Hi all,

  We came across a problem recently when clicking "Upload" button, then elog hanged and never being accessed. I have checked the elog logs and find that it seems that elog didn't get the path of the picture for some reason. So is it a bug or our operation isn't correct?

The problem is you have some weird characters in your file name R2BLM15 ? ? ? ? ? .PNG which confuses the interpreter. There should not be any special character or blanks in attached images.

Stefan

That make sense. Is there a way to recovery when hung except restart elogd? On the other hand, whether could  prompt for reloading attachment when interpreter detect error but not hang?

Wu Xuan

Hi all,

I've found a bug in elog. It's all right that uploading an image which file name with special characters. I think it must have something to do with the code like"url_encode(file_enc, sizeof(file_enc));  /* for file names with special characters like "+" */". If I clicked the "Make small/Make larger/Original size/Rotate left/Rotate right" button, the elog server will hang. How it can be fixed? The attached image shows the debug info.

Xuan

Dear All 

i have this problem since i tried  to install ELOG latest version while make Authetnetication Kerberos ELOG stop runing any idea or help please

My elog has this config for the author:

Option Author = Filled In Automatically
Preset Author = $Long_name
Locked Attributes = Author

This works as intended: when you submit a new entry, the author name is filled in automatically and cannot be changed.

However, when Alice wants to post a reply to an entry the Bruce has made, the preset author name does not say Alice, it says Bruce. I haven't been able to find out how to change this (other than make the author name editable). Even when Author isn't configured as as locked attribute, it still displays the original author's name.

How can I get this to work like I want/need to?

This should do the trick

Preset on reply Author = $long_name

Best, Stefano

Brilliant in all its simplicity! Many thanks!

Preset on reply Author = $long_name

Hello Elog forum

Is it possible to email boolean statements, like if a checkbox is checked to email certain people?

My Configuration looks like this but dosn't work:

Attributes = Bruger, Station, Emne, Status, PM5
Options PM5 = boolean
Email PM5 = fj@tvis.net

Kind Regards

Finn

> Hello Elog forum
> 
> Is it possible to email boolean statements, like if a checkbox is checked to email certain people?
> 
> My Configuration looks like this but dosn't work:
> 
> Attributes = Bruger, Station, Emne, Status, PM5
> Options PM5 = boolean
> Email PM5 = fj@tvis.net
> 
> Kind Regards
> 
> Finn

I still don't have a solution to the above, but this works:

Attributes = Bruger, Station, Emne, Status, PM5
ROptions PM5 = Ja
Email PM5 Ja = th@tvis.net, fj@tvis.net

Kind Regards

Finn

> > Hello Elog forum
> > 
> > Is it possible to email boolean statements, like if a checkbox is checked to email certain people?
> > 
> > My Configuration looks like this but dosn't work:
> > 
> > Attributes = Bruger, Station, Emne, Status, PM5
> > Options PM5 = boolean
> > Email PM5 = fj@tvis.net
> > 
> > Kind Regards
> > 
> > Finn
> 
> I still don't have a solution to the above, but this works:
> 
> Attributes = Bruger, Station, Emne, Status, PM5
> ