Hello,

I have a problem when I try to edit an existing entry. I want to add an attachment. I can upload an attachment to the existing entry, but submitting it does not seem to work. The  added attachment is not visible. But it exists in logbook directory. The only way I found to add it, is to use "Resubmit as new entry" which is not quite what I want. Is it a design feature or perhaps I'm doing something wrong ?

Best regards

Mariusz Stakowski

I need to reproduce this problem in order to fix it. Do you see the same problem on the "Demo" forum?

https://midas.psi.ch/elogs/Linux+Demo/

Stefan,

I'm sorry for the false alert :(. I was trying to submit edited entry using "upper submit" (just under the logbook name strip). I have tried "lower submit" (under Attachment 2) and it works with no problem.

Best regards

Mariusz Stakowski

Well, also the "upper submit" button should work. I just tried at the demo logbook, and it worked fine (there is however now the problem that one has to click Submit twice to make it work). Can you check yourself? 

    Stefan,

I have checked it and it behaves exactly as you have described it. Perhaps this "double click"  has led me to that false conclusion ?

I fixed this problem in the current SVN revision, so now a single click to the Submit button is enough again. 

Hello,

I'm new to elog. I've installed it under Slackware 11. Everything worked smoothly until I wanted to establish access control. I followed the steps described under Access control heading in Syntax of elog.cfg chapter. I specified a new password file name and the following steps with no problem. After having created a new user I stopped elogd  and added  Admin user to config file. And here is my problem - each time I want to login to elog, I get "Invalid user name or password!" message. The meaning of it is obvious. So I have repeated all the steps several times. Of course I paid attention to enter user name and password correctly but I can't get rid of this message. For sure I making something wrong, but what it is ?

Here is part of my elogd.cfg:

[global]
Port=8080
Logfile = elogd.log
Logging level = 3
Password file = passwd
Self register = 1
Admin user = eloga
charset = utf-8
 

Here is what happens after elog restart:

elogd 2.8.0 built Oct 22 2010, 11:04:31 revision 2313
Falling back to default group "elog"
Falling back to default user "elog"
Falling back to default group "elog"
Falling back to default user "elog"
ImageMagick detected
Indexing logbooks ... Converting password file for logbook "Demo" to new encoding ... ok
done
Server listening on port 8080 ...

Here is the password file :

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<!-- created by MXML on Wed Nov 24 13:13:43 2010 -->
<list>
  <user>
    <name>eloga</name>
    <password encoding="SHA256">vnpfrWa8wmxFsLFjlY/poXdz3wh6RLt9BT.D1O52Xl9</password>
    <full_name>Mariusz Stakowski</full_name>
    <last_logout>0</last_logout>
    <last_activity>Wed Nov 24 13:13:43 2010</last_activity>
    <email>Mariusz.Stakowski@asseco.pl</email>
    <email_notify/>
  </user>
</list>

And here is what I found in elogd.log file:

24-Nov-2010 13:50:06 [] Server listening on port 8080 ...
24-Nov-2010 13:50:53 [eloga@xx.xx.xx.xx] {Demo} LOGIN user "eloga" (attempt)

Could somebody help me please ?

Best regards

Mariusz Stakowski

Can you try the current SVN version?

http://savannah.psi.ch/websvn/filedetails.php?repname=elog&path=/trunk/src/elogd.c&rev=0&sc=0

There has been some issues with the password encoding, maybe this is fixed now. 

 Thank you Stefan, it works now

Best regards

Mariusz Stakowski

Is it possible to automatically go back to the list view in summary mode after submitting a new message instead of displaying the new message?

I know it's possible to display a page from a file after submitting a new message  by using "Submit Page = <file>". 
It would be nice to be able to use a command like "Submit Page = <command>" where I could insert "?cmd=Back" as in the "Start page" command.

Thanks,

Mike

I just implemented a new flag "List after submit = 1" which does exactly this. It brings you to the summary page after the submission of a new entry. I needed the function myself. The change is SVN revision 2327 and will be contained in the next release. 

 Thank you very much! I appreciate it.

 Sorry so long getting back to you, Stefan. Just wanted to say "thank you". This new function works great!

I see only Save Back Change Password Remove User in Config Menu.

How can I create a New User?

[global]
Port=8880
SSL=1
;Self register = 1
Password file = passwd
admin user = kuku
SMTP host = smtp.mydomain

[Demo]

Attributes = Author, Status

The documentation is mentioning a Config Menu and a New User item there.

--

Christoph

You have to be admin user to see that Config Menu.

Admin user = kukulies             (or whatever your login name is)

 Thanks. You see in the elogd.cfg above that there is

admin user = kuku

 Aaah, case sensitive ! !

