Topic: sme server half dead after "remove software" in server-manager [SOLVED]

[SoftDux]

Hi all

I don't know why, but after I remove (or tried) to the nut-client from my server-manager (http://sme/server-manager) > Software > Remove software, it's asif my whole sme has died.

server-manager isn't available anymore, and I can't seem to find it. Unfortunatelly there's a lot of data on this machine that I want to recover before I just reinstall it, and risk loosing everything.

But I now have a problem that all emails are being "porxy'd" trough sme, which gives me errrors, and I don't know how to get SSH back again. So, I have some questions, please.

1. How do I get server-manager back up and running?
2. If that's not possible, how to I tell sme not to proxy emails, asin, were in the system do I disable this, from the shell?
3. How do I enable SSH access for the lan from the shell again?

Basically, I'm looking for the files that needs to be edited, which I presume is in /etc/e-smith, to disable email proxy & enabld SSH. Just so that all is working well untill I've been able to rescue all my data from it.

[william_syd]

Hmmm,

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 Package                 Arch       Version          Repository        Size
=============================================================================
Removing:
 nut-client              i386       2.2.0-3.3.el4    installed         146 k
Removing for dependencies:
 e-smith-LPRng           noarch     1.14.0-5.el4.sme  installed          50 k
 e-smith-apache          noarch     1.2.0-16.el4.sme  installed          44 k
 e-smith-backup          noarch     1.14.0-16.el4.sme  installed         107 k
 e-smith-base            i386       4.18.0-81.el4.sme  installed         603 k
 e-smith-domains         noarch     1.4.0-8.el4.sme  installed          42 k
 e-smith-dynamicdns-dyndns  noarch     1.4.0-3.el4.sme  installed          19 k
 e-smith-dynamicdns-dyndns.org  noarch     1.4.0-4.el4.sme  installed          19 k
 e-smith-dynamicdns-tzo  noarch     1.4.0-3.el4.sme  installed          18 k
 e-smith-dynamicdns-yi   noarch     1.4.0-3.el4.sme  installed          18 k
 e-smith-email           noarch     4.16.0-22.el4.sme  installed         214 k
 e-smith-flexbackup      noarch     1.10.0-3.el4.sme  installed          31 k
 e-smith-horde           noarch     1.13.0-22.el4.sme  installed          86 k
 e-smith-hosts           noarch     1.14.0-10.el4.sme  installed          72 k
 e-smith-ibays           noarch     1.2.0-5.el4.sme  installed          69 k
 e-smith-imp             noarch     1.13.0-11.el4.sme  installed          64 k
 e-smith-ingo            noarch     1.1-6.el4.sme    installed          31 k
 e-smith-ldap            noarch     4.12.0-7.el4.sme  installed          46 k
 e-smith-mysql           noarch     1.12.0-14.el4.sme  installed          29 k
 e-smith-netatalk        noarch     1.14.0-6.el4.sme  installed          23 k
 e-smith-ntp             noarch     1.16.0-13.el4.sme  installed          57 k
 e-smith-nutUPS          noarch     1.2.0-17.el4.sme  installed         2.5 k
 e-smith-oidentd         noarch     1.2.0-3.el4.sme  installed          20 k
 e-smith-packetfilter    noarch     1.18.0-6.el4.sme  installed          46 k
 e-smith-php             noarch     1.12.0-4.el4.sme  installed          24 k
 e-smith-pop3            noarch     1.2.0-3.el4.sme  installed          23 k
 e-smith-portforwarding  noarch     1.2.0-6.el4.sme  installed          30 k
 e-smith-pptpd           noarch     1.12.0-10.el4.sme  installed          28 k
 e-smith-proftpd         noarch     1.12.0-10.el4.sme  installed          32 k
 e-smith-proxy           noarch     4.14.0-10.el4.sme  installed          33 k
 e-smith-qmail           noarch     1.10.0-14.el4.sme  installed          44 k
 e-smith-qmailanalog     noarch     1.12.0-2.el4.sme  installed          27 k
 e-smith-quota           noarch     1.10.0-7.el4.sme  installed          77 k
 e-smith-radiusd         noarch     1.0.0-16.el4.sme  installed          67 k
 e-smith-starterwebsite  noarch     1.0.0-2.el4.sme  installed          30 k
 e-smith-tinydns         noarch     1.0.0-7.el4.sme  installed          40 k
 e-smith-turba           noarch     1.7.0-16.el4.sme  installed          38 k
 e-smith-viewlogfiles    noarch     1.8.0-7.el4.sme  installed          17 k
 nut                     i386       2.2.0-3.3.el4    installed         2.4 M
 smeserver-fetchmail     noarch     1.3.5-01         installed         171 k
 smeserver-qpsmtpd       noarch     1.2.1-47.el4.sme  installed          51 k
 smeserver-remoteuseraccess  noarch     1.2-12.el4.sme   installed          56 k
 smeserver-spamassassin  noarch     1.4.0-17.el4.sme  installed         7.2 k
 smeserver-support       noarch     1.6.0-43.el4.sme  installed          73 k

