #ocs Agent
 
Requires:  ocsinventory-ipdiscover >= 1.01-2 #ocs Agent => will remove this one as it's already a dependency of ocsinventory-agent
 
Requires:  ocsinventory-agent >= 0.0.6-1    #ocs Agent
 
  Requires:  perl-Apache-DBI >= 0.9901-2.2
 
  Requires:  perl-Archive-Tar >= 1.23-3.99_2
 
Requires: perl-Compress-Zlib >= 1.42-1
 
Requires:  perl-Crypt-OpenSSL-Bignum >= 0.03-1.2
 
Requires:  perl-Crypt-OpenSSL-RSA >= 0.21-1.2
 
Requires:  perl-IO-Socket-SSL >= 1.01-1
 
Requires:  perl-IO-Zlib >= 1.04-2
 
Requires:  perl-Mail-DomainKeys >= 0.21-2
 
Requires:  perl-MIME-Lite >= 3.01-2.2
 
Requires:  perl-Net-IP >= 1.23-1
 
Requires:  perl-Net-Jabber >= 2.0-1.2
 
Requires:  perl-Net-XMPP >= 1.0-1.2
 
Requires:  perl-SOAP-Lite >= 0.69-1
 
Requires:  perl-XML-SAX >= -0.12-7
 
Requires:  perl-XML-Simple >= 2.14-4
 
Requires:  perl-XML-Stream >= 1.22-1.2
 
Conflicts: smeserver-ocs_inventory_ng  # old RPM version, here for safety!
 
Conflicts: smeserver-glpi              # old RPM version, here for safety!
 
  
=> fresh 7.1 final CD install - no updates
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Of course, more can be done...
  
=> dag added to yum repos (disabled and invisible)
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*Install the Agent silently in a script
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*Use GPOs (deploy, install, update)
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*Create your own ''ocsagent.exe''
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People need to read the guide! It's well documented.
  
=> removed all perl dependencies:
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If someone can take some time to document that, it would be nice!
 
 
A lot are missing... The RPM installed but I got an error trying to contact the server!
 
  
 
Cool34000
 
Cool34000
 
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Add the dependacies and use the new yum command with --enablerepo.....
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==glpi==
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someone who uses this may like to add some more information on how to  use it, some link to more docs at least

Latest revision as of 01:57, 11 November 2007

known bugs

There are still some bugs in this RPM... Help us to fix them!

ipdiscover bug

ipdiscover on SME

IpDiscover is not working on SME. Please use another agent to ipdiscover your networks at the moment.

I've opened a thread on OCS forum.

Let's hope the next version will come out soon!

ipdiscover-util.pl

This script used by the web interface do not seem to work too.

First thing to do is to change the password in this file...

...
my $dbhost = 'localhost';
my $dbuser = 'ocs';
my $dbpwd = 'ocs'; <==
my $db = 'ocsweb';
my $dbp = '3306';

The password should be dynamical as this is a perl script. We need to use esmith::ConfigDB or something else to retrieve this value... I was unable to handle that.

Also a problem, the script cannot be executed. I try to add script handler for .pl but it didn't worked... Not sure about how this is working, if someone can help, please do!

Cool34000


www/ocs/install.php bugs

A problem was found in the default imported database. This ends with some alter errors. This can be fixed by refreshing the web page.

I took a look on ocsweb database with phpmyadmin before and after using install.php

I noticed that a lot of tables' engine type were MyISAM and after using install.php their type was InnoDB!

So I tried to export a new database (this time with extended parameters), but this new database don't import in ocsweb database: it ends with errors trying to create the 1st table!

Help needed!

Cool34000


wiki page

5.3.2 Deployment menu

there must be a lot of ways this could be used, why make everyone think of them themselves when it could be spelled out

this could be a new page, Application deployment

this could include other ways to deploy, eg using netlogon.bat

others can work on this cool34000 has done enough

Stefen


Here's the way I've always used OCS... First I import the standard ocsagent.exe in MySQL.

I don't like to install a service when it's not needed, so I use the standalone executable. I also don't use OCS deployment feature (I'm using GPOs for that)

It is so fast to use against the need of installing the Agent: put OcsLogon.exe in a share folder and simply launch it with a one command line batch script each time a session is opened.

@echo off
\\server\share\mydomain.com.exe /np /debug /tag:my_tag

That's all!

Of course, more can be done...

  • Install the Agent silently in a script
  • Use GPOs (deploy, install, update)
  • Create your own ocsagent.exe

People need to read the guide! It's well documented.

If someone can take some time to document that, it would be nice!

Cool34000


glpi

someone who uses this may like to add some more information on how to use it, some link to more docs at least