From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 28215 invoked from network); 15 Apr 2004 14:32:58 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO monty-python.gnu.org) (199.232.76.173) by sources.redhat.com with SMTP; 15 Apr 2004 14:32:58 -0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1BE7jH-0000Ty-Vk for listarch-gnats-devel@sources.redhat.com; Thu, 15 Apr 2004 10:20:35 -0400 Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.30) id 1BE7j0-0000TN-MF for help-gnats@gnu.org; Thu, 15 Apr 2004 10:20:18 -0400 Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.30) id 1BE7d2-0007PZ-4W for help-gnats@gnu.org; Thu, 15 Apr 2004 10:14:39 -0400 Received: from [192.18.98.34] (helo=brmea-mail-3.sun.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1BE7Yw-0005ur-Mz; Thu, 15 Apr 2004 10:09:54 -0400 Received: from phys-lego-1.Norway.Sun.COM ([129.159.112.5]) by brmea-mail-3.sun.com (8.12.10/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i3FE9prU018420; Thu, 15 Apr 2004 08:09:52 -0600 (MDT) Received: from sun.com (atum15 [129.159.112.215]) by phys-lego-1.Norway.Sun.COM (8.12.10+Sun/8.12.10/ENSMAIL,v2.3beta1412) with ESMTP id i3FE9oIS024756; Thu, 15 Apr 2004 16:09:50 +0200 (MEST) Message-ID: <407E97AC.3050302@sun.com> Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 16:01:00 -0000 From: Yngve Svendsen User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.5 (X11/20040208) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Andrew Gray References: <20040415122435.GB12184@nandakot.anu.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <20040415122435.GB12184@nandakot.anu.edu.au> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Chad Walstrom , help-gnats@gnu.org Subject: Re: Restoring GNATS database X-BeenThere: help-gnats@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion about GNU GNATS List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: help-gnats-bounces+listarch-gnats-devel=sources.redhat.com@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnats-bounces+listarch-gnats-devel=sources.redhat.com@gnu.org X-SW-Source: 2004-q2/txt/msg00042.txt.bz2 Andrew, see my comments inline. Andrew Gray wrote: >Hi Yngve and Chad, > >One important outstanding issue with GNATS is the bug database. After >the main GNU host was cracked in August last year the GNATS database >was unavailable. I have started looking at getting it back on-line again. > > Excellent news. I put a bit of work into a similar effort some months ago, but I was unable to get a useful response from the fencepost admins. They were probably swamped trying to restore other stuff at the time. >Two key problems are (1) recoving the data from the old database and >(2) identifying a machine that can host the GNATS database. > >I have sent a message to the GNU sysadmins and received a response. > >Regarding recovering the old database, they asked where the data was. >I guessed it would be in /usr/local/com/gnatsdb or /usr/com/gnatsdb. >Yngve, do you recall what directory the GNATS database on fencepost >was in? > > I seem to remember that nothing was in default locations and I remember that the configure command line was extremeky long. I think /var/lib is a likely candidate. >Regarding running the GNATS database on fencepost, the response included: > > > >>Can GNATS run as a non-root user? If so, reinstalling on >>fencepost shouldn't be a problem. I recall that in years past the >>installation was poorly maintained / undocumented, and whenever we had >>to swap out hardware or reinstall fencepost, GNATS broke. Is there a >>stable Debian package that we can keep installed on the machine, or >>does the install need to constantly change? >> >> > >My response included: > > > >>Yes, GNATS normally run as a specially created "gnats" user. However, >>I think that root access was required to administer that GNATS and >>Gnatsweb installation. >> >> If we get a properly maintained Debian package, as looks likely now, with Chad's efforts, that would be the way to do it. I am still pretty sure we would need root access, though. >>I think there is a stable Debian package (3.999.beta1+cvs20020303-1), >>but I'm not sure if we would need to run a newer version of GNATS. >> >>Another option I am considering is using a cheap Linux virtual hosting >>service for the GNATS database. If installing and maintaining >>GNATS/Gnatsweb on fencepost would involve significant work for the >>fencepost admins, this approach might shift the admin burden to the >>GNATS maintainer and/or contributers. >> >> > >Chad, was my response to the question about the stable Debian package >correct? > >The Linux virtual hosting service I was thinking of was on jvds.com. >They have a plan that is USD 12.50 per month, I would be happy to pay >this for a year if it would help get the GNATS database online again >quickly. What do you think about using such a service for the GNATS >database? > > I think we ought to push hard to get this on fencepost, because that is really where this belongs. If that proves hard, I should be able to host it on one of the Debian boxes in my own basement. It is currently hooked up to a 1600/512 ADSL connection with a fixed IP address. - Yngve _______________________________________________ Help-gnats mailing list Help-gnats@gnu.org http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnats