Topic: Web server server-manager broken

[belyache]

I don't know exactly what happened but the problems started with Wordpress from Contribs, but now is beyond uninstalling wordpress.

I had tried to use wordpress, and don't care for it, so I uninstalled it, and it seemed to break my server-manager panel (I get, The requested URL /server-manager was not found on this server.), which has worked flawlessly for quite some time. From there I went on a quest trying to find answers to how to reset access to that page.

I have updated the server via YUM, I have run the convert_utf-8.sh script for compatibility issues. Thinking, maybe this would help, if only to eliminate the problem.

but really, I think the problem is deeper than that. I just don't know the administration of SMESERVER webservers and how exactly that all happens.

I also cannot access the server-manager from PUTTY, which I could do previously.

Any ideas on how to fix this would be greatly appreciated.

Glenn

[David Harper]

How exactly did you uninstall WordPress? There is a known bug where yum removes more than is requested sometimes, wiping out other key system packages.

[belyache]

I used Yum to uninstall....

In wordpress there are options for adjusting weblinks to itself, and that is where I think the problems started, but I cannot be sure.

I just feel lost trying to re-enable the link, and foolish to have broken it.

Maybe ideas on where to look for the links to see if they exist. does server-manager exist on the server? or is it a virtual link to a different file? If it is a virtual link, where do I find the virtual link to manage it, and what is the file it is linked to... ?

Thanks for taking time to help me out.

Glenn

[pfloor]

I used Yum to uninstall....

"yum remove <package>" has been know to remove more that you ask for.  I would first look in your yum log and make sure that nothing important was removed.  If anything important was removed, re-install them.

In any case, you should issue "signal-event post-upgrade" and "signal-event reboot" just in case you missed those during your removal process.

I just feel lost trying to re-enable the link, and foolish to have broken it.

Maybe ideas on where to look for the links to see if they exist. does server-manager exist on the server? or is it a virtual link to a different file? If it is a virtual link, where do I find the virtual link to manage it, and what is the file it is linked to... ?

The server-manager exists in /etc/e-smith/web/... There are no "links" to the manager panels, they are configured as aliases.  All the configuration is done in Apache (running 2 instances) via templates in 2 httpd.conf files.

Don't feel foolish.  The beauty of the template system is that you can get your system back the way it needs to be without fiddling with configuration files.  Let's first make sure you didn't accidentally remove any core packages then we can go from there.

[belyache]

I am now local to the server, I was working remotely previously. I can access the server-manager via domainname.local/server-manager. That is confusing to me.

I am trying to sort out how to fix the domain issues... I will work on it and get back to the forum. Any ideas are welcome.

Thanks

Glenn

[pfloor]

I am now local to the server, I was working remotely previously. I can access the server-manager via domainname.local/server-manager. That is confusing to me.

The server-manager is by default only accessable via the local lan for security reasons.  To access it remotely you must enable remote access.

Any ideas are welcome.

I gave you ideas already.  Did you check to see if yum removed packages that is should not have?  If I were you, I would start there first.