problems with pure-ftpd-mysql and openvz

[grungy]

I know you made clear in the ispconfig 3 setup how to solve this problem, but I rent my vps from a provider and cannot apply your patch.....

So if a user has problems with pure-ftpd-mysql and has a openvz system (pure-ftpd: (?@?) [ERROR] Unable to switch capabilities : Operation not permitted) you will have to compile your pure-ftpd-mysql with --without-capabilities.

short info:

after you download the deb source:

nano pure-ftpd-1.0.21/debian/rules

line 12 add --without-capabilities

optflags=--with-everything --with-largefile --with-pam --with-privsep --with-tls --without-capabilities


then build your .deb package and install dpkg -i pure-ftpd-mysql_1.0.21-8_i386.deb

[jcombs_31]

Can you please explain how to build the package?

I ended up getting it working, but there is no documentation stating that you need some more packages to build packages and I guess you expect that people know how to build packages. I just think it should be added into the documentation for newbs like me, or at least explain it in more detail here. I don't really want to do it because maybe I didn't do it the way it should be done.

[till]

Normally it is not nescessary to build a new package.

[jcombs_31]

Maybe not, but I just so happened to be that exception using debian 4 on an openvz vps. I was able to compile it and install it fine, but I noticed now if I run apt-get update/upgrade it tries to overwrite my package with one from the repo. Is that normal or did I do something wrong?

[falko]

You can use apt-pinning: http://www.howtoforge.com/forums/sho...ht=apt-pinning

[djoey]

Hi,

I downloaded the sources, and added the line as you mentioned, now i try to build the .deb package with the command dpkg -b dirname filename.deb then it gives me:

dpkg -b pure-ftpd-1.0.21 pure-ftpd-mysql_1.0.21-8_i386.deb
dpkg-deb: failed to open package info file `pure-ftpd-1.0.21/DEBIAN/control' for reading: No such file or directory

Should I not build it as root?

[jcombs_31]

I built the package based on these directions http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/ap...ndling.en.html

[jcombs_31]

Originally Posted by falko

You can use apt-pinning: http://www.howtoforge.com/forums/sho...ht=apt-pinning

Thanks. I was able to pin the program but in the monitor I get a warning about a package needing an update. I guess that is fine but I like to see everything green.

[djoey]

Instead of using apt-pinning you can just set packages on hold:

echo package hold | dpkg --set-selections

To undo that:

echo package install | dpkg --set-selections

To view a list of "on hold" packages:

dpkg --get-selections | grep hold

this way you get your monitoring "green" again

[jcombs_31]

Originally Posted by djoey

Instead of using apt-pinning you can just set packages on hold:

echo package hold | dpkg --set-selections

To undo that:

echo package install | dpkg --set-selections

To view a list of "on hold" packages:

dpkg --get-selections | grep hold

this way you get your monitoring "green" again

Thanks, this worked nice.