> > I'm not sure if this is a configuration problem or a bug, but running
> > v2.5.4subver1.413, elogd runs as user ROOT (UID0) even though the following
> > is in the elogd.cfd file:
> > 
> > Usr = nobody
> > Grp = essadm
> > 
> > All other directives added to the cfg file work, so I know eLog is reading
> > the cfg file.  
> > 
> > The elogd binary *is not* setuid 0.
> 
> I could not reproduce your problem with the current version (Revision 1.460)
> under Linux. I guess you made sure that user "nobody" and group "essadm" exist.
> Try to run elogd interactively, if you see any error message (without "-D"
> flag). In the most recent version (1.460), I added some more debugging code
> which tells you if elogd successfully fell back to another user, if you use the
> "-v" (verbose) flag.
> 
> If all that does not help, I guess it's some peculiarity of Solaris. Maybe
> someone else using Solaris has some idea. All elogd does is a call to 
> 
> setuser("<user>");
> 
> I see no reason why this should not work on Solaris.

Ok, just checking.  I will fiddle around with running it interactively and see what
I get, plus I'll have a look at the setuser function under Solaris.

Just for grins, what version of compiler are you using under Linux?

Thanks again!

> > Couldn't one include the extra <table> tag only when there is really more than
> > one attribute per line.  All other lines could then be aligned properly.
> 
> Sure one can do a lot of things if one has enough time and not tens of other
> requests on the wishlist which really concern some functionality and not just
> cosmetics.

Ouch!
And just to add insult to injury, the same <table> structure doesn't even look the
same between, say, IE6.0 and FireFox 0.9!!

Stefan, keep up the good work!

> This problem has been fixed in revision 1.462

Thank you!

No big deal - I looked at the code and you did a much more thorough job than I
would have done. Appreciate all of the hard work -- this product is masterful!

> Sorry for that. The idea is that the -4 is the minor number between releases
> (mainly for bug fixes and impatient users (;-) ). I accidently overwrote the
> -4 version several times when testing a new RPM building scheme, but I promise
> to take more care in the future (:-)))
> 
> Having the CVS revision in the executable is however a good idea and I will
> put it in.
> 
> > Stefan, would it be ok to add the "minor" revision level to the VERSION
> > constant?  I've been doing this after I download source just so I can keep
> > things straight, you keep cranking out versions ;->
> > 
> > EX: 
> > #define VERSION "2.5.4-4"
> > BECOMES
> > #define VERSION "2.5.4-4-1.483" or something like that?
> > 
> > Just a thought.
> > 
> > Thanks

> > > Playing with all the configuration possibilities I have one issue:
> > > I like to use the "Extendable options" but I can't combine them with 
> > > the "Conditional attributes".
> > 
> > That was never ment to work. But I found some time to implement it. If you
> > download elog255-4.exe from today it whould work. Let me know if you have
> > problems.
> 
Hello Stefan,

the changes I asked for, are working as requested. The extandable options are 
inserted into the correct line of the conditional attributes. 

  Thanks.

PS: While testing on a new demo logbook, I first made the mistake to declare 
both options, the first one and the related one as extendable. But I can imagine 
that this was really never ment to be implemented.

the following patch corrects the problem, plz apply :


--- elogd.c     2005-02-03 16:46:10.000000000 +0100
+++ elogd_albert.c      2005-02-08 15:40:36.000000000 +0100
@@ -6178,7 +6178,7 @@
    if (getcfg("global", "charset", str, sizeof(str)))
       rsprintf("Content-Type: text/html;charset=%s\r\n", str);
    else
-      rsprintf("Content-Type: text/html;charset=%S\r\n", DEFAULT_HTTP_CHARSET);
+      rsprintf("Content-Type: text/html;charset=%s\r\n", DEFAULT_HTTP_CHARSET);

    if (use_keepalive) {
       rsprintf("Connection: Keep-Alive\r\n");
@@ -11267,7 +11267,7 @@
    rsprintf("Server: ELOG HTTP %s\r\n", VERSION);
    rsprintf("Accept-Ranges: bytes\r\n");
    rsprintf("Connection: close\r\n");
-   rsprintf("Content-Type: text/plain;charset=%S\r\n", DEFAULT_HTTP_CHARSET);
+   rsprintf("Content-Type: text/plain;charset=%s\r\n", DEFAULT_HTTP_CHARSET);
    rsprintf("Pragma: no-cache\r\n");
    rsprintf("Expires: Fri, 01 Jan 1983 00:00:00 GMT\r\n\r\n");

> > ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; 
> > Attributes = Author, Type, Category, Subject 
> > Required Attributes = Author, Type, Subject 
> > Options Type = Deposition{1}, Arc Studies{1}, Conditioning{1}, Vacuum{2}, 
> > Other{3} 
> > Preset Type = Deposition 
>  
> The "Preset xxx" option actually never was ment to be used with conditional 
> attributes. I added that functionality in rev. 1.553. Please give it a try. 
 
it works fine !!! thank you so much (btw, using Preset xxx{1} it doesn't 
works.. but it should be the correct beaviour) 

> Hi to all,
> 
> I've prepared a new Debian package.  This version will probably be the one
> which you'll find in Sarge/stable.
> 
> There are some invasive changes in this version which call for a serious
> test.  In accordance with a suggestion, I've changed the configuration
> mechanism.  For details, please read the NEWS.Debian file attached.
> 
> Could the Debian users who follow this forum test it and give some feedback?
> You can download the package from the following link:
> 
>   http://l10n-turkish.alioth.debian.org/debian/elog_2.5.8+r1592-1_i386.deb
> 
> Thanks in advance for your participation,

It seems to work nice to me.
Just another suggestion: I think it would be better to insert a commented out
example for all allowed parameters in the distributed  /etc/default/elog

nice work :-)