Apache problems

[Adam Kohnert]

I am currently trying to install fog to run on through a separate DHCP server and i get to this point and can not find anyone on the internet that has had this same problem, please help

" Configuring services.

• Setting up fog user…Exists
• Setting up and starting MySql…OK
• Backing up user reports…OK
• Setting up and starting Apache Web ServerCan’t open /var/lib/sysv-rc-conf/services for rw access : Permission denied at /usr/sbin/sysv-rc-conf line 479.
  …Failed! "

[Kevin]

have you tried running the install.sh command with sudo? Also, i’ve noticed at times that you need to be in the /fog_0.32/bin/ folder while using sudo to have it install everything correctly.

[Adam Kohnert]

I’m not sure what you mean by install.sh , sorry, this is what i tried

fogclone@fogclone-OptiPlex-GX520:~$ cd Desktop
fogclone@fogclone-OptiPlex-GX520:~/Desktop$ ls
fog_0.32
fogclone@fogclone-OptiPlex-GX520:~/Desktop$ cd fog_0.32
fogclone@fogclone-OptiPlex-GX520:~/Desktop/fog_0.32$ ls
bin FOGCrypt installation.txt lib packages src
changelog.txt FOG Service kernel license.txt rpttmp utils
fogclone@fogclone-OptiPlex-GX520:~/Desktop/fog_0.32$ cd bin
fogclone@fogclone-OptiPlex-GX520:~/Desktop/fog_0.32/bin$ ls
installfog.sh
fogclone@fogclone-OptiPlex-GX520:~/Desktop/fog_0.32/bin$ sudo install.sh
[sudo] password for fogclone:
sudo: install.sh: command not found
fogclone@fogclone-OptiPlex-GX520:~/Desktop/fog_0.32/bin$ sudo installfog.sh
sudo: installfog.sh: command not found
fogclone@fogclone-OptiPlex-GX520:~/Desktop/fog_0.32/bin$

and this is how i normally start it.

fogclone@fogclone-OptiPlex-GX520:~$ cd Desktop
fogclone@fogclone-OptiPlex-GX520:~/Desktop$ ls
fog_0.32
fogclone@fogclone-OptiPlex-GX520:~/Desktop$ cd fog_0.32
fogclone@fogclone-OptiPlex-GX520:~/Desktop/fog_0.32$ ls
bin FOGCrypt installation.txt lib packages src
changelog.txt FOG Service kernel license.txt rpttmp utils
fogclone@fogclone-OptiPlex-GX520:~/Desktop/fog_0.32$ cd bin
fogclone@fogclone-OptiPlex-GX520:~/Desktop/fog_0.32/bin$ ls
installfog.sh
fogclone@fogclone-OptiPlex-GX520:~/Desktop/fog_0.32/bin$ ./installfog.sh

[Kevin]

sorry, yes, installfog.sh, sorry was going from memory

So I would do this:

[CODE]cd /Desktop/fog_0.32/bin
sudo ./installfog.sh[/CODE]

and see if that gives you better results

[Kevin]

I don’t know why, but it seems like sometime not being in the directory will cause strange issues, so i’ve learned it’s best to go directly into the /bin directory and sudo the installer from there.

[Adam Kohnert]

That sequence “bash’s” when I try it, I believe it has something to do with the
/usr/sbin/sysv-rc-conf line 479.

but I am not fluent in reading those types of files

[Kevin]

what OS are you trying to install FOG on? Also, you could try to chmod 644 the /usr/sbin/sysv-rc-conf file since it’s a permission issue and see if that improves the install. What it sounds like is a corrupt Apache install though. Hopefully chmodding the file will help push you past that file.

[Adam Kohnert]

I am installing on ubuntu 11.10 and if you could, please help me with the line for chmod, never seen that before, sorry for my illiteracy

[Kevin]

not a problem, and nothing to be sorry about. All you would need to do is type:

[CODE]sudo chmod 644 /usr/sbin/sysv-rc-conf[/CODE]

that will for the permissions to change on the file

[Adam Kohnert]

Thanks for the help on that, I ran it and now i get to the same point and get this

" * Setting up and starting Apache Web Server…/lib/ubuntu/functions.sh: line 391: /usr/sbin/sysv-rc-conf: Permission denied
…Failed! "

[Kevin]

I would try the chmod command again with 777 this time and see if that makes a difference

[Adam Kohnert]

It doesn’t, now it is back to the previous error. I have installed fog previously and this time was different as i had to sudo almost every pack such as tftpd-hpa to get it to this point, i don’t know if that is part of this issue?

[Kevin]

i’ve run into that once or twice before, each time I just re-installed the OS and gave it another go. Not sure what causes that to happen from time to time.

[Adam Kohnert]

Okay i will do that, what is the OS that you currently see to work best?

[Kevin]

It comes down to personal preference. I personally build all my servers on the latest LTS (Long Term Support) versions of Ubuntu. So my servers are all being built on 12.04 LTS. Being that it’s a dedicated server, I don’t always need the latest, greatest features, so the LTS works for my needs. However, you will find a lot of people here like CentOS. I want to say that this is supported by Red Hat, but is the free version of the enterprise OS. Personally, i’ve tried it, but i’m used to Ubuntu, so that’s what I stick with. I also have a lot of other tools not related to FOG that i’ve compiled and know to work well with Ubuntu which is another reason I pick it. So personally, you could ask 20 people what they use, and you might get 20 different answers. The best answer is, use what you are comfortable with and with what you like. If you are relatively new to Linux however, I would recommend Ubuntu, Fedora, or CentOS for installing FOG.

[Adam Kohnert]

I completely wiped out my computer, installed ubuntu 12.04, installed updates, ran the fog install, and I get to the point where I have to manually install every package by running sudo apt-get php5 and so on down the list for every package, I have never experienced this before and don’t know what the problem could be at this point

[Kevin]

you shouldn’t have to install anything when you’re installing FOG. It should install everything it needs. Just to verify, are you running the installfog.sh with the sudo command?

[madeyem]

I installed FOG 0.32 on Ubuntu Server 10.04 LTS and it worked at the first try without any problems. You may try that one.

[Adam Kohnert]

it Bash’s with the sudo,

[Adam Kohnert]

Here is what we did:

Reformatted our computer with Ubuntu 11.04 and downloaded FOG 0.32
Then
Attemped to install FOG, and ran into several “fails”. Such as apache errors, php2 errors and several others.

Then:
Formatted the computer with 12.04 and downloaded FOG 0.32
Then
Attempted to install FOG, and still ran into several “fails”. All of which were the same errors as before.

Could it be possible that the version of FOG that we have been downloading is bad or missing files? We did have it working at one time, but we ran into some errors with DHCP. We now have a computer just for DHCP, meaning that the only thing on it is Windows Server 2008 and a separate computer just for FOG.

Any help at this point would be greatly appreciated.

Thank You

Adam & Kyle