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Apparently there is a bug that affects Plesk versions 9.x to 9.3, however it was addressed in Plesk 9.5. You can identify this bug if you are unable to start or restart your plesk instance. if this happens you will need to view the error log for Plesk, located at “/var/log/sw-cp-server/error_log”.

If you see the following then you are affected by the bug.

2011-11-01 05:03:38: (network.c.336) SSL: error:00000000:lib(0):func(0):reason(0)
2011-11-01 05:03:38: (log.c.75) server started
2011-11-01 05:03:38: (network.c.336) SSL: error:00000000:lib(0):func(0):reason(0)
2011-11-01 05:03:48: (log.c.75) server started
2011-11-01 05:03:48: (network.c.336) SSL: error:00000000:lib(0):func(0):reason(0)
2011-11-01 05:03:48: (log.c.75) server started
2011-11-01 05:03:48: (network.c.336) SSL: error:00000000:lib(0):func(0):reason(0)
2011-11-08 05:00:49: (log.c.75) server started
2011-11-08 05:00:49: (network.c.336) SSL: error:00000000:lib(0):func(0):reason(0)
2011-11-08 05:00:49: (log.c.75) server started
2011-11-08 05:00:49: (network.c.336) SSL: error:00000000:lib(0):func(0):reason(0)
2011-11-08 05:00:58: (log.c.75) server started
2011-11-08 05:00:58: (network.c.336) SSL: error:00000000:lib(0):func(0):reason(0)
2011-11-08 05:00:58: (log.c.75) server started
2011-11-08 05:00:58: (network.c.336) SSL: error:00000000:lib(0):func(0):reason(0)

To correct this you will need to download and install a file that is provided by Parallel’s. To do this enter the following on the server that your Plesk instance is located;

wget -c http://kb.parallels.com/Attachments/12669/Attachments/sw-cp-server-1.0-6.201004011105.centos5.i386.rpm

Then you will need to execute the file by running the following command;

rpm -Uhv sw-cp-server-1.0-6.201004011105.centos5.i386.rpm

This will apply the updated files and will allow Plesk to start up again. Please note that the link above is for a 32-bit CentOS 5 OS. If you have different then please refer to the links below to download the correct file for your server.
Once applied you will be able to start Plesk again.

CentOS 5 x86
CentOS 5 x86_64
CentOS 4 x86
CentOS 4 x86_64
RHEL 4 x86
RHEL 4 x86_64
RHEL 5 x86
RHEL 5 x86_64
Fedora 11 x86
Fedora 11 x86_64

Once applied Plesk will be able to be started again.

As daunting as it may seem updating the JVM version or installing a new version of the Java Virtual Machine is a really simple task. To proceed with this I strongly recommend that you view the original JVM.config for the Coldfusion instance and take note of the “java home” that is specified in the file. For example in a default Coldfusion 9 install it will look like this;

“#java.home=/opt/coldfusion9/runtime/jre”

Just to be on the save side I typically copy that file and rename it so in the event that something happens and I didn’t write it down (Of course I’d right it down) that I would be able to roll it back with minimal downtime. Once that is taken care of you can proceed with the actual JVM update or install.

To do this make sure you know what kernel you are running, 32-bit or 64-bit. If you aren’t sure you can always using the “uname” command to figure it out;

“uname -m”

It will return the value that you need. If it returns “i686″ then you are on a 32-bit kernel and if it returns “x86_64″ then you are on a 64-bit kernel.

Now that you know which you have you can proceed to the Java downloads and get the correct version – http://java.com/en/download/manual.jsp#lin. Take note here that you can download either the RPM of the self extracting file, always go with the RPM unless you need to do some manual changes.

Once the file is downloaded you will need to grant permissions to excute it. To do this you will need to run the following;

“chmod a+x file name”

For example; chmod a+x jre-6u29-linux-i586.rpm.bin

Now you can run the file by running;

“./jre-6u29-linux-i586.rpm.bin”

This will install the Java Runtime Engine (JRE) to “/usr/java/JRE version number”

Unpacking…
Checksumming…
Extracting…
UnZipSFX 5.50 of 17 February 2002, by Info-ZIP ([email protected]).
  inflating: jre-6u29-linux-i586.rpm
Preparing…                ########################################### [100%]
   1:jre                    ########################################### [100%]
Unpacking JAR files…
        rt.jar…
        jsse.jar…
        charsets.jar…
        localedata.jar…
        plugin.jar…
        javaws.jar…
        deploy.jar…

Done.

Once this has been completed you can go back to the JVM.config that I mentioned earlier and update the “java.home”.

#java.home=/opt/coldfusion9/runtime/jre
java.home=/usr/java/jre1.6.0_29

As you see I commented out the original JRE and updated the “java.home” with the path to the newly installed JRE.  Save the changes and then restart Coldfusion.

You’ll be able to access the Coldfusion admin once it comes online and you will be able to view the system infomration and see that the JRE path has been updated as well;

 

See that wasn’t so bad was it?

While ServerObjects has yet to update ASPmail for use on anything past Windows 2003, it is possible to get it working on IIS 7 / IIS 7.5. To get this to work you simply need to do the following. Please note you still need to have a valid copy of ASPmail 4 and your results may vary. That said, you need to do the following;

1. Register the SMTPSVG.dll file from your install folder using regsvr32.exe.
2. Create a COM+ application called ASPMail.
3. Right click in the components folder and select New Component.
4. Select the 2nd option, “Import components that are already registered”.
5. Select the “32 bit registry” check box.
6. Select the SMTPsvg.Mailer component.
7. Click Next.
8. Click Finish.

Once you are done, ASPmail should work like it used to under Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 server. Keep in mind that if you don’t have a valid license this may not work. If you encounter the following error, then you may need to contact ServerObjects who may or may not assist you as the system you are attempting to install ASPmail on may (or is this case it is not) not be supported;

This evaluation component has expired. Please register

Tags: aspmail, IIS 7, IIS 7.5

Booting a Linux Vm in VMware is a pretty task and it’s helpful, especially if you forget your password or are having other issues such as security related issues. This also works for any Linux server as long as you have console access (Not Remote) access to it. IE standing in front of it.

This process will explain how to boot your VM into the single-user mode, so listen up.

1. You’ll need to have console access to that VM, otherwise it will boot normally.
   Once the VM is loading and you see the Vmware boot screen. Once this goes away you will see the Linux Grub Boot screen. Press any key to stop the boot process.

   

2. You will now see a screen similar to this. These are the OS / Kernel’s for your VM. Always choose the upper most listing. Highlight this and press the “A” key.

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Tags: boot, Linux, singe-user, single, user, vm

 

 

While all of the Android powered devices have access to the stock email client, the included features leave a lot to be desired. However the K9 email client is a direct replacement for the stock email client and bundles several features and security updates that the stock email client does not.

How to install the K9 email client

You will first need to access the Google Marketplace on your Android powered device and search for the K9 client. You can also use a barcode scanner if you have one to scan the image below to locate the application.

Once you have it installed you will need to open the application and goto the “Settings” option. Once there choose “Add account” to add a new email account.
You will need to supply both your email address and the password for the account. You also will have an option of setting the email account as the default mail account if you are adding more than one email account. Once you have finished, select “Next”.

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