<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Fog Storage Node installation Fails (Checking connection to master database... Failed)]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">From the remote server, I can manually connect to mysql on the main FOG server with the fogstorage user credentials &gt; mysql -u fogstorage -p -h x.x.x.x --ssl=FALSE (The connection fails saying the server doesn’t support SSL, which is why I add that last part)</p>
<p dir="auto">So I know the credentials are good, and that firewall isn’t blocking connection to MySQL. Not sure what else could be wrong.</p>
<p dir="auto">I copied and pasted the full installation log below the server details (removed network information like hostname/IP address)</p>
<p dir="auto">Here are the server details.</p>
<p dir="auto"><strong>Main FOG:</strong><br />
OS: Debian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch)<br />
FOG: 1.5.5</p>
<p dir="auto"><strong>Storage Node:</strong><br />
OS: Debian GNU/Linux 13 (trixie)<br />
FOG: (Trying to install the latest release, 1.5.10).</p>
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<p dir="auto">Here are the settings FOG will use:</p>
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<p dir="auto">Base Linux: Debian</p>
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<p dir="auto">Detected Linux Distribution: Debian GNU/Linux</p>
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<p dir="auto">Interface: eno1</p>
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<p dir="auto">Server IP Address:</p>
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<p dir="auto">Server Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0</p>
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<p dir="auto">Hostname:</p>
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<p dir="auto">Installation Type: Storage Node</p>
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<p dir="auto">Node IP Address:</p>
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<p dir="auto">MySQL Database Host:</p>
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<p dir="auto">MySQL Database User: fogstorage</p>
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<p dir="auto">Send OS Name, OS Version, and FOG Version: Yes</p>
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<p dir="auto">Are you sure you wish to continue (Y/N)</p>
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<p dir="auto">Installation Started</p>
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<p dir="auto">Testing internet connection…Done</p>
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<p dir="auto">Adjusting repository (can take a long time for cleanup)…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Preparing Package Manager…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Packages to be installed:</p>
<pre><code> apache2 bc build-essential cpp curl g++ gawk gcc gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu genisoimage git gzip htmldoc isolinux lftp libapache2-mod-php libc6 libcurl4t64 liblzma-dev m4 mariadb-client mariadb-server net-tools nfs-kernel-server openssh-server php php-bcmath php-cli php-curl php-fpm php-gd php-json php-ldap php-mbstring php-mysql php-mysqlnd tar tftpd-hpa tftp-hpa unzip vsftpd wget zlib1g
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<p dir="auto">Skipping package:   apache2…(Already Installed)</p>
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<p dir="auto">Skipping package:   bc…(Already Installed)</p>
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<p dir="auto">Skipping package:   build-essential…(Already Installed)</p>
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<p dir="auto">Skipping package:   cpp…(Already Installed)</p>
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<p dir="auto">Skipping package:   curl…(Already Installed)</p>
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<p dir="auto">Skipping package:   g++…(Already Installed)</p>
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<p dir="auto">Skipping package:   gawk…(Already Installed)</p>
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<p dir="auto">Skipping package:   gcc…(Already Installed)</p>
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<p dir="auto">Skipping package:   gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu…(Already Installed)</p>
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<p dir="auto">Skipping package:   genisoimage…(Already Installed)</p>
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<p dir="auto">Skipping package:   git…(Already Installed)</p>
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<p dir="auto">Skipping package:   gzip…(Already Installed)</p>
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<p dir="auto">Skipping package:   htmldoc…(Already Installed)</p>
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<p dir="auto">Skipping package:   isolinux…(Already Installed)</p>
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<p dir="auto">Skipping package:   lftp…(Already Installed)</p>
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<p dir="auto">Skipping package:   libapache2-mod-php…(Already Installed)</p>
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<p dir="auto">Skipping package:   libc6…(Already Installed)</p>
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<p dir="auto">Skipping package:   libcurl4t64…(Already Installed)</p>
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<p dir="auto">Skipping package:   liblzma-dev…(Already Installed)</p>
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<p dir="auto">Skipping package:   m4…(Already Installed)</p>
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<p dir="auto">Skipping package:   mariadb-client…(Already Installed)</p>
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<p dir="auto">Skipping package:   mariadb-server…(Already Installed)</p>
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<p dir="auto">Skipping package:   net-tools…(Already Installed)</p>
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<p dir="auto">Skipping package:   nfs-kernel-server…(Already Installed)</p>
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<p dir="auto">Skipping package:   openssh-server…(Already Installed)</p>
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<p dir="auto">Skipping package:   php…(Already Installed)</p>
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<p dir="auto">Skipping package:   php-bcmath…(Already Installed)</p>
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<p dir="auto">Skipping package:   php-cli…(Already Installed)</p>
