Try out NethServer 7 alpha 3!

[alefattorini (Alessio Fattorini)]

We need your help to make NethServer 7 the best release yet, so please take some time to download and try out the Alpha and make sure the things that are important to you are working.

• You can install it on a virtual machine or on a bare-metal server using a DVD or USB stick.

• Please, note that upgrade from Alpha 2 is NOT supported.

• Follow testing instructions on our wiki.

If you find a bug, please report it replying below – every bug you uncover is a chance to improve the experience for thousands of NethServer users worldwide, also our amazing beta testers team will be called upon to give its support on that!

Together, we can make NethServer rock-solid. We have a culture of coordinating new features and pushing fixes upstream as much as possible, and your feedback will help improve not only NethServer but Linux and free software as a whole.

[alefattorini (Alessio Fattorini)]

This is an official call for our @quality_team and beta/alpha testers! @cronopio @jgjimenezs @tcpip @mabeleira @mikabeckerich @servevirtland @EddieA @Marcin_Kozyra @GG_jr @Enzo @syntaxerrormmm @lvicentini @martinsZB @nas @marceloeng @Mark @Hunv

[davidep (Davide Principi)]

Please check out also this thread:

NethServer 7.2 alpha 3 - "First Blood"

Hello everybody! NethServer 7.2 alpha 3 - "First Blood" NS 7.2a3 installed on VirtualBox. After I have installed and I made first updates I have tried to add some packages. First errors! I have tried to add only Samba AD - OK! I have tried to configure Samba AD_DC - Error; After Reboot - same errors. I have tried to remove Samba AD - After that, YUM CACHE ERROR, nothing in Software center. Some pictures - I have tried to maintain the order of the operations. I will try with another i…

[davidep (Davide Principi)]

NethServer 7.2 alpha 3 - "First Blood"

After I read the documentation for Samba, still I have a question for you: which is the best approach for FQDN for an AD server, pdc-ad.mydomain.ro or pdc-ad.mydomain.local?

Good question! I think many others would ask the same. IIUC Both Samba and Microsoft say a public DNS name is preferred:

From Microsoft site:

Using single label names or unregistered suffixes, such as .local, is not recommended.

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc738121(WS.10).aspx

From Samba site

The domain name should still be a valid domain name

https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Active_Directory_Naming_FAQ#So_what_should_I_name_my_domain

no more .local

Please note also that the acronym “pdc” (old NT Primary Domain Controller) does not apply to the Active Directory world.

Moreover, the Domain Controller is not the NethServer itself, but a container, something like a virtual machine, that is assigned the IP address you specify on the “Start DC” web page.

[GG_jr (Gabriel GHEORGHIU)]

Thank you for your answer!

About “pdc”, it’s just a name for the host. Can be any name that can help to identify a machine in the network …
The important thing is the domain name; will be in my case “hostname.abt.ro” instead of “hostname.abt.local”, whatever will be the “hostname”.

[giacomo (Giacomo Sanchietti)]

We did not mentioned that now green interface with DHCP should be supported for VPS scenarios.

Anyone want to try it? /cc @Nas

See also: https://github.com/NethServer/dev/issues/5032

[dz00te]

a first contact with alpha3…

• Nethforge enabled by default but the package is still available in Software Center…

• Scenario 3 on wiki:
  after join page does not refresh (still on Select the users and groups)
  must reclick on User and gropups to see AD Users
  join ok…

• install openvpn
  error screenshot
  

  
  
  no more joined to AD

• install FTP
  join to AD still ok
  no AD users on FTP?

• install nethserver-mail nethserver-roundcubemail
  yum error as openvpn
  join to AD still ok
  in Software Center/available there is another “roundcube webmail” marked as uninstalled
  anyway AD users can login to roundcube OK

• install fetchmail… … no fetchmail
  no getmail
  hey where is fetchmail/getmail?

[GG_jr (Gabriel GHEORGHIU)]

Please read here: http://www.nethserver.org/nethserver-7-alpha3-released/

[dz00te]

tnx for link, i had read this NethServer 7 alpha 3 released (i think it’s the same…)
what part do you think I should re-read? i miss something?
tnx

[GG_jr (Gabriel GHEORGHIU)]

Which modules are available for now, what services works for now, …

Are you joined to another AD server?