Transaction Summary
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Install      0 Package(s)
Update       0 Package(s)
Remove      44 Package(s)


Thats what you would loose with 7.3 in server-only mode.

Looks like just a lot of what makes SME SME. A basic linux would still be there.

Can you still yum?

[pfloor]

This is a known bug (see http://bugs.contribs.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3133).  The only known way to recover is to:

1-Pop in the cd, reboot and choose the "update" option.

This will re-install most of the packages. There is also a known bug with that proceedure (http://bugs.contribs.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3134) so you need to do the following to install any remaining base packages.

yum --disablerepo=* --enablerepo=smeos --enablerepo=smeupdates install e-smith* smeserver*

[SoftDux]

Yes, the basic linux is still there, and it's almost working as expected.

I can configure it via the console, and it does routing & DHCP as it used to. I can also yum from the console. At this stage I have borrowed a KVM to make it easier to work on.

So, what can I do to fix it?

[william_syd]

So, what can I do to fix it?

Follow Pauls advice.

If it was me, I would go straight to yum.

After a reboot, I would do a yum update to ensure everything was in sync.

[SoftDux]

I have read through the following bug: http://bugs.contribs.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3133#c0 and it explains exactly what happend to my machine

So, what can I safely do, without being able to backup anything, to get it working?

[pfloor]

Since you still have yum you should do the following:

First look at the yum logs and see EXACTLY what was removed and then reinstall everything that was removed.  I would start with:

yum --disablerepo=* --enablerepo=smeos --enablerepo=smeupdates install e-smith* smeserver*

This will reinstall any missing core packages and should be the majority of the packages that were inadvertently removed.  Then I would reinstall anything else that was removed one by one.

Then for good measure run:

yum update

P.S. Why did you try/need to remove nut-client in the first place?

[SoftDux]

Follow Pauls advice.

If it was me, I would go straight to yum.

After a reboot, I would do a yum update to ensure everything was in sync.

I'm busy doing that right now, will see what hapens ....

[SoftDux]

Since you still have yum you should do the following:

First look at the yum logs and see EXACTLY what was removed and then reinstall everything that was removed.  I would start with:

Where do I get this log? Remember I don't have SSH access right now, so I need to switch between 2 PC's via KVM, and type what I read here

yum --disablerepo=* --enablerepo=smeos --enablerepo=smeupdates install e-smith* smeserver*

I'm busy with this rigth now.....

This will reinstall any missing core packages and should be the majority of the packages that were inadvertently removed.  Then I would reinstall anything else that was removed one by one.

Then for good measure run:

yum update

P.S. Why did you try/need to remove nut-client in the first place?

I couldn't get my MGE Nova 1000 USB UPS working, nut kept on telling me the driver isn't installed or something, so I tried to upgrade nut, with no success, thus I wanted to uninstall it, and then just reinstall it.

[pfloor]

/var/log/yum/yum.log

Look at the entries at the end where they were "Erased" at the time you removed nut-client.  Most of them will be e-smith-.... and smeserver-.... and those will get reinstalled by the command in my last post.  Then just reinstall anything else that was erased.

[william_syd]

Use this to narrow it down to the particular day. Just change the date.

[root@tiger ~]# cat /var/log/yum/yum.log |grep 'Jan 14' |grep Erased: |more
Jan 14 21:54:03 Erased: libupnp
Jan 14 22:59:11 Erased: pine
[root@tiger ~]#

[SoftDux]

It works!!!! Thanx for your help

This is the list of Erased software, how do I confirm if everything is installed again?

