Ubuntu Server upgrade breaks FOG (or I did)

[stark325]

In the fog web Ui under Other information > Fog setting, you should see, FOG_STORAGENODE_MYSQLUSER
FOG_STORAGENODE_MYSQLPASS. try contecting to your mysql data base using these settings.

[Guest]

@stark235

I tried that in in /var/www/fog/commons/config.php, but no change - thanks anyway.

When I PXE boot a client I notice it cannot connect to the tftp server with this error:
“PXE-T02 Forbidden Directory; PXE-E3C Acces Violation”
Maybe that helps? I can’t see why any directory would be denied. I’m see what Google gives on these.

Cheers,
bloodshoteye

[Kevin]

According to, [url]http://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/show/373[/url], you need to re-install FOG. Though i’m not sure if that’s 100% true.

“UPGRADE NOTE: If Upgrading Ubuntu from 9 to 10, you will need to re-install fog. Ubuntu 10 changed around some stuff in the init folders. I am not a linux geek so I cant explain it. But for further information see paul2019’s comments below.”

I’m assuming 8 to 10 would be the same scenario.

[Guest]

@kevin

This may be it! I read that page and am ging to try it. My scenario fits almost like a glove… Will get back (I know, so many never do, but I’ll try - promise).

Cheers,
bloodshoteye

[Guest]

I re-installed and now I can create a Task, but a machine on boot up still gives:
“PXE-T02 Forbidden Directory; PXE-E3C Acces Violation”

This sounds like a permission error, but I’ve looked at perms and they seem ok?

Cheers,
bloodshoteye.

[Kevin]

From what i’ve read, the PXE-T02 error means that the TFTP server doesn’t have rights to write to the requested file. Have you tried to chmod the tftpboot folder?

[Guest]

I checked - the tftpboot is owned by fog, group = root, perms = 0755. I made the perms 0777 as a test, but that made no diff.

/images is on a separate partition, is mounted with owner and group = root, perms = 0777.
There is a .mntcheck file in the root of /images (can’t remember what it does though).

Cheers,

PS: Sorry to be such a pain…

[Marc]

You may have to change (reset) the password in the host OS for the user fog. I had to do that after an upgrade, and that did fix the issue. You’ll need to make sure that it matches what you have set in Storage Management::All Storage Nodes::DefaultMember

Management Username
Management Password

Good luck

[Guest]

SOLVED:
Hi Mark,
I had no success trying these various options, so I made good backups again and re-installed the Ubuntu server to the latest current LTS. Then I installed the same FOG version as before - create DB, import the sql, check and edit passwords, etc, etc as per forum threads.
When all was working to my stisfaction I upgraded FOG to the latest version. All is running sweetly now

Cheers,

[Marc]

Cool! I’m glad to hear that you got it working.