--

Christoph

Hi,

I'm trying to configure Elog such that users can self-register. But no luck so far.
I cannot get the login screen. I'm connecting to a logbook (and I can do this without logging in).
Shouldn't I get a screen to login/register?

Here is my elogd.cfg:
[global]
Port=8880
Password file = /usr/local/elog/logbooks/passwd
SMTP host = smtp.mydomain.de
SMTP user = kuku
Logfile = /usr/local/elog/logs/elog.log
Admin user = kuku other
Login user = abc def ghi
SSL=1
URL=https://www.mydomain.de:8880/
Self register = 1
Menu commands = List, New, Edit, Reply, Duplicate, Find, Config, Logout, Help
Guest menu commands = List, Find, Login, Help

Admin user = me@mydomain.de
[Demo]
Admin Password = 9lVlUsigs4neBt9xnX44YYQay15Yu9PyLC9hK6sifI9
Attributes = Author, Status
[Linux]
Admin Password = 9lVlUsigs4next9PnXShhQQa515Yu9PyLC9hK6sifI9
Attributes = Author, Status
[Windows]
Admin Password = 9lVlUsigs4neBt9PnXShhQQay15YuxPyLC9hK6sifI9
Attributes = Author, Status

> Hi,
> 
> I'm trying to configure Elog such that users can self-register. But no luck so far.
> I cannot get the login screen. I'm connecting to a logbook (and I can do this without logging in).
> Shouldn't I get a screen to login/register?
> 
> Here is my elogd.cfg:
> [global]
> Port=8880
> Password file = /usr/local/elog/logbooks/passwd
> SMTP host = smtp.mydomain.de
> SMTP user = kuku
> Logfile = /usr/local/elog/logs/elog.log
> Admin user = kuku other
> Login user = abc def ghi
> SSL=1
> URL=https://www.mydomain.de:8880/
> Self register = 1
> Menu commands = List, New, Edit, Reply, Duplicate, Find, Config, Logout, Help
> Guest menu commands = List, Find, Login, Help
> 
> Admin user = me@mydomain.de
> [Demo]
> Admin Password = 9lVlUsigs4neBt9xnX44YYQay15Yu9PyLC9hK6sifI9
> Attributes = Author, Status
> [Linux]
> Admin Password = 9lVlUsigs4next9PnXShhQQa515Yu9PyLC9hK6sifI9
> Attributes = Author, Status
> [Windows]
> Admin Password = 9lVlUsigs4neBt9PnXShhQQay15YuxPyLC9hK6sifI9
> Attributes = Author, Status

You should not mix "Password file" with "Admin Password". Either use one or the other system, but not both. So 
remove "Admin Password", and delete all cookies in your browser, then you should see the login screen.

> > Hi,
> > 
> > I'm trying to configure Elog such that users can self-register. But no luck so far.
> > I cannot get the login screen. I'm connecting to a logbook (and I can do this without logging in).
> > Shouldn't I get a screen to login/register?
> > 
> > Here is my elogd.cfg:
> > [global]
> > Port=8880
> > Password file = /usr/local/elog/logbooks/passwd
> > SMTP host = smtp.mydomain.de
> > SMTP user = kuku
> > Logfile = /usr/local/elog/logs/elog.log
> > Admin user = kuku other
> > Login user = abc def ghi
> > SSL=1
> > URL=https://www.mydomain.de:8880/
> > Self register = 1
> > Menu commands = List, New, Edit, Reply, Duplicate, Find, Config, Logout, Help
> > Guest menu commands = List, Find, Login, Help
> > 
> > Admin user = me@mydomain.de
> > [Demo]
> > Admin Password = 9lVlUsigs4neBt9xnX44YYQay15Yu9PyLC9hK6sifI9
> > Attributes = Author, Status
> > [Linux]
> > Admin Password = 9lVlUsigs4next9PnXShhQQa515Yu9PyLC9hK6sifI9
> > Attributes = Author, Status
> > [Windows]
> > Admin Password = 9lVlUsigs4neBt9PnXShhQQay15YuxPyLC9hK6sifI9
> > Attributes = Author, Status
> 
> You should not mix "Password file" with "Admin Password". Either use one or the other system, but not both. So 
> remove "Admin Password", and delete all cookies in your browser, then you should see the login screen.

This is now my config - it still doesn't work. BTW, the passwd file is empty (despite of the xml header).