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<p dir="auto">Skipping package:   php-curl…(Already Installed)</p>
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<p dir="auto">Skipping package:   php-fpm…(Already Installed)</p>
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<p dir="auto">Skipping package:   php-gd…(Already Installed)</p>
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<p dir="auto">Skipping package:   php-json…(Already Installed)</p>
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<p dir="auto">Skipping package:   php-ldap…(Already Installed)</p>
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<p dir="auto">Skipping package:   php-mbstring…(Already Installed)</p>
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<p dir="auto">Skipping package:   php-mysql…(Already Installed)</p>
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<p dir="auto">Skipping package:   php-mysql…(Already Installed)</p>
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<p dir="auto">Skipping package:   tar…(Already Installed)</p>
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<p dir="auto">Skipping package:   tftpd-hpa…(Already Installed)</p>
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<p dir="auto">Skipping package:   tftp-hpa…(Already Installed)</p>
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<p dir="auto">Skipping package:   unzip…(Already Installed)</p>
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<p dir="auto">Skipping package:   vsftpd…(Already Installed)</p>
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<p dir="auto">Skipping package:   wget…(Already Installed)</p>
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<p dir="auto">Skipping package:   zlib1g…(Already Installed)</p>
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<p dir="auto">Updating packages as needed…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Confirming package installation</p>
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<p dir="auto">Checking package: apache2…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Checking package: bc…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Checking package: build-essential…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Checking package: cpp…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Checking package: curl…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Checking package: g++…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Checking package: gawk…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Checking package: gcc…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Checking package: gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Checking package: genisoimage…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Checking package: git…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Checking package: gzip…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Checking package: htmldoc…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Checking package: isolinux…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Checking package: lftp…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Checking package: libapache2-mod-php…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Checking package: libc6…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Checking package: libcurl4t64…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Checking package: liblzma-dev…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Checking package: m4…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Checking package: mariadb-client…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Checking package: mariadb-server…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Checking package: net-tools…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Checking package: nfs-kernel-server…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Checking package: openssh-server…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Checking package: php…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Checking package: php-bcmath…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Checking package: php-cli…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Checking package: php-curl…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Checking package: php-fpm…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Checking package: php-gd…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Checking package: php-json…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Checking package: php-ldap…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Checking package: php-mbstring…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Checking package: php-mysql…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Checking package: tar…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Checking package: tftpd-hpa…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Checking package: tftp-hpa…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Checking package: unzip…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Checking package: vsftpd…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Checking package: wget…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Checking package: zlib1g…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Configuring services</p>
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<p dir="auto">Setting up fogproject user…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Locking fogproject as a system account…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Setting up fogproject password…OK</p>
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<p dir="auto">Checking connection to master database…Failed!</p>
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<p dir="auto">!!!<br />
!! The installer was not able to run all the way to the end as   !!<br />
!! something has caused it to fail. The following few lines are  !!<br />
!! from the error log file which might help us figure out what’s !!<br />
!! wrong. Please add this information when reporting an error.   !!<br />
!! As well you might want to take a look at the full error log   !!<br />
!! in /root/fogproject-stable/bin/error_logs/fog_error_1.5.10.1826.log !!<br />
!!!</p>
<p dir="auto">ii  unzip          6.0-29       amd64        De-archiver for .zip files<br />
ii  vsftpd         3.0.5-0.2    amd64        lightweight, efficient FTP server written for security<br />
ii  wget           1.25.0-2     amd64        retrieves files from the web<br />
ii  zlib1g:amd64   1:1.3.dfsg+really1.3.1-1+b1 amd64        compression library - runtime<br />
New password: Retype new password: passwd: password updated successfully</p>
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