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Wed Apr 18 21:53:26 2012

Re: author field in reply

Look in https://midas.psi.ch/elog/config.html
--
Fun things to set are:
Preset on first reply <attribute> = <string>
and
Preset on reply <attribute> = <string>

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Tue Apr 17 21:59:43 2012

Re: create "front page" for a logbook

Stefan Ritt wrote:

Rex Tayloe wrote:

Is there a way to create a "front page" or "table of contents" for a logbook?

While chronological entries are good and what elog was designed for, I find myself wanting a page to summarize important things
and/or link to important files that are somewhere in that logbook. And, I would like to use the features of the elog editor to do (not just point
to another www page that points to the various elog entries). For example, in an analysis logbook, you would like to have one page that
may summarize latest on analysis and point to best/latest plot/drawing of something and not have to re-search for it every time.

I think that start page with cmd to go to entry 1 (how do I do that?) may work. Then I just keep editing entry 1 to point to latest info or
entries. Will this work? Will I run into a size limitiation if I attach too many files to that? Is there a better way?

One could imaging using a wiki to do this, however, I never seem to get to updating our wikis... maybe I should just figure how to
get elog to do it.

Thanks.

Well, if you never get to update your wiki, you will you get to update your summary page? As you know there is no free lunch.

For my analysis logbooks, I do it such that I create an arbitrary entry in the logbook, where I put references to other entries. Using the syntax "elog:<id>" this is very simple like here: elog:67222. Then I put a link to that special page in my browser bookmarks. This puts me one mouse click away from accessing this page. You can link to other elog pages but also to page attachments this way, so no need to put too many attachments into a single page, although there is no limit on that.

Best regards,
Stefan

Thanks for suggestion... it gave me idea for slightly different way to do it. The method you suggest doesnt work that well to share in group (everyone would have to add that link in their bookmarks).. So I added this in config file:
Title image = <img border=0 height=25 src="bulb.png" alt="Summary/TOC entry">
Title image URL = <http:link to my specific elog page/entry num>

That replaces elog help icon with a link to TOC entry which can be any entry number. One could make a custom icon and perhaps play around with adding more than one link (?).

Another thing that could do same thing and maybe more consistent with elog philiosophy would be to add a command that goes to a specific link or entry.... but this current solution works...

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Mon Apr 16 11:10:07 2012

Christopher Lee

chris@chrisandclaire.org

We seem to have a problem with retrieving user passwords using the forgot password system
This only happens when trying to use the password recovery from the first screen that forces people to log in with the following syntax:

Protect selection page = 1
Password file = XXXXX

On the first page of our elog which can be found at

http://physics.uj.ac.za/elog/

Now currently there is one page that is viewable by guests, so going to this direct link, bypasses the login at the main page
If you try login from this page, and then use the forgot password link, the email that gets sent through will then work.

The first email that gets sent through using the main login page has the following link:
https://physics.uj.ac.za/elog/?redir=%3Fcmd%3DChange+password%26oldpwd%3DYJAATGHSIRRSBLLP&uname=Tester&upassword=YJAATGHSIRRSBLLP

When clicking on the above link normally, it takes you to a NULL user

The email link that gets sent from the guest page, that works, looks like this:
https://physics.uj.ac.za/elog/General/?redir=%3Fcmd%3DChange+password%26oldpwd%3DSACWEHJWWHKEXLMO&uname=Tester&upassword=SACWEHJWWHKEXLMO

Attached is a copy of the cfg file. The last few logbooks are all actually just copies of TEMPLATE A, so I have removed all their details to make the file easier to read for now

Attachment 1: elogd.cfg

[global]
; GENERAL SETTINGS
port = 8080
URL = https://physics.uj.ac.za/elog/
Login expiration = 48

;sets login to first page
Protect selection page = 1
Password file = XXXXXX
Self register = 4

;SMTP email settings
SMTP username = physics.uj.elog@gmail.com
SMTP Password = XXXXXX
SMTP host = 173.194.67.108


;error logging details:
Logging level = 3
Logfile = elog.log

; Admins
Admin user = Chris, sash, connell

;Groups
Show top groups = 1

Group Open Logbooks = General, General Physics
Group Personal = Simon Connell, Martin Cook, Marius Tchonang, Doomnull Unwuchola, Admin Users, Claire Lee

Top Group Personal Logbooks = Open Logbooks, Personal
Top Group Instruments = Lang Topography, On-line LAUE, Plane Wave Topography, Diamond Processing
Top Group Collaboration = ATLAS - H --> Z'Z', ATLAS - W --> l nu tau nu, ATLAS -  Astro-Particle, ATLAS - MuonDB, JLAB - Omega
;Top Group Templates = Template A, Template B

[global Personal Logbooks]
Admin user = Chris, sash, connell

[global Instruments]
Admin user = Chris, sash, connell

[global Collaboration]
Admin user = Chris, sash, connell

[Template A]
; use user level password access
Password file = XXXXXX
Admin user = Chris, sash, connell
login user = Chris, sash, connell


; look and feel
Date format = %B %d, %Y
Title image URL = https://physics.uj.ac.za/elog/