[global]
Port=8880
Password file = /usr/local/elog/logbooks/passwd
SMTP host = smtp.mydomain.de
SMTP user = kuku
Logfile = /usr/local/elog/logs/elog.log
Logging Level = 3
Admin user = kuku 
Login user = abc def ghi
SSL=1

URL=https://myhost.mydomain:8880/
Self register = 1
Menu commands = List, New, Edit, Reply, Duplicate, Find, Config, Logout, Help
Guest menu commands = List, Find, Login, Help
[Demo]
Attributes = Author, Status
[Linux]
Attributes = Author, Status
[Windows]
Attributes = Author, Status

--
Thanks for helping.

Christoph

I just got a Proxy error from your site: When I clicked on the change password link that was sent to my email, I entered my new password (which was the same that I believed to have used before) and after submitting this form, I got the Proxy error. Also I find that I can never login with my once set password. Is it the Email or username on gives in the login field? Other quirk: I never can preview my post. When I click preview, nothing happens. Submitting worked today but yesterday I was unable to submit a post. I clicked several times on the submit button and nothing happened. -- Christoph

 It seems that the submit/preview problem is solved. Submit/Preview buttons at the bottom of the page seem to work on the attachments only.

Sorry for the oversight on my side.

--

Christoph

 Let me add one observation though: I always have to put the Submit or Preview button twice in this forum. The first time no reaction happens. The secend click dows the action.

--

Christoph

Yes this observation is right. It's related to a new "fix" I was asked for: People do not want an entry to be submitted if they fill in an attribute and hit <ENTER>. So I added some javascript to prevent this, but the bad side effect right now is that you have to click Preview or Submit twice. I'm working on it. 

The option to change what is displayed is called List display = ... and not List = ... Then it works.

- Stefan

Hello
 

When I want to submit an entrie with elog I have the following problem : ( elogd on windows 7 )
D:\MyProgramFiles (x86)\ELOG>elog -v  -h localhost -p 8080 -l "Knowledge Base" -u "arnot 123abc"  -a "Category=info" -a "OS=HP-UX" -a "Subject=Just testing"
Successfully connected to host localhost, port 8080
Request sent to host:
POST /Knowledge+Base/ HTTP/1.0
Content-Type: multipart/form-data; boundary=---------------------------517428C7722E
Host: NTB100744.simac.local
User-Agent: ELOG
Content-Length: 874

Content sent to host:
---------------------------517428C7722E
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="cmd"

Submit
---------------------------517428C7722E
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="unm"

arnot 123abc
---------------------------517428C7722E
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="upwd"

I9vh6COTmDFzlmSGZ9S1gIC.cUNR0fRSzZOYNzj1LK.
---------------------------517428C7722E
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="exp"

Knowledge Base
---------------------------517428C7722E
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="encoding"

ELCode
---------------------------517428C7722E
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="OS"

HP-UX
---------------------------517428C7722E
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="Subject"

Just testing
---------------------------517428C7722E
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="Text"

Category=info
---------------------------517428C7722E

Response received:
HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found
Server: ELOG HTTP 2.8.0-2331
Content-Type: text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1
Connection: Close

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<html><head>
<META NAME="ROBOTS" CONTENT="NOINDEX, NOFOLLOW">
<title>ELOG error</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="default.css">
</head>
<body><center>
<table class="dlgframe" width="50%" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0"<tr><td class="errormsg"><i>Error: Attribute <b>Category</b> not supplied.</i><p>
Please go back and enter the <b>Category</b> field.
</td></tr>
<tr><td class="errormsg"><script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
document.write("<button type=button onClick=history.back()>Back</button>");
</script>
<noscript>
Please use your browser's back button to go back
</noscript>
</td></tr>
</table>
</center></body></html>

Error: Missing required attribute "Category" 

Please Notice that I've put quotes around : -u "username password" ( the documentation shows that this is not necessary) .  But now it failes to see a required attribute.  

When I leave out the quotes in the -u part , it just hangs despite the -vvv on the server console and the -v option  used in the elog command line. Nothing happens. No output at the server debug screen. 
I'm Not using SSL , nor have i used a certificate. It's just a good old  plain html server. ( As far as i can see )

This is the main section in my config and the section I want to change :
[global]
port = 8080
;SSL = 1
;Resource dir = d:/elog.dir
;Logbook dir = d:/elogbooks.dir
CSS = simac1.css
;SMTP host = mailhost.chello.nl
SMTP host = vldexc1.simac.local
Title image URL = \\vldfps1\algemeen\FM&O\Klanten
Title image = <img border="0" width="25%" src="simac.jpg">
Use Lock = 1   ; When a message is edited an other user will be noticed.
; Please notice : Options Category is now global, and sorted
Options Category = Backup,Database,Filesysteem,Info,Monitoring,Mount,Other,Performance,Security,Upgrade, Add User, IP info, Known Issues,  I-share OchtendControle
Self register = 1  # user can create an account
;Password file = passwd
Admin user = arnot
Logbook Tabs = 0
Protect Selection page = 1
Main Tab = MAIN

