this is the email I sent tech support for linode:
Greetings!
Im trying to install omegga ngonx/aegir and I keep getting the error message re
r server has to have already working FQDN hostname matching your IP address.
This means you have to configure the dns for your server IP/hostname before
trying to use this install script. Reverse dns is not required.
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Your hostname appears to be evobase - are you sure it's a valid FQDN hostname?
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Are you sure your FQDN hostname matches your IP address: 173.255.219.45?
Im using ubuntu 10.04 and my etc/hosts looks like this
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
173.255.219.45 evobase.thecenterofthenet.com evobase
The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
::1 ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
fe00::0 ip6-localnet
ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters
ff02::3 ip6-allhosts
is there something I am doing wrong when setting my domain name to keep receiving this error?
Thanks for the help!
I did a digg on it and it seems everything was ok, but the script would not accept a custom hostname... Can I change the default hostname when its finished without complication? Im sorry I am really new with admining my own server...
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So strange. When I go wiht
So strange. When I go wiht linodes default hostname on install I get a link in my email like this:
http://li229-45/user/reset/1/1294003....... (its full link I just show some)
Obviously I cant log in with that.
and when I try to wide the node clean, create a fresh disk image and then overide the domain checking and manually enter the server information evobase.thecenterofthenet.com I get an unable o resolve IP address error...
I really would like to use this so if anyone has any ideas I am all ears... Is there a better forum to go to for support on this than this wiki?
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I am trying to install aegir omega and having a hard time with the installation
here is the script instructions :
###----------------------------------------###### DNS MANUAL CONFIG ###
###----------------------------------------###
###
### Starting with release 0.4-alpha9 Aegir
### requires proper DNS configuration
### of your server. Your hostname has to be
### FQDN and has to match your server IP.
###
### This script is trying to discover your
### DNS details and allow or deny the install,
### if something doesn't look correct.
###
### This script will also use your FQDN
### hostname as a web address of your Aegir
### frontend (control panel).
###
### You can try to change the automatic
### defaults by setting up your IP address,
### your FQDN hostname and your Aegir frontend
### web address below.
###
### It can be useful when you are using local
### environment with custom settings in your
### /etc/hosts, when you have more than one
### public IPs on eth0 and you wish to use
### non-default (first) IP address, or when
### you want to use non-hostname (sub)domain
### to access your Aegir frontend.
###
### It is also useful when you plan to use
### available in Barracuda optional installs
### of Chive, SQL Buddy and Collectd, since
### all of them will use subdomains in the
### server hostname and it will not work
### when your hostname domain DNS is not
### under your control (like many default
### hostnames and reverse DNS provided by
### VPS hosting companies).
###
### Please change all 3 values if you wish
### to customize this automatic setup.
###
### Example:
###
### _MY_OWNIP=192.168.0.108
### _MY_HOSTN=server.mydomain.com
### _MY_FRONT=aegir.mydomain.com
###
### NOTE:
###
### If you will use your custom DNS settings,
### they will be still validated, therefore
### make sure your _MY_HOSTN and _MY_FRONT
### both matches your _MY_OWNIP or the script
### will fail to install Aegir (unless you
### will disable the DNS test completely
### below in _DNS_SETUP_TEST).
###
_MY_OWNIP=""
_MY_HOSTN=""
_MY_FRONT=""
When I let the setup run and automatically configure itself, I get the welcome email like this:
admin,
Your new site li229-45 has been created.
You can now login to li229-45 by clicking on this link or copying it into your browser:
http://li229-45/user/reset/1/1294203241/4bed4d58666fee26967b97c6275008bf
This is a one-time login, so it can be used only once.
Once you have logged in, you will be redirected to http://li229-45/user/1/edit so you can change your password.
I have tried entering my domain name, and I cant get this install to work on a debian or ubuntu 10.04 installation,
I f anyone knows what I am doing wrond i would arrpeciate the help. Thanks
Ive also tried altering my hosts file as described here in the post I made at grops.drupal
http://groups.drupal.org/node/116064
Thanks for any help!