; attributes
Attributes = Author, Author Email, Category, Subject
Options Category = Routine entry, Shift summary, Problem, Fix, Question, Info, Other
Extendable attributes = Category
Required Attributes = Category, Subject
Thread display = $Subject, entered by $author on $Entry date
Quick filter = Date, Category

; 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
Restrict edit = 1

; options for reply
Subst on reply subject = Re: $Configuration Name
Remove on reply = Author, Author Email

; No Email notification
Suppress Email to users = 1

[Template B]
; use user level password access
Password file = XXXXXX
; Admin user = Chris, sash, connell
; login user = Chris, sash, connell

Theme = default
Display mode = threaded
Entries per page = 100
Filtered browsing = 0
Entries per page = 8
Reverse sort = 1
Restrict edit = 1
Summary lines = 1

Display Email recipients = 1
#Suppress Email to users = 0
#Email All = 
#Use Email From = physics.uj.elog@physics.uj.ac.za
#Use Email Subject = [ELOG][$logbook][$date][$subject]
#Preset Email = $user_email
#Email Encoding = 1
#Email Format = 15

Title image URL = https://physics.uj.ac.za/elog/

; look and feel
;Date format = %B %d, %
Title image URL = https://physics.uj.ac.za/elog/

Comment = Testing Worklist
List Display = Edit, ID, Job Description, Location, Status, Date Entered, Date Closed
Thread Display = $Location, $Job Description, $Date Entered, $Date Closed,
#Start Page = ?Status=2-Open&mode=threaded&sort=Location
Start Page = ?wpwd=1&mode=threaded&Status=2-Open&sort=Location
Date Format = %A, %B %d, %Y
Time Format = %A, %B %d, %Y, %H:%M
Message Height = 6
Attributes = Location, Status, Date Entered, Date Closed, Job Description, Author, Email
Type To Do = Time
Type Date Entered = time
Type Date Closed = time
Options Status = 1-To Do{1}, 2-Open{2}, 3-Closed{3}, 4-Suspended{4}
{1} Preset To Do = $Date
{2} Preset Date Entered = $Date
{3} Preset Date Closed = $Date
{4} Preset Date Closed = $Date
Options Location = Sequim, Port Angeles, All, Secaira
Extendable options = Location,
Page Title = Simon's Worklist - $subject
Option Author = Filled In Automatically
Subst Author = $long_name
Menu Commands = Back, New, Edit, Delete, Reply, Find, Select, Copy to, Move to,

Reverse sort = 1
Quick Filter = Location, Status

Subst on reply subject = Re: $Job Description
Thread display = $subject, posted by $author on $Entry time
Thread icon = Icon
Remove on reply = Author, Author Email
Date format = %B %d, %Y
Preset Author = $long_name
Preset Author Email = $user_email
Locked Attributes = Author
Quick filter = Date, Category, Status

[General]

[General Physics]

[Simon Connell]

[Martin Cook]

[Marius Tchonang]

[Doomnull Unwuchola]

[Admin Users]

[Claire Lee]

[Lang Topography]

[On-line LAUE]

[Plane Wave Topography]

[Diamond Processing]

[ATLAS - H --> Z'Z']

[ATLAS - W --> l nu tau nu]

[ATLAS -  Astro-Particle]

[ATLAS - MuonDB]

[JLAB - Omega]

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Sun Apr 15 22:53:41 2012

Aldo Saavedra

a.saavedra@physics.usyd.edu.au

Question

Linux

2.9.1-2435

author field in reply

Hi,

I was wondering what is the correct way so that the author field when a reply is made shows the author of the
person making the reply.
In version 2.6, the field was filled correctly but since upgrading to ELOG V2.9.1-2435 due to the ssh problem
the field just keeps the author of the original post.

I have a tried a number of subst on reply Author = $long_name with no luck.

Any ideas?

Cheers,
Aldo

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Sat Apr 14 11:10:14 2012

Christopher Lee

chris@chrisandclaire.org

To get it to work required a working installation of IPTABLES and STUNNEL

First is to add the following details into elogd.cfg

/usr/local/elog/elogd.cfg wrote:

SMTP username = username@gmail.com
SMTP host = 173.194.67.108
SMTP Password =

This SMTP IP address is a virtual host from Googles SMTP, Any IP Address could technically be used.

Next is to redirect all traffic to port 25 and the above IP address, to STUNNEL.

Quote:

sudo iptables -t nat -A OUTPUT -p tcp -d 173.194.67.16 -dport 25 -j DNAT --to 127.0.0.1:10555

You can select any port other than 10555 if required. Next you need to modify the STUNNEL config file and add the following.

