Problem encountered on "howtoforge.com/perfect_setup_centos_4.4"

[satimis]

Hi folks,

1)
http://howtoforge.com/perfect_setup_centos_4.4_p4

# mysqladmin -u root password myrootsqlpassword

Access denied for user \u2018root\u2019@'localhost\u2019 (using password: NO)

# kill `cat /mysql-data-directory/mysql.pid`
No complaint.

What shall I do next? Repeat "mysqladmin -u root password myrootsqlpassword"?


2)
10 Postfix With SMTP-AUTH And TLS
http://howtoforge.com/perfect_setup_centos_4.4_p5

[root@server ssl]# openssl genrsa -des3 -rand /etc/hosts -out smtpd.key 1024

188 semi-random bytes loaded
Generating RSA private key, 1024 bit long modulus
.........................++++++
.....++++++
e is 65537 (0x10001)
Enter pass phrase for smtpd.key:

What shall I enter here? TIA


# openssl req -new -key smtpd.key -out smtpd.csr
It also requests "Enter pass phrase for smtpd.key"

What shall I enter as well ?


B.R.
satimis

[satimis]

Hi folks,

On my previous posting

1)
http://howtoforge.com/perfect_setup_centos_4.4_p4

# mysqladmin -u root password myrootsqlpassword

Access denied for user \u2018root\u2019@'localhost\u2019 (using password: NO)

I made a mistake leaving out "--" before "password"

Retried as follows;


[root@server ~]# mysqladmin -u root --password mypassword

Enter password:

Typing either "mypassword" or "YES" prompted;

mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed
error: 'Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: YES)'

Also tried as "su -"

Still failed


satimis

[falko]

I suggest you reinstall the system.

2)
10 Postfix With SMTP-AUTH And TLS
http://howtoforge.com/perfect_setup_centos_4.4_p5

[root@server ssl]# openssl genrsa -des3 -rand /etc/hosts -out smtpd.key 1024
Code:

188 semi-random bytes loaded Generating RSA private key, 1024 bit long modulus .........................++++++ .....++++++ e is 65537 (0x10001) Enter pass phrase for smtpd.key:

What shall I enter here? TIA


# openssl req -new -key smtpd.key -out smtpd.csr
It also requests "Enter pass phrase for smtpd.key"

What shall I enter as well ?

Just specify a password. It doesn't matter which one.

[satimis]

Originally Posted by falko

I suggest you reinstall the system.

I have the same feeling that there is something wrong on this CentOS 4.4 amd64 box. I'll erase the complete OS later.

Just specify a password. It doesn't matter which one.

No use, I tried half day without a breakthrough including groupremoving mysql and reinstalling them as per your howto. Still encountered the same problem.


satimis

[satimis]

Hi folks,

Erased the complete HD and started another round according to;
http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect_setup_centos_4.4

All steps went through w/o complaint.

Coming to;
http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect_setup_centos_4.4_p4

# mysqladmin -u root password myrootsqlpassword
went through w/o complaint

# mysqladmin -h server1.example.com -u root password myrootsqlpassword (assuming it is ONE line)

mysqladmin: connect to server at 'server1.example.com' failed
error: 'Lost connection to MySQL server during query'

# cat /etc/hosts

127.0.0.1            localhost.localdomain  localhost
192.168.0.100   server1.example.com  server1

Pls advise which file I have to check? TIA


Edit:
I found following thread;
http://www.howtoforge.com/forums/sho...r1.example.com

To my understanding I suppose skipping to run "mysqladmin -h server1.example.com -u root password myrootsqlpassword"


on /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
IPADDR=192.168.0.180

and

on /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0:0
IPADDR=192.168.0.101

Is there any specific meaning on selecting the above IPADDR? On my router here "192.168.0.10" is reserved for Server. If changing "192.168.0.180" to "192.168.0.10" would this change affect the test?


satimis

[falko]

I have the same feeling that there is something wrong on this CentOS 4.4 amd64 box.

No, there was nothing wrong with the system, but you did something wrong, and telling you how to fix it would have taken longer than just reinstalling the system.

Originally Posted by satimis

Edit:
I found following thread;
http://www.howtoforge.com/forums/sho...r1.example.com

To my understanding I suppose skipping to run "mysqladmin -h server1.example.com -u root password myrootsqlpassword"

Yes, skip this step for now. Later on you can use phpMyAdmin to check out which hostname is saved in the mysql.user table in the field "Host" (will be different from server1.example.com because otherwise your command would have succeeded).

Originally Posted by satimis

on /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0:0
IPADDR=192.168.0.101

Is there any specific meaning on selecting the above IPADDR? On my router here "192.168.0.10" is reserved for Server. If changing "192.168.0.180" to "192.168.0.10" would this change affect the test?


satimis

You don't need to create a virtual IP address. This is just an example for people that need it.

[satimis]

Hi folks,

Section 12 ProFTPd

# /etc/init.d/proftpd start

Starting proftpd: - getaddrinfo 'host.satimis.com' error: Name or service not known

- warning: unable to determine IP address of 'host.satimis.com'
- error: no valid servers configured
- Fatal: error processing configuration file '/etc/proftpd.conf'
                                                                         [FAILED]

Pls advise how to fix it. TIA



Edit-1:

I fixed my problem by putting "host.satimis.com host" to replace "localhost.localdomain localhost" on /etc/hosts. Thereafter proftpd started.


Edit-2
I completed the rest part according to the tutorial without problem. Tks falko for your nice howto-tutorial.


Hi folks,

1)
Are there documents explaining the commands on the howto-tutorial mentioned instead of googling on each command or going through the respective site of each package? Man is too brief on their explanation.

2)
Is there a ISPConfig installation/config howto, other than follow;
http://wiki.vpslink.com/index.php?title=ISPConfig

???


TIA


A further thought - ispconfig vs ravencore

http://www.ravencore.com/

What will be your opinion?



B.R.
satimis

[falko]

Originally Posted by satimis

2)
Is there a ISPConfig installation/config howto, other than follow;
http://wiki.vpslink.com/index.php?title=ISPConfig

Try this link: http://www.ispconfig.org/manual_installation.htm