ejabberd - Comments for "Can't get Ejabberd to work on Debian Sarge - HAYELP!"

Thanks, that works

Argon0 — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 11:28:32 +0000

Yup using the command:
su ejabberd -c "../tools/ejabberdctl ejabberd@ukec4deb1 status"

FROM the src directory works...

So now I need to write a script to do that and to take pass the variables I want it to use...

Hmmmm

need to work out how to write a script now - can't be too different from batch scripts in DOS...

Argon0

a list of directories would

mfoss — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 19:07:21 +0000

a list of directories would be helpful

$ make install
...
install -d /var/lib/ejabberd/ebin
install -m 644 *.beam /var/lib/ejabberd/ebin
rm -f /var/lib/ejabberd/ebin/configure.beam
install -m 644 *.app /var/lib/ejabberd/ebin
install -d /var/lib/ejabberd/priv/lib
install -m 644 *.so /var/lib/ejabberd/priv/lib
install -d /var/lib/ejabberd/priv/msgs
install -m 644 msgs/*.msg /var/lib/ejabberd/priv/msgs
install -d /etc/ejabberd
install -b -m 644 ejabberd.cfg.example /etc/ejabberd/ejabberd.cfg
install -d /var/log/ejabberd

when I run it from the src dir

I think this is the right way to exec it.

Connection attempt from disallowed node ejabberdctl@ukec4deb1

Try executing ejabberdctl with the same system user that executes ejabberd.

File Locations & ejabberdctl

Argon0 — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 12:13:58 +0000

Well, no, not really - a list of directories would be helpful...

At the moment my files are spread around in some odd places - the only "standard" one seems to be /etc/ejabberd/ejabberd.cfg
(for instance ejabberdctl is in "/ejabberd/ejabberd/tools", and I've had to add a path line to get it to launch...

As to running ejabberdctl...

I get this when running it from the tools dir:
"{"init terminating in do_boot",{undef,[{ejabberd_ctl,start,[]},{init,start_it,1},{init,start_em,1}]}}

Crash dump was written to: erl_crash.dump
init terminating in do_boot ()
"

And nothing (except the help page) when I run it from the src dir (/ejabberd/ejabberd/src).. Checking the ejabberd.log file I see this at the time I try and run ejabberdctl:
=ERROR REPORT==== 2005-11-02 11:57:04 ===
** Connection attempt from disallowed node ejabberdctl@ukec4deb1 **

Anything I can do?

Argon0

Thanks & Issues with the JWCHAT Tutorial

Argon0 — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 11:58:46 +0000

Following an e-mail exchange with Stefan Strigler (creator of JWCHAT(?)) I have identified an issue tiwh tht Tutorial for JWCHAT...

The Tutorial says:

#
Configure JWChat

Edit config.js to suit your needs. Particularly important are these options:

var JABBERSERVER = "jabber.mycompany.com"
var HTTPBASE = "http-poll/";
var DEFAULTCONFERENCEROOM = "talks";
var DEFAULTCONFERENCESERVER = "conference.jabber.mycompany.com";

In Stefan's words:

"Yes, configuration has changed slightly at this point as JWChat supports
choosing from more then one backend now (if more then one has been
configured). Thus HTTPBASE and JABBERSERVER have been replaced by a
BACKENDS array."

Thus tutorial needs amendment - at least for version 1.02Beta.

The Variables that NEED to be set are:

var SITENAME = "jabber.company.com";
var DEFAULTRESOURCE = "jwchat";

The rest should be

Argon0

P.s. will post this as a new topic as well.

where all the files "Should"

mfoss — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 16:30:16 +0000

where all the files "Should" be,

Check if the explanation on Bug #171 is clear enought.

and how to get ejabberdctl to work (it doesn't recognise my server, despite me knowing its up, and being in the admin page!)

ejabberdctl NODENAME COMMAND, where NODENAME is the Erlang node name. Check the ejabberd logs for the exact node name. It may be something like 'ejabberd@hostname'.

Also how to get ejabberd to launch on server start

Writting a script and adding it to init.d. Download and look at the Debian package as an example.

how to "stop" the service

Using ejabberdctl.

Ah,well, I'm getting

Argon0 — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 13:56:49 +0000

Ah,well, I'm getting somewhere, when I point the start up line at somewhere I KNOW there is a "valid" ejabberd.cfg file (i.e.
su ejabberd -c "erl -s ejabberd -name ejabberd -ejabberd config '\"/etc/ejabberd/ejabberd.cfg\"'") it doesn't error.

From an alternative console I can now kick off a telnet localhost 5222 and get connected AND get some xml sent back to me when I type anything (good jabber behaviour)....

Hmmm - well it looks like I've got it working... Now I just need to know where all the files "Should" be, and how to get ejabberdctl to work (it doesn't recognise my server, despite me knowing its up, and being in the admin page!)...

Also how to get ejabberd to launch on server start... But that can't be too diccifult.. But I also need to know how to "stop" the service (without ejabberdctl working - well I can at least do that from the admin interface!).

OK, I have now gone back to

Argon0 — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 12:36:27 +0000

OK, I have now gone back to scratch - uninstalled everything to do with Ejabberd, and followed the tutorial to do everything from source, including installing erlang, and Ejabberd...

Now I'm stuck again...

