[freeside] Setup is impossible

Jim Weeks jim at siteplus.com
Sun Dec 10 15:44:46 PST 2000 

Do you have authentication set up on your freeside directory?  If so, what is
the username that you use for authentication?  What is the directory you are
using for the database files (conf.DBI:mysql:freeside)?

Jim

Dennis Megarry wrote:

> I thank you for this!
>
> I found that the CVS had a newer version that did the tarball avilable for
> download.. So I checked-out the CVS tree and started with that...
>
> All seems fine except for this error:
>
> [Sun Dec 10 18:36:54 2000] cust_main.cgi: Can't get secrets: No such file or
> directory at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/FS/UID.pm line 238.
>
> I've put that damn secrets file in every concivable directory even!
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Dennis
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Weeks" <jim at siteplus.com>
> To: <ivan-freeside at sisd.com>
> Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2000 4:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [freeside] Setup is impossible
>
> > Dennis Megarry wrote:
> >
> > there is a file "fs-setup" located in one of the directories, but I can
> > not find any reference to this file anywhere in the doc's. I have not
> > found anything that helps you setup the initial mysql database
> >
> > Look at the last line of  "docs/install.html"  You will find this line.
> >
> > "As the freeside user, run bin/fs-setup to create the database tables. "
> >
> >
> >
> > I created the dir "/usr/local/etc/freeside/conf.DBI:mysql:freeside" and
> > place the secrets file in there, still no good.
> >
> >
> > > Doesn't someone have a directory listing of where these files should
> > > be place?
> >
> > Ok, here is what my /usr/local/etc/freeside directory contains.
> >
> >
> > total 23
> > -rw-r--r--  1 freeside  freeside     36 Dec  4 02:43 NewAccount
> > drwxr-xr-x  2 freeside  freeside    512 Dec  7 12:36
> conf.DBI:mysql:freeside
> > drwxr-xr-x  2 freeside  freeside    512 Dec  4 20:53
> counters.DBI:mysql:freeside
> > -rw-r--r--  1 freeside  freeside  16401 Dec  4 06:02
> dbdef.DBI:mysql:freeside
> > drwxr-xr-x  2 freeside  freeside    512 Dec  4 02:50
> export.DBI:mysql:freeside
> > -rw-r--r--  1 freeside  freeside     18 Dec  4 02:51 mapsecrets
> >
> > freeside/conf.DBI:mysql:freeside:
> > total 6
> > -rw-r--r--  1 freeside  freeside   0 Dec  4 18:13 _home
> > -rw-r--r--  1 freeside  freeside  58 Dec  4 18:08 address
> > -rw-r--r--  1 freeside  freeside   0 Dec  4 20:49 deletecustomers
> > -rw-r--r--  1 freeside  freeside  13 Dec  4 18:09 domain
> > -rw-r--r--  1 freeside  freeside   0 Dec  4 18:10 hidecancelledpackages
> > -rw-r--r--  1 freeside  freeside   0 Dec  4 18:13 home
> > -rw-r--r--  1 freeside  freeside  40 Dec  4 18:16 invoice_from
> > -rw-r--r--  1 freeside  freeside  18 Dec  4 18:38 shellmachines
> > -rw-r--r--  1 freeside  freeside   9 Dec  4 19:40 shells
> > -rw-r--r--  1 freeside  freeside  10 Dec  4 18:19 smtpmachine
> >
> > freeside/counters.DBI:mysql:freeside:
> > total 15
> > -rw-r--r--  1 freeside  freeside  15 Dec  4 18:23 agent.agentnum
> > -rw-r--r--  1 freeside  freeside  15 Dec  4 18:22 agent_type.typenum
> > -rw-r--r--  1 freeside  freeside  19 Dec  4 20:49 cust_bill.invnum
> > -rw-r--r--  1 freeside  freeside  15 Dec  4 20:53 cust_credit.crednum
> > -rw-r--r--  1 freeside  freeside  18 Dec  4 20:43 cust_main.custnum
> > -rw-r--r--  1 freeside  freeside  17 Dec  4 06:02 cust_main_county.taxnum
> > -rw-r--r--  1 freeside  freeside  15 Dec  4 20:43
> cust_main_invoice.destnum
> > -rw-r--r--  1 freeside  freeside  18 Dec  4 20:12 cust_pay.paynum
> > -rw-r--r--  1 freeside  freeside  15 Dec  4 20:43 cust_pkg.pkgnum
> > -rw-r--r--  1 freeside  freeside  15 Dec  4 20:43 cust_svc.svcnum
> > -rw-r--r--  1 freeside  freeside  15 Dec  4 20:35 part_pkg.pkgpart
> > -rw-r--r--  1 freeside  freeside  15 Dec  4 18:24 part_referral.refnum
> > -rw-r--r--  1 freeside  freeside  15 Dec  4 17:30 part_svc.svcpart
> > -rw-r--r--  1 freeside  freeside  15 Dec  4 20:43 svc_acct.uid
> > -rw-r--r--  1 freeside  freeside  15 Dec  4 18:25 svc_acct_pop.popnum
> >
> > freeside/export.DBI:mysql:freeside:
> >
> > I am no expert on this, and have just started using it myself so bear with
> me.
> >
> > The first thing, you have to create the files and directories listed in
> "docs/config.html" yourself.  You will want some of these files and some you
> will not.  It depends upon your desired functionality.
> >
> > You might notice that I have a _home, and home directory in
> freeside/conf.DBI:mysql:freeside:  This is because I found that part of the
> instructions confusing.
> >
> > The main missconception I hade was the question of the secrets file.  This
> seems to be one of your problems as well.  Notice I have a file named
> NewAccount.  Here is where the secrets file is demystified. Mapsecrets can
> contain several lines pointing to diferent iterations of freeside.  My first
> iteration is named NewAccount.  That being said, here is the contents of my
> mapsecrets file.
> >
> > freeside NewAccount
> >
> > The information the script is looking for is the username (the one that is
> demanded by .htaccess to authenticate the user), and the location of the
> actual secrets file which in this case is NewAccount. Now the contentes of
> NewAccount.
> >
> > DBI:mysql:freeside
> >
> > freeside
> >
> > password
> >
> > This is read as, Database engine datasource (directory), database username
> (MySql), and password (MySql).
> >
> > I hope this helps.  If not we will try again.
> >
> > --
> > Jim Weeks
> > jim at siteplus.com
> > http://siteplus.com
> >
> >
> >
> >

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Jim Weeks
jim at siteplus.com
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