Topic: Proxy error- when accessing server-manager

[Craig Jensen]

I have been attempting to get my mail working.  In the process, I mistyped an incorrect entry as a new 'local network' and netmask.  The change was saved before I could go back.  Since then I cannot access server-manager.  I am using v5 with latest update (4).  All else works great.  Here is my error:

Proxy Error
The proxy server received an invalid response from an upstream server.
The proxy server could not handle the request GET /server-manager.

Reason: Could not connect to remote machine: Connection refused

What can I do to get access to server-manager again?  

Thanks
Craig

[stitch]

not sure but try:

http://:980

good luck,
stitch

[Craig Jensen]

No, I need to be able to undue what I have done in creating an erroneous local network.  But I cannot do it from 'server-manager', :980 or no.  I will likely need to manually change this local network setting.  Does someone know how I might access this from the command line?

[Nathan Fowler]

SSH/Telnet into your E-Smith machine.
Type "/sbin/e-smith/console"
Choose the option about "Access the E-Smith Manager"

Fix your local network problem.

Nathan

[Craig Jensen]

When I access the console here and choose the server manager, i place the admin password and it just returns to the console....even with 'many' attempts to ensure proper typing of the password.  ??  What in the world?

Craig

[Dan G.]

I don't have an answer -- but I'm getting EXACTLY the same problem.  Can't get to server manager AT ALL, not through console, not thru lyxn, not through IE.

All other functions appear normal -- very weird.

[Dan G.]

Bah!

I figured out what was wrong, but I have no idea _why_.

I did a ps -A on the malfunctioning machine, and on another SME box, and compared the lists. Sure enough, there was a process missing on the failed system. The cure:

[root@foo /root] service httpd-admin restart

Shutting down http-admin: [ FAILED ]
Starting httpd-admin: [ OK ]

And life is good...

Dan

[Rob Shiras]

Thanks for the fix, Dan.  I too had the problem.  I wonder if there's something causing it for a lot of admins.  Maybe it had something to do with the recent security update.

[Michael Kaufmann]

Thanks alot this saved my life too