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===rename page===
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=known bugs=
to describe the functions provides
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There are still some bugs in this RPM... Help us to fix them!
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==ipdiscover bug==
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===ipdiscover on SME===
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IpDiscover is not working on SME. Please use another agent to ipdiscover your networks at the moment.
  
Inventory and Deployment ?
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I've opened a [http://forums.ocsinventory-ng.org/viewtopic.php?pid=5684#p5684 thread] on OCS forum.
  
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Let's hope the next version will come out soon!
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===ipdiscover-util.pl===
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This script used by the web interface do not seem to work too.
  
===ipdiscover bug===
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First thing to do is to change the password in this file...
We need to confirm that ipdiscover works when the smeserver is the forced client.
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...
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my $dbhost = 'localhost';
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my $dbuser = 'ocs';
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my $dbpwd = 'ocs'; <==
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my $db = 'ocsweb';
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my $dbp = '3306';
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The password should be dynamical as this is a perl script. We need to use esmith::ConfigDB or something else to retrieve this value... I was unable to handle that.
  
I Tried the following:
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Also a problem, the script cannot be executed. I try to add script handler for .pl but it didn't worked... Not sure about how this is working, if someone can help, please do!
ipdiscover eth0 10
 
{{Note box|''Usage : ipdiscover [iface name] [latency in ms]''}}
 
  
Here's what I got on my server:
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Cool34000
<IPDISCOVER>
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<H><I>192.168.0.100</I><M>00:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx</M><N>pc-00100.mydomain.com</N></H>
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<H><I>192.168.0.253</I><M>00:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx</M><N>pc-00253.mydomain.com</N></H>
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==www/ocs/install.php bugs==
<H><I>192.168.0.254</I><M>00:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx</M><N>pc-00254.mydomain.com</N></H>
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A problem was found in the default imported database. This ends with some ''alter'' errors. This can be fixed by refreshing the web page.
</IPDISCOVER>
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Sounds like it's working for me... But IpDiscover discovers nothing when launched by SME OCS' Agent. There must be a problem here!
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I took a look on ocsweb database with phpmyadmin before and after using install.php
  
Windows Agent don't have this problem...
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I noticed that a lot of tables' ''engine type'' were ''MyISAM'' and after using install.php their type was ''InnoDB''!
  
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So I tried to export a new database (this time with extended parameters), but this new database don't import in ocsweb database: it ends with errors trying to create the 1st table!
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Help needed!
  
 
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===deployment===
 
new doc added - Enjoy!
 
in => Package activation
 
  
when you delete a package, ocs complains, but it deletes the files anyway, document later
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=wiki page=
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==5.3.2 Deployment menu==
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there must be a lot of ways this could be used,  
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why make everyone think of them themselves when it could be spelled out
  
===ParserDetails.ini===
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this could be a new page, [[:Application deployment]]
http://bugs.contribs.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3525#c2
 
  
charlie said just make it ([http://bugs.contribs.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3464 as you now do]), so lets close opened bugs
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this could include other ways to deploy, eg using netlogon.bat
  
===Next RPM version===
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others can work on this cool34000 has done enough
Quick sumarry of what will change on the next release...
 
====New Apache template====
 
As suggested by Stefen:
 
  
Content of '''''/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf/35SSL10SSLCACertificateFile'''''
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Stefen
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# OCS Inventory NG Certificate
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Here's the way I've always used OCS... First I import the standard ''ocsagent.exe'' in MySQL.
{
 
    if (-f '/home/e-smith/ssl.crt/cacert.pem')
 
      { $OUT = "SSLCACertificateFile /home/e-smith/ssl.crt/cacert.pem"; }
 
    else
 
      { $OUT = "# File /home/e-smith/ssl.crt/cacert.pem not present, deployment will not be possible"; }
 
}
 
 
====Specification File====
 
I've added following code in the '''''.spec''''' file in the '''%post''' section
 
if [ ! -e /home/e-smith/ssl.crt/cacert.pem ]; then
 
  cp /home/e-smith/ssl.crt/$SRVNAME.$DOMAIN.crt /home/e-smith/ssl.crt/cacert.pem
 
fi
 
''$SRVNAME'' and ''$DOMAIN'' are already gathered with following code in the '''''.spec''''' file:
 