Feb 01 10:18:37 Erased: smeserver-spamassassin
Feb 01 10:18:38 Erased: e-smith-starterwebsite
Feb 01 10:18:39 Erased: smeserver-diskusage
Feb 01 10:18:39 Erased: e-smith-imp
Feb 01 10:18:41 Erased: e-smith-pptpd
Feb 01 10:18:42 Erased: e-smith-LPRng
Feb 01 10:18:43 Erased: e-smith-qmailanalog
Feb 01 10:18:43 Erased: e-smith-dynamicdns-dyndns.org
Feb 01 10:18:43 Erased: e-smith-dynamicdns-tzo
Feb 01 10:18:44 Erased: e-smith-dynamicdns-yi
Feb 01 10:18:44 Erased: smeserver-support
Feb 01 10:18:45 Erased: e-smith-proftpd
Feb 01 10:18:46 Erased: e-smith-horde
Feb 01 10:18:48 Erased: nut
Feb 01 10:18:49 Erased: e-smith-ntp
Feb 01 10:18:50 Erased: e-smith-email
Feb 01 10:18:51 Erased: e-smith-ibays
Feb 01 10:18:52 Erased: e-smith-domains
Feb 01 10:18:52 Erased: e-smith-dynamicdns-dyndns
Feb 01 10:18:53 Erased: smeserver-egroupware
Feb 01 10:18:56 Erased: e-smith-ldap
Feb 01 10:18:57 Erased: e-smith-oidentd
Feb 01 10:18:58 Erased: nut-client
Feb 01 10:18:58 Erased: e-smith-php
Feb 01 10:18:59 Erased: e-smith-tinydns
Feb 01 10:18:59 Erased: e-smith-packetfilter
Feb 01 10:19:00 Erased: e-smith-ipmasq
Feb 01 10:19:00 Erased: e-smith-hosts
Feb 01 10:19:01 Erased: e-smith-apache
Feb 01 10:19:02 Erased: e-smith-mysql
Feb 01 10:19:03 Erased: smeserver-inventory-tools
Feb 01 10:19:05 Erased: smeserver-dar2
Feb 01 10:19:06 Erased: e-smith-quota
Feb 01 10:19:07 Erased: smeserver-qpsmtpd-tnef2mime
Feb 01 10:19:07 Erased: e-smith-netatalk
Feb 01 10:19:08 Erased: e-smith-viewlogfiles
Feb 01 10:19:09 Erased: smeserver-phpmyadmin
Feb 01 10:19:23 Erased: e-smith-base
Feb 01 10:19:24 Erased: e-smith-ingo
Feb 01 19:20:54 Erased: kernel-module-slip
Feb 01 19:21:00 Erased: kernel-smp-module-slip
Feb 01 19:23:51 Erased: kernel-module-appletalk
Feb 01 19:23:52 Erased: kernel-smp-module-appletalk
Feb 01 19:23:53 Erased: kernel-module-ppp
Feb 01 19:23:54 Erased: kernel-smp-module-ppp

[william_syd]

What version did you have and did you update it.

Feb 01 19:20:54 Erased: kernel-module-slip
Feb 01 19:21:00 Erased: kernel-smp-module-slip
Feb 01 19:23:51 Erased: kernel-module-appletalk
Feb 01 19:23:52 Erased: kernel-smp-module-appletalk
Feb 01 19:23:53 Erased: kernel-module-ppp
Feb 01 19:23:54 Erased: kernel-smp-module-ppp

You wont find those in the latest version. Do rpm -qa | grep kmod to find their equivalents.

You could try the following. Just cut and paste the whole thing into a putty console.