I have mnsesia installed (I get the same response as you get above).

When I run the start command from the tutorial I just get a new line...

(no ejabberd process running when I check processes though).

If I remove the -detached I get an error about long name, so I change the tag to -sname ejabberd and then I get this:
=INFO REPORT==== 1-Nov-2005::12:16:45 ===
application: ejabberd
exited: "invalid return value from ejabberd_app:start(normal,[]) -> {'EXIT',\"no such file or directory\"}"
type: temporary

Which is probable to do with the lack of ejabberd.cfg

Where should all the files be following the install from source..

And what should path point to in order to enable everything...

Thanks for your help

Argon0

Check if Mnesia is installed

mfoss — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 18:59:56 +0000

exited: "invalid return value from ejabberd_app:start(normal,[]) -> {'EXIT',\n {undef,\n [{mnesia,\n system_info,\n [extra_db_nodes]}

That error indicates that the Mnesia library (included in Erlang/OTP) was not available for ejabberd to use it.

If you compiled Erlang from source, check that the Mnesia library files were compiled and installed. In my computer I have 29 *.beam files:

$ ls /usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/mnesia-4.2.3/ebin/*.beam | wc
     29      29    1838

If they are installed, check if Erlang can load and start it:

$ erl
Erlang (BEAM) emulator version 5.4.10 [source] [hipe]

Eshell V5.4.10  (abort with ^G)
1> mnesia:start().
ok
2> q().
ok
$

Permissions are OK

Argon0 — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 10:33:26 +0000

I've checked permissions on the directories involved, and they are all very loose (i.e. 777).

If I try and start ejabberd using the erl command like so:
erl -pa /usr/lib/erlang/lib/ejabberd-0.9.8/ebin -sname jabber -s ejabberd

I get the followin output:
Erlang (BEAM) emulator version 5.1 [source]

Eshell V5.1 (abort with ^G)
(jabber@ukec4deb1)1>
=INFO REPORT==== 31-Oct-2005::10:16:57 ===
application: ejabberd
exited: "invalid return value from ejabberd_app:start(normal,[]) -> {'EXIT',\n {undef,\n [{mnesia,\n system_info,\n [extra_db_nodes]},\n {ejabberd_app,db_init,0},\n {ejabberd_app,start,2},\n {application_master,start_it_old,4}]}}"
type: temporary

Checking Status - I get nodedown..

HAYELP!!!

Log Files...

Argon0 — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 10:05:47 +0000

I can't find any....

Checking processes with Webmin I come up with this:

For process /usr/lib/erlang/erts-5.1/bin/beam -- -root /usr/lib/erlang -progname erl -- -home /var/lib/ejabberd -sname ejabberd -s ejabberd -kernel inetrc "/etc/ejabberd/inetrc" -ejabberd config "/etc/ejabberd/ejabberd.cfg" log_path "/var/log/ejabberd/ejabberd.log" -sasl sasl_error_logger {file,"/var/log/ejabberd/sasl.log"} -mnesia dir "/var/lib/ejabberd" -noshell -noinp_shell -noshell -noinput (PID 5738)

Which implies the logs should be in /var/logs/ejabberd but this directory is empty...

I'll check the permissions on that dir but don't think that's going to be the issue.

Argon0

That's what I was hoping to

Argon0 — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 09:50:06 +0000

That's what I was hoping to try - (I read up about that in the Jabberd manual)....

I'll reply to your other post separately, once I've checked out the Log files.

Thanks

Argon0

I can stop and start the

mfoss — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 19:43:20 +0000

I can stop and start the server nicely, I can check on the status, using ejabberctl status.

Check the logs. It will have a lot of informational 'PROGRESS REPORT'. Look for 'ERROR REPORT' or other messages.

if I try to telnet to it on

mfoss — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 19:40:49 +0000

if I try to telnet to it on 5222 I get nothing

I tried this:

$ telnet 127.0.0.1 5222
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to 127.0.0.1.
Escape character is '^]'.
eoooo
<?xml version='1.0'?>
<stream:stream xmlns='jabber:client'
xmlns:stream='http://etherx.jabber.org/streams' 
id='none' from='localhost' version='1.0'>
<stream:error>
<xml-not-well-formed xmlns='urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xmpp-streams'/>
</stream:error>
</stream:stream>
Connection closed by foreign host.

Oh, and if I try to telnet

Argon0 — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 15:59:55 +0000

Oh, and if I try to telnet to it on 5222 I get nothing - But if I check the processes (using Webmin) I can see it is listening on 30000 (and something e.g. 32771) I have telnetted to this address locally - and connect - but get thrown out after a few seconds.

AND I can't get to the webadmin screen either.

Argon0

ejabberd - Comments for "Can&#039;t get Ejabberd to work on Debian Sarge - HAYELP!"

Thanks, that works

a list of directories would

File Locations & ejabberdctl

Thanks & Issues with the JWCHAT Tutorial

where all the files "Should"

Ah,well, I'm getting

OK, I have now gone back to

Check if Mnesia is installed

Permissions are OK

Log Files...

That's what I was hoping to

I can stop and start the

if I try to telnet to it on

Oh, and if I try to telnet

ejabberd - Comments for "Can't get Ejabberd to work on Debian Sarge - HAYELP!"