; Iedereen mag in het TEXT gedeelte aanpassingen uitvoeren.
Restrict edit = 0
 

[Knowledge Base]

Comment = <I>Knowledge base</I>
Help URL = help.html
Logfile = c:/Program files/elog/Knowledge_Base.log
; use user level password access

;Login expiration = 10

;Self register = 1  # user can create an account
; How is the time displayed :
Time format = %A, %B %d, %Y, %H:%M

; look and feel
Guest menu commands = List,Back, Find, Login, Help
Guest find menu commands = Find, Login, Help
Date format = %B %d, %Y
List menu commands = List,New,Find,Select,Import,Config,Logout,Last day,Help
; attributes
Attributes = Author, Author Email, Category, Klanten,Machine, OS ,Version,Archive, Subject
Options Archive = boolean
Options OS  = UNIX{10} , AIX {100} , HP-UX{200}, Redhat ES{300}  , Suze{400} , Debian{500}
{10}  Options Version = ALL
{100} Options Version = 5.1,5.2,5.3,6.1,6.2,6.3
{200} Options Version = 11.10,11.20,11.23
{300} Options Version = 4.7,4.8,4.9,5.0,5.1
{400} Options Version = 10.1,10.2,10.3,11.0,11.1,
{500} Options Version = 6.0 (sqeeze),5.0 (lenny),4.0 (etch),3.1 (sarge),3.0 (woody),2.2 (potato),2.1 (slink),2.0 (hamm)
Options Klanten = Frieslandbank{AA} , Arag{BB}, Super de Boer{CC},NRE{DD}
{AA}Options Machine = rc1lphmc01,rc1lptr01,rc1upas02,rc1upas03,rc1upas04,rc1upas05,rc1upas06,rc1upas07,rc1upas08,rc1upas22,rc1upav1,rc1updb05,rc1updb21,rc2lphmc01,rc2lptr01,rc2upas02,rc2upas32,rc2updb31,rc2updw33,rc2uuav1
{BB}Options Machine = Arag-lin1,Arag-lin2,Arag-lin3,Arag-lin4,Arag-lin5,Arag-lin6
{CC}Options Machine = xai61032
{DD}Options Machine = server27,server32,server37,server38,server40

Extendable options = Category, Klanten
Required Attributes = Category, OS ,Subject
List Display =  Subject, Category, Klanten,Machine, OS ,Version,Archive
Thread display = $Subject, entered by $author on $Entry time
Quick filter =  Category, OS,Klanten
Display mode = threaded
; title as shown in the browser
Page Title = Accelerator Logbook - $subject

; preset author and email
Preset Author = $long_name
Preset Author Email = $user_email

; these attributes cannot be changed
Locked Attributes = Author, Author Email

; only author can change its own entry
; See restrict edit in the global section

; options for reply
Subst on reply subject = Re: $subject
;Remove on reply = Author, Author Email
Preset on reply Author = $long_name
Preset on reply Author Email = $user_email

; No Email notification
Suppress Email to users = 1   # 1 = do not send mail , 0 = send mail
##############################################################################################                                                                                                                                                        

Any help will be appreciated .....

Have you tried without the quotes? They may not be allowed!

 Hello Yoshio

Thanks for the answer. Just solved the problem i was having. It seems that the -m option for elog.exe is a required commandline option. When skipping it elog just waits to get something.
Thanks for the time you took to answer this question.

Kind regards Arno Teunisse

There are three ways to supply the elog main body text:

1) Via a text file and the -m switch 

2) On the command line, like

elog -h localhost -p 8080 -l demo -a author=sr -a type=Routine "this is the main body text"

3) Interactively. If you omit both the -m switch and the text, elog reads from the terminal. You can enter several lines, and finish with Ctrl-Z (Windows) and Ctrl-D (Linux)

C:\>elog -h localhost -p 8080 -l demo -a author=sr -a type=Routine
This is the
main body text
^Z

Just for the record: It's actually forbidden. If you do -u "username password" then elog considers "username password" as the full user name, and the password is missing, so it takes the next argument as a password. In one of our trials it then used -a "Category=info" as the password, so the category was then missing. 

 When I leave out the quotes in the -u part , it just hangs despite the -vvv on the server console and the -v option  used in the elog command line. Nothing happens. No output at the server debug screen. 
I'm Not using SSL , nor have i used a certificate. It's just a good old  plain html server. ( As far as i can see )