[Server-devel] Server-devel Digest, Vol 15, Issue 14

[Tim Moody]

The first time I installed 163 ejabberd did not work.  So I went back and 
re-read the install instructions.  They imply that you can change the host 
name with the command:

domain_config <new_domain_name> [<old_domain_name>].

If <old_domain_name> is not supplied, dnsdomainname is supposed to supply 
it, but in my case it always returns 'Unknown host'.  Since domain_config 
essentially does a global search and replace of  <old_domain_name> with 
<new_domain_name> in a bunch of files, it will never change the host name 
unless it gets the right <old_domain_name>.  The key for me was issuing the 
command exactly as the notes say: domain_config <new_domain_name> 
schoolserver.random.xs.laptop.org (because that is the default name).  After 
that ejabberd worked on the new host name.  You might still have dns issues 
with finding the newly named host.

Tim


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> Message: 4
> Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:00:03 +0545
> From: Bryan Berry <bryan.berry at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Server-devel] ejabberd errors after install: RPC failed on
> the node . . . nodedown
> To: server-devel <server-devel at lists.laptop.org>
> Message-ID: <1215688503.9731.5.camel at dell.linuxdev.us.dell.com>
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> Hey guys, installed OLPC XS_163 today and everything went smoothly,
> except ejabberd. Installed XS_163 bc haven't had a chance to play w/ any
> newer builds and the install site is a ways from my office. Don't want
> to have to go there too often.
>
> did all the dns stuff before starting ejabberd
>
> *but* hostname was schoolserver not schoolserver.doelab.schoolnet.gov.np
> when I ran the "hostname" command it just puts out schoolserver
>
> setting up ejabberd:
> changed hostname to fqdn hostname in /etc/ejabberd/ejabberd.cfg
> chkconfig --level 345 ejabberd on
> service ejabberd start
>
> ejabberdctl register jtest schoolserver.doelab.schoolnet.gov.np password
> RPC failed on the node register at schoolserver: nodedown
>
> Then tried the following:
>
> /etc/init.d/ejabberd stop
> killall epmd
> rm -rf /var/lib/ejabberd
> rpm -e --nodeps ejabberd
> yum install ejabberd
> Fix config files, set hostname to my hosts fqdn, put in user jtest
> Start ejabberd
>
> ejabberdctl register jtest schoolserver.doelab.schoolnet.gov.np password
>
> same bloody error msg:
> RPC failed on the node register at schoolserver: nodedown
>
> ideas anyone?
>