/etc/stunnel/stunnel.conf wrote:

[elogssl]
client = yes
accept = 10555
connect = smtp.gmail.com:465

Last was the password. For some reason sudo /usr/local/sbin/elogd -t <password> -c /usr/local/elog/elogd.cfg created a password that was unreadable by google.
To recreate your own run the following command:

Quote:

perl -MMIME::Base64 -e 'print encode_base64("\000not.my.re\@l.password")'

Replace "\000not.my.re\@l.password" with the GMAIL password, remember to escape with a \ any @ signs you might have.
Copy the output and add that into the elogd.cfg file in the SMTP Password syntax.

kill the STUNNEL PID if it is running and restart it to to load the new details, also remember to save your IPTABLES for next reboot

And that should be it, so now ELOG uses a port other than 25, and also redirects via SSL to a SMTP like GMAIL.

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Thu Apr 12 14:38:09 2012

Christopher Lee

chris@chrisandclaire.org

Stefan Ritt wrote:

Christopher Lee wrote:

Firstly, as with some of the others recently, I am a complete newb when it comes to linux, Though I refuse to let that stop me and really want to get this working.

Pretty much I have a situation where I have been asked to install ELOG, though I am unable to use port 25 at all and also need to use GMAIL for the SMTP server?
It is also my undertanding from the documentation that ELOG only sends mail via port 25

So, I have setup iptables to forward everything from port 25 and a GMAIL IP address used in ELOG's global config for the SMTP, to a stunnel that redirects everything to GMAIL on port 465.
While getting that right took me almost two days, and that was with tons of help and more than half of it being spoon fed to me (though I have learnt SO SO MUCH from just that).
I am still unable to get ELOG to send emails, even if does now seem to connect

Below is a copy of the log from last night (I have spent most of the day trying to sort it out further, but I get the same error)

So I guess my question is, Is it possible to use GMAIL, with ELOG, based on my current conditions, and does anyone have any idea what I can do to go on from here, as I doubt I am the first one to head down this road?

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10-Apr-2012 21:45:19 [Chris@1.2.3.4] {logbookA} Email from <chris@server.com> to chris@server.com, SMTP host 173.194.67.108:
10-Apr-2012 21:45:20 [Chris@1.2.3.4] {logbookA} 220 mx.google.com ESMTP XXXXXXXX.XX^M
10-Apr-2012 21:45:20 [Chris@1.2.3.4] {logbookA}
10-Apr-2012 21:45:20 [Chris@1.2.3.4] {logbookA} EHLO SERVER.COM^M
10-Apr-2012 21:45:20 [Chris@1.2.3.4] {logbookA} 250-mx.google.com at your service, [152.106.18.2]^M
10-Apr-2012 21:45:20 [Chris@1.2.3.4] {logbookA} 250-SIZE 35882577^M
10-Apr-2012 21:45:20 [Chris@1.2.3.4] {logbookA} 250-8BITMIME^M
10-Apr-2012 21:45:20 [Chris@1.2.3.4] {logbookA} 250-AUTH LOGIN PLAIN XOAUTH^M
10-Apr-2012 21:45:20 [Chris@1.2.3.4] {logbookA} 250 ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES^M
10-Apr-2012 21:45:20 [Chris@1.2.3.4] {logbookA} AUTH LOGIN^M
10-Apr-2012 21:45:21 [Chris@1.2.3.4] {logbookA} Username:
10-Apr-2012 21:45:21 [Chris@1.2.3.4] {logbookA} username@gmail.com
10-Apr-2012 21:45:21 [Chris@1.2.3.4] {logbookA} Password:
10-Apr-2012 21:45:21 [Chris@1.2.3.4] {logbookA} MYXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
10-Apr-2012 21:45:21 [Chris@1.2.3.4] {logbookA} 501 5.5.2 Cannot Decode response fl2sm792152wib.2

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Right now I am pretty stuck, and any advice would be greatly appreciated on how to move forward.

Thanks in Advance

As far as I know GMAIL requires SSL for its SMTP connection, which ELOG does not (yet) support. But you can set up your own SMTP server easily. Should be easier than your iptables work.

It does require SSL, though thats where stunnel came in.(Thanks to Sergio for all the help and getting me that far, as well as with all the iptable help :D) .

I was however finally able to get it working just a few minutes ago using GMAIL as the SMTP.

I was able to telnet into smtp.gmail.com over the stunnel, and when I repeated the process that elog goes through from information that I grabbed with TCPdump, everthing would work, until it got to the password that ELOG sends and that was created using : /usr/local/sbin/elogd -t password -c /usr/local/elog/elogd.cfg. When I tried to decode the password, it also gave me errors.

I encoded the password myself, and when I changed the one in [global] to match the one I created instead, ELOG was able to connect and send mail (What I still dont understand is that when I encode my own username to use on telnet, it fails, but the one I got from the tcpdump from elog works.. so its a mixture of the ELOG encoded username, and my own encoded password).

I dont know if it would help if I type up the rest of what we did to get it working here for anyone else for future reference. It does require iptables and stunnel to be installed. Though its a single entry into iptables, and small addition to stunnel.conf once they are running.

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Thu Apr 12 08:57:51 2012

Christopher Lee wrote:

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As far as I know GMAIL requires SSL for its SMTP connection, which ELOG does not (yet) support. But you can set up your own SMTP server easily. Should be easier than your iptables work.

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Wed Apr 11 17:43:13 2012

Christopher Lee

chris@chrisandclaire.org

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