/sbin/e-smith/yum \
--disablerepo=* \
--enablerepo=base \
--enablerepo=smeupdates \
--enablerepo=updates \
--enablerepo=smeos \
--enablerepo=smeaddons \
list \
smeserver-spamassassin  \
e-smith-starterwebsite \
smeserver-diskusage \
e-smith-imp \
e-smith-pptpd \
e-smith-LPRng \
e-smith-qmailanalog \
e-smith-dynamicdns-dyndns.org \
e-smith-dynamicdns-tzo \
e-smith-dynamicdns-yi \
smeserver-support \
e-smith-proftpd \
e-smith-horde \
nut \
e-smith-ntp \
e-smith-email \
e-smith-ibays \
e-smith-domains \
e-smith-dynamicdns-dyndns \
smeserver-egroupware \
e-smith-ldap \
e-smith-oidentd \
nut-client \
e-smith-php \
e-smith-tinydns \
e-smith-packetfilter \
e-smith-ipmasq \
e-smith-hosts \
e-smith-apache \
e-smith-mysql \
smeserver-inventory-tools \
smeserver-dar2 \
e-smith-quota \
smeserver-qpsmtpd-tnef2mime \
e-smith-netatalk \
e-smith-viewlogfiles \
smeserver-phpmyadmin \
e-smith-base \
e-smith-ingo \
kernel-module-slip \
kernel-smp-module-slip \
kernel-module-appletalk \
kernel-smp-module-appletalk \
kernel-module-ppp \
kernel-smp-module-ppp

[SoftDux]

mmm, I should have thought about it......

It seems all is well, thank you

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WARNING: Additional commands may be required after running yum
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Loading "fastestmirror" plugin
Loading "smeserver" plugin
Setting up repositories
smeaddons                 100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00
updates                   100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00
base                      100% |=========================| 1.1 kB    00:00
smeos                     100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00
smeupdates                100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
Reading repository metadata in from local files
Excluding Packages from CentOS - updates
Finished
Excluding Packages from CentOS - os
Finished
Installed Packages
e-smith-LPRng.noarch                     1.14.0-6.el4.sme       installed
e-smith-apache.noarch                    1.2.0-16.el4.sme       installed
e-smith-base.i386                        4.18.0-88.el4.sme      installed
e-smith-domains.noarch                   1.4.0-8.el4.sme        installed
e-smith-dynamicdns-dyndns.noarch         1.4.0-3.el4.sme        installed
e-smith-dynamicdns-dyndns.org.noarch     1.4.0-4.el4.sme        installed
e-smith-dynamicdns-tzo.noarch            1.4.0-3.el4.sme        installed
e-smith-dynamicdns-yi.noarch             1.4.0-3.el4.sme        installed
e-smith-email.noarch                     4.16.0-23.el4.sme      installed
e-smith-horde.noarch                     1.13.0-22.el4.sme      installed
e-smith-hosts.noarch                     1.14.0-10.el4.sme      installed
e-smith-ibays.noarch                     1.2.0-5.el4.sme        installed
e-smith-imp.noarch                       1.13.0-11.el4.sme      installed
e-smith-ingo.noarch                      1.1-6.el4.sme          installed
e-smith-ldap.noarch                      4.12.0-7.el4.sme       installed
e-smith-mysql.noarch                     1.12.0-15.el4.sme      installed
e-smith-netatalk.noarch                  1.14.0-6.el4.sme       installed
e-smith-ntp.noarch                       1.16.0-13.el4.sme      installed
e-smith-oidentd.noarch                   1.2.0-3.el4.sme        installed
e-smith-packetfilter.noarch              1.18.0-6.el4.sme       installed
e-smith-php.noarch                       1.12.0-4.el4.sme       installed
e-smith-pptpd.noarch                     1.12.0-10.el4.sme      installed
e-smith-proftpd.noarch                   1.12.0-11.el4.sme      installed
e-smith-qmailanalog.noarch               1.12.0-2.el4.sme       installed
e-smith-quota.noarch                     1.10.0-7.el4.sme       installed
e-smith-starterwebsite.noarch            1.0.0-2.el4.sme        installed
e-smith-tinydns.noarch                   1.0.0-7.el4.sme        installed
e-smith-viewlogfiles.noarch              1.8.0-7.el4.sme        installed
nut.i386                                 2.2.0-3.3.el4          installed
nut-client.i386                          2.2.0-3.3.el4          installed
smeserver-spamassassin.noarch            1.4.0-17.el4.sme       installed
smeserver-support.noarch                 1.6.0-43.el4.sme       installed
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No new rpms were installed. No additional commands are required.
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[william_syd]

I just noticed you have some contribs erased.

You might want to add the line

--enablerepo=smecontribs \

to what I posted before.

You still have to manually go through it and tick them off.