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Here was some suggestions
Here was some suggestions from linode technical support :
Hi,
Although we try to answer all questions as best we can, Linode provides an unmanaged service and software-specific issues like this are beyond the scope of our support. However it appears that Aegir is detecting your hostname (li229-45) as you have not made any changes to its default configuration file. I've attempted to establish a HTTP connection to your IP address, but Aegir doesn't appear to be serving any pages at this time. You may be able to resolve this issue by amending the "_MY_OWNIP", "_MY_HOSTN", and "_MY_FRONT" values to include your IP and domain name. For example:
----- SNIP -----
_MY_OWNIP="173.255.219.45"
_MY_HOSTN="www.yourdomain.com"
_MY_FRONT="aegir.yourdomain.com"
----- SNIP -----
If you choose to use "www.yourdomain.com" and "aegir.yourdomain.com", you will want to ensure that these hosts resolve to the IP address of your Linode. I can see that you have added "thecenterofthenet.com" to the Linode DNS Manager, and have this domain configured to point to your IP address at this time. "www.thecenterofthenet.com" already points to your Linode's IP, however if you would also like to use "aegir.thecenterofthenet.com", you will need to create an additional A record for this host. You can add a new A record by following these steps:
1) Navigate to the "DNS Manager" tab.
2) Select your domain zone from the list.
3) Click the "Add a new A record" link.
4) Enter "aegir" to the "Hostname" field.
5) Enter your IP address into the "IP Address" field.
6) Click the "Save Changes" button.
After making these changes, please allow up to 15 minutes for the Linode name servers to update and begin serving your new DNS record. Please note: It can take up to 48 hours for DNS changes to propagate fully.
Should you continue to experience issues, I'd suggest joining our active user community and asking for assistance there. You can find out more about the user community here:
- http://www.linode.com/community/
Specifically, our IRC channel has over 300 members of the Linode community in there now:
- http://www.linode.com/irc/
If you do not receive an immediate response via IRC, you may want to post to the Linode Forums instead:
- http://forum.linode.com
I hope this helps. Please let us know if you have any service-related questions we can assist with.
Which I followed, and unfortunately now have a
http://aegir.thecenterofthenet.com/user/reset/1/1294208814/bb0e9fb80d6de...
404 Not Found
Barracuda/0.9.3
error page :(..
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Reboot the server and all is
Reboot the server and all is well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you!!!!!!!
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Why you are doing this?
Hi.
I don't understand you. This approach is like you lock yourself in a closed room and try to speak with someone. For this kind of questions we have http://github.com/omega8cc/nginx-for-drupal/issues/.
Second, why you don't read the Omega's explanations?
""aegir.thecenterofthenet.com", you will need to create an additional A record for this host" - this is your responsibility - you are lucky that Linode stuff get involved in this.
3rd: for the last problem - http://aegir.thecenterofthenet.com/user/reset/1/1294208814/bb0e9fb80d6de... 404 Not Found, there's solutions around: https://github.com/omega8cc/nginx-for-drupal/issues/issue/166/#issue/166...
4th: Don't expect that Aegir to be an easy path. You are coming from shared (managed). On vps, you will face many problems - in general custom type of problems. It will be very difficult for someone to give you a turnkey solution for your problems. So you will get help from this kind of scripts like barracuda, but you must know what's under the hood.
So try to learn this dns stuff, nginx, drush etc along with this journey.
Regards,
Luigi
Wow. You are a real
Wow. You are a real compassionate person. Yes, It is locking myself in a room. I am on a trimeline and budget deadline and am doing everything I can. I have m hands completely full. I checked everywhere I knew how, and then posted for help. It was the first time I created an A record and I posted the steps here for other peopl,e who might need the same help. Yes, I am rying to learn as fast as I can. Thanks.
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Then maybe is better for you
Then maybe is better for you to create a "*" record. Like this you don't need to define a host each time.
Second, keep an eye on that Github and also on community.aegirproject.org to keep you up to date with the Aegir info.
Also, you can read some good info on Koumbit site: https://wiki.koumbit.net/DocumentationTechnique
ok, per your advice I made an
ok, per your advice I made an A record of * . I am now trying to install and leaving the values blank for omegga to autodetect. Now it is
_MY_OWNIP=""
_MY_HOSTN=""
_MY_FRONT=""
is this ok?
I looked everywhere for an FAQ about the instructions . Please forgive me if they are somewhere I couldnt find them.
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