DOMAIN=$(/sbin/e-smith/db configuration get DomainName)
 
SRVNAME=$(/sbin/e-smith/db configuration get SystemName)
 
  
By the way, I had some problem using the certificate untill I fixed DNS issues (I use NO-IP and this free service don't allow wildcards!)
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I don't like to install a service when it's not needed, so I use the standalone executable. I also don't use OCS deployment feature (I'm using GPOs for that)
  
This ends with some errors in Apache log file:
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It is so fast to use against the need of installing the Agent: put OcsLogon.exe in a share folder and simply launch it with a one command line batch script each time a session is opened.
[warn] RSA server certificate CommonName (CN) `servername.mydomain.no-ip.com' does NOT match server name!?
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@echo off
Here's how I fixed my problem:
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  \\server\share\mydomain.com.exe /np /debug /tag:my_tag
  config setprop modSSL CommonName mydomain.no-ip.com     # It would be www.mydomain.no-ip.com if NO-IP had allowed wildcards like dyndns services)
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That's all!
expand-template /home/e-smith/ssl.crt/crt 2> /dev/null
 
signal-event domain-modify
 
signal-event email-update
 
  
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Of course, more can be done...
  
{{Note box|I have some problem uploading the new release (1-5) at contribs.org right now but the RPM is ready...}}
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*Install the Agent silently in a script
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*Use GPOs (deploy, install, update)
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*Create your own ''ocsagent.exe''
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People need to read the guide! It's well documented.
  
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If someone can take some time to document that, it would be nice!
  
 
Cool34000
 
Cool34000
 
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==glpi==
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someone who uses this may like to add some more information on how to  use it, some link to more docs at least

Latest revision as of 00:57, 11 November 2007

known bugs

There are still some bugs in this RPM... Help us to fix them!

ipdiscover bug

ipdiscover on SME

IpDiscover is not working on SME. Please use another agent to ipdiscover your networks at the moment.

I've opened a thread on OCS forum.

Let's hope the next version will come out soon!

ipdiscover-util.pl

This script used by the web interface do not seem to work too.

First thing to do is to change the password in this file...

...
my $dbhost = 'localhost';
my $dbuser = 'ocs';
my $dbpwd = 'ocs'; <==
my $db = 'ocsweb';
my $dbp = '3306';

The password should be dynamical as this is a perl script. We need to use esmith::ConfigDB or something else to retrieve this value... I was unable to handle that.

Also a problem, the script cannot be executed. I try to add script handler for .pl but it didn't worked... Not sure about how this is working, if someone can help, please do!

Cool34000


www/ocs/install.php bugs

A problem was found in the default imported database. This ends with some alter errors. This can be fixed by refreshing the web page.

I took a look on ocsweb database with phpmyadmin before and after using install.php

I noticed that a lot of tables' engine type were MyISAM and after using install.php their type was InnoDB!

So I tried to export a new database (this time with extended parameters), but this new database don't import in ocsweb database: it ends with errors trying to create the 1st table!

Help needed!

Cool34000


wiki page

5.3.2 Deployment menu

there must be a lot of ways this could be used, why make everyone think of them themselves when it could be spelled out

this could be a new page, Application deployment

this could include other ways to deploy, eg using netlogon.bat

others can work on this cool34000 has done enough

Stefen


Here's the way I've always used OCS... First I import the standard ocsagent.exe in MySQL.

I don't like to install a service when it's not needed, so I use the standalone executable. I also don't use OCS deployment feature (I'm using GPOs for that)

It is so fast to use against the need of installing the Agent: put OcsLogon.exe in a share folder and simply launch it with a one command line batch script each time a session is opened.

@echo off
\\server\share\mydomain.com.exe /np /debug /tag:my_tag

That's all!

Of course, more can be done...

  • Install the Agent silently in a script
  • Use GPOs (deploy, install, update)
  • Create your own ocsagent.exe

People need to read the guide! It's well documented.

If someone can take some time to document that, it would be nice!

Cool34000


glpi

someone who uses this may like to add some more information on how to use it, some link to more docs at least