NethServer 6.7 rc1 ready for testing

[dz00te]

@davidep

It’s about 477MB and is available as Bittorrent download at

i’ve added transmission to my mirror, so i can leave the rc1 in seeding with a good bandwidth… just to be ready for 6.7 release

[dz00te]

@davidep

Further tests should cover

interactive ISO installer
nethserver-vpn and nethserver-monitoring modules from Server Manager

i haven’t much time… just a rapid interactive installation test
on a VM KVM (proxmox, virtio drv)

during install error on shorewall:
in /var/log/boot.log

Starting shorewall:    ERROR: Shorewall startup is disabled. To enable startup, set STARTUP_ENABLED=Yes in /etc/shorewall/shorewall.conf
e[60G[e[0;31mFAILEDe[0;39m]

some warnings

Sep 30 10:18:02 localhost system-init: [INFO] Starting system-init..
Sep 30 10:18:02 localhost system-init: [INFO] Running action S00initialize-default-databases..
Sep 30 10:18:03 localhost system-init: Creating database networks and setting defaults
Sep 30 10:18:03 localhost system-init: Warning: Migration of networks failed fatally: Can't call method "get_all" on an undefined va
Sep 30 10:18:03 localhost system-init: 
Sep 30 10:18:03 localhost system-init: Creating database hosts and setting defaults
Sep 30 10:18:03 localhost system-init: Warning: Migration of hosts failed fatally: Can't call method "get_all" on an undefined value
Sep 30 10:18:03 localhost system-init: 
Sep 30 10:18:03 localhost system-init: Creating database portforward and setting defaults
Sep 30 10:18:03 localhost system-init: Warning: Migration of portforward failed fatally: Can't call method "get_all" on an undefined
Sep 30 10:18:03 localhost system-init: 

post install

redirect from http: OK
Help inline during wizard: ok

Software Center: updates needed:
44 centos updates (if needed i saved the list)
update: ok no fail no error in log

reboot
no more error from shorewall during boot

vpn install:
installed password policies - ok
in /var/log/message

Sep 30 13:29:56 neth67rc1 esmith::event[12966]: slapd start/running, process 12976
Sep 30 13:29:56 neth67rc1 nslcd[12987]: version 0.7.5 starting
Sep 30 13:29:56 neth67rc1 nslcd[12987]: accepting connections
Sep 30 13:29:56 neth67rc1 esmith::event[12966]: Action: /etc/e-smith/events/nethserver-directory-update/S10nethserver-directory-conf SUCCESS [3.375728]
Sep 30 13:29:56 neth67rc1 nslcd[12987]: [8b4567] ldap_result() failed: No such object
Sep 30 13:29:56 neth67rc1 nslcd[12987]: [7b23c6] ldap_result() failed: No such object
Sep 30 13:29:56 neth67rc1 nslcd[12987]: [3c9869] ldap_result() failed: No such object
Sep 30 13:29:56 neth67rc1 nslcd[12987]: [334873] ldap_result() failed: No such object
Sep 30 13:29:56 neth67rc1 esmith::event[12966]: Action: /etc/e-smith/events/nethserver-directory-update/S11nethserver-directory-dit-setup SUCCESS [0.316997]
Sep 30 13:29:56 neth67rc1 esmith::event[12966]: Action: /etc/e-smith/events/nethserver-directory-update/S50nethserver-directory-password-policy SUCCESS [0.056794]

and

Sep 30 13:30:21 neth67rc1 esmith::event[13494]: lsm stop/pre-start, process 13754
Sep 30 13:30:22 neth67rc1 openvpn[13836]: Options error: Unrecognized option or missing parameter(s) in host-to-net.conf:13: server (2.3.7)
Sep 30 13:30:22 neth67rc1 openvpn[13836]: Use --help for more information.
Sep 30 13:30:22 neth67rc1 esmith::event[13494]: Starting openvpn: [FAILED]#015
Sep 30 13:30:22 neth67rc1 esmith::event[13494]: Stopping xl2tpd: [FAILED]#015
Sep 30 13:30:22 neth67rc1 esmith::event[13494]: Action: /etc/e-smith/events/runlevel-adjust/S20runlevel-adjust SUCCESS [1.408648]

Configure a basic vpn server for roadwarrior (connection not tested):
all ok on log
reboot

install monitoring group from webUI
no log error/fail

from Dashboard>Applications
login to OCS and Adagios with admin account ok

more tests in the next days…

[mabeleira (Jose "Martin" Abeleira. AKA Marto)]

Installed today

1. Installation worked great with no issues.

2. Selected only English and Only English was installed.

3. After finished, and with first login, i’ve run yum update from the cli.

4. Wizard looks great (still think, server function should be added there
   and add the packages prior to finish)

5.Dashboard looks great, worked without any setup, don’t understand why so
many messages, might be because i updated after install?

