[Server-devel] ds-backup.py backup_url server check

[Carol Farlow Lerche]

Check the web server error log on the XS, it might have more diagnostic
info.

On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 7:05 PM, Dave Bauer <dave at solutiongrove.com> wrote:

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> On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 6:44 PM, Dave Bauer <dave at solutiongrove.com>wrote:
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>> On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 5:52 PM, Carol Farlow Lerche <cafl at msbit.com>wrote:
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>>> When the client references "schoolserver", it depends on client
>>> configuration where and if it finds it.  Places that can affect this lookup
>>> process are the configuration designating what is your DNS server, the
>>> configuration of your resolver (e.g. does it supply a default domain if the
>>> requested name is not fully qualified.  So if your local domain is
>>> configured to be "mydom.com", schoolserver.mydom.com might be the actual
>>> name that is looked up.  Finally if you have an /etc/hosts file you can
>>> supply a local name for an arbitrary IP address, so you could have a line
>>> there that gave "192.0.2.1 schoolserver"
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>>> If your "schoolserver" is not named schoolserver in your same domain,
>>> just add an /etc/host entry.
>>>
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>> Hi, yes i can connect to the XS at http://schoolserver, ping schoolserver
>> etc. It does look like its configured correctly. The SoaS is getting a DHCP
>> address from the XS.
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> I put print e.code in the HTTPError handler in check_server_availble and
> the error code is "403" for Unauthorized. I can connect to Moodle with the
> magic cookie in Browse so I am not sure what is expected for authentication
> for the backup.
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> Dave
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>> Thanks
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>> Dave
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>>> On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 1:58 PM, Dave Bauer <dave at solutiongrove.com>wrote:
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>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I have updated my XS to the lastest code and I have the ds-backup server
>>>> code on there.
>>>> I have ds-backup-client on my client (slightly modified SoaS).
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>>>> Now I am investigating how this works and I am reviewing ds-backup.py to
>>>> see why my backups are not working.
>>>>
>>>> I am looking around line 114 and I see this
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>>>>    backup_url = 'http://schoolserver/backup/1'
>>>>
>>>> I see that the serial number from the client is appended to this.
>>>>
>>>> I don't see anything on the XS that responds on this URL. Should this
>>>> respond or do I have the wrong version of this script or I am confused?
>>>> If something should respond on this URL, is it part of Moodle, ds-backup
>>>> server or something else?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>> Dave
>>>>
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