[giacomo (Giacomo Sanchietti)]

Nethforge enabled by default but the package is still available in Software Center…

Which package exactly? For now, only sogo and webvirtmgr appears under the “NethForge” category

after join page does not refresh (still on Select the users and groups)

I have to check this, I can’t reproduce it right now.

install openvpn
error screenshot
no more joined to AD

After installing openvpn the machine is not joined to AD? How did you check it?

install FTP
join to AD still ok
no AD users on FTP?

Yes, it works exactly as 6.7.

install nethserver-mail nethserver-roundcubemail

Can you please post the relevant part of /var/log/messages?

hey where is fetchmail/getmail?

It’s gone!
For now is only a wish but with very very low priority: https://github.com/NethServer/dev/issues/5021

[alefattorini (Alessio Fattorini)]

It’s gone! For now is only a wish but with very very low priority: https://github.com/NethServer/dev/issues/5021

You wish but we should find a valid alternative for the final, pop3 connector looks very used in 6.7
Received email directly by SMTP isn’t always a possible option, we run the risk of cutting a very popular feature

[dz00te]

Which package exactly? For now, only sogo and webvirtmgr appears under the “NethForge” category

no sorry, my doubt was… if nethforge is enabled by default, why we have this?

After installing openvpn the machine is not joined to AD? How did you check it?

ahem was a short test in effect i don’t know if it is still joined… but for sure
in Status > Domain accounts i saw lolcalhost instead something like this

LDAP server: 192.168.100.62
LDAP server name: w2k12.qans.net
Realm: QANS.NET
Bind Path: dc=QANS,dc=NET
LDAP port: 389
Server time: Tue, 24 May 2016 12:55:21 CEST
KDC server: 192.168.100.62
Server time offset: -2
Join is OK

and in Management > users and Groups
i didn’t see anymore AD users/groups
more info in next tests…

no AD users on FTP?

Yes, it works exactly as 6.7.

i’m sorry never used AD join on 6.7, so FTP (and other services?) will not be able to use the AD auth?

install nethserver-mail nethserver-roundcubemail

Can you please post the relevant part of /var/log/messages?

no sorry if i was unclear but email+roundcubemail+JoinAd works… my doubt was again in software center:

i install this:

ad after installation i still have as available this

It’s gone! For now is only a wish but with very very low priority: https://github.com/NethServer/dev/issues/5021

yes, I imagine that … but not having seen in the deprecated modules list,i was hoping to not hear this very bad news

[dz00te]

Which modules are available for now, what services works for now, …

yes i saw FTP/openvpn in supported list so i tried to install them

Are you joined to another AD server?

yes

[GG_jr (Gabriel GHEORGHIU)]

I saw your reply from above.

Today I wanted to continue the tests with NS as AD.
I created two users and I wanted to try to add an Windows 10 PC and an Ubuntu PC on AD but I have a lot of stuff to do. Maybe tomorrow …

[giacomo (Giacomo Sanchietti)]

no sorry, my doubt was… if nethforge is enabled by default, why we have this?

Right! Just removed from the comps file, it will be soon in sync on all mirrors.

i’m sorry never used AD join on 6.7, so FTP (and other services?) will not be able to use the AD auth?

Users for FTP are separated from system ones. If you really needed it, you can enable access for system users, But this is very very very bad practice, since the password is sent in clear text:
http://docs.nethserver.org/en/v7a/ftp.html#system-users

ad after installation i still have as available this

This is odd, I need to investigate it.

Thanks for you tests!

[icebal (Wes Jackson)]

so i know an upgrade from 6.7 to 7 (as in yum upgrade or through software center) isnt possible, but can i still import a backed up config? not the data, just the config, i would hate to have to setup all the port fowards and rules again lol

[giacomo (Giacomo Sanchietti)]

Yes you can, it’s not tested yet but it should work.
And, of course, it will be supported on the final release.

[icebal (Wes Jackson)]

kamakaze time, going to throw it on the home router and test it out then

[icebal (Wes Jackson)]

As a heads up for anyone using ebay servers or any hp smart array lower than 410i, the Centos 7 has depreciated them, so to get it working do the following in tty:
rmmod hpsa; modprobe hpsa hpsa_allow_any=1;
this will atleast allow you to install neth7. To boot just throw hpsa.hpsa_allow_any=1 into grub, and update grub.