6. Log viewer, ok, empty, follow, read, no issues.

7.Software center seems ok,
7.1 Package install selected almost every group and installed no
issues.

8.Security, Network Services, SSH, trusted networks, everything ok

9.Configuration, everything ok.

I’ll start checking applications tomorrow.

[jgjimenezs (Jose G Jimenez S)]

Downloading

[giacomo (Giacomo Sanchietti)]

@mabeleira

Wizard looks great (still think, server function should be added there
and add the packages prior to finish)

What do you mean? The possibility to choose between a server-only or a gateway configuration?

[alefattorini (Alessio Fattorini)]

@giacomo

The possibility to choose between a server-only or a gateway configuration?

I think he means something like that:

Template/role base setup wizard after the installer wizard

Continuing the discussion from Community Hangout on 15th July: Like very much this proposal, it would be a great step towards a simplification of the first configuration for newcomers What do you think @giacomo @davidep @filippo_carletti ? Come one with this mock up!

[jgjimenezs (Jose G Jimenez S)]

@davidep I love NethServer.

The help files are already on GitHub? attached modules that are not translated yet or if incorporated in transifex.

Regards!

[davidep (Davide Principi)]

Thank for your warning!

We’re fixing the Software Center and Restore Data page.

About the Help file. I can’t see NethServer_Module_RestoreData.rst under

NethServer/nethserver-lang

Could you create a PR with it?

[jgjimenezs (Jose G Jimenez S)]

@davidep

Could you create a PR with it?

No problem, I will create today

[mabeleira (Jose "Martin" Abeleira. AKA Marto)]

Server-only, gateway, ad/samba, mail, web server, something like for
starters that shouldn’t have to think on what packages to choose for that
function.

[giacomo (Giacomo Sanchietti)]

@mabeleira

Server-only, gateway, ad/samba, mail, web server, something like for
starters that shouldn’t have to think on what packages to choose for that
function.

Ok, got it! You’re right, this is a wished feature but it requires much much work and we don’t have the time neither resources to do it right now. Sorry

[giacomo (Giacomo Sanchietti)]

I have a fix for this problem, anyone want to test it?

http://dev.nethserver.org/issues/3278

[alefattorini (Alessio Fattorini)]

I LOVE this discussion and this “TEAM TEAM TEAM TEAM… I even love saying the word TEAM” (quote)

[islipfd19 (JamesMillar)]

The fake nethserver-firewall-base-ui is available for 6.6? I don’t see it listed, even after a yum update.

[Adam]

@giacomo

I have a fix for this problem, anyone want to test it?

Enhancement #3278: Split nethserver-firewall-base package to ease upgrade for 6.7 - NethServer 6 - NethServer.org

I’m not going to assign that issue to myself because I may be doing things completely wrong.

However, I ran this on a clean install of 6.6:

yum --enablerepo=nethserver-testing install nethserver-firewall-base --nogpgcheck

It appears to be working fine. Any comments or suggestions?

Edit: ran the following command on another clean install where I had installed firewall and dns/dhcp from the software center prior:

yum --enablerepo=nethserver-testing upgrade nethserver-firewall-base --nogpgcheck

Everything is working great on this one too… Did I do any of this correctly? LOL

[davidep (Davide Principi)]

I can see the package is in nethserver-testing/6.6 repo:

http://mirror.nethserver.org/nethserver/6.6/testing/x86_64/Packages/nethserver-firewall-base-ui-2.7.2-1.1.gf6e3b28.ns6.noarch.rpm

Try the command

yum --enablerepo=nethserver-testing update nethserver-firewall-base-2.7.2-1.1.gf6e3b28.ns6

The Software Center page can’t see nethserver-testing

[giacomo (Giacomo Sanchietti)]

@dz00te

some warnings

I just checked: the warnings are ugly but also not harmful

[Jim]

Why there’s no announce on Distrowatch?
It could bring lot of testers and feedback…

[filippo_carletti]

I think they need some time to pick up the news.
Maybe we need to “ping” them.

[alefattorini (Alessio Fattorini)]

Tomorrow I’ll post the new on our blog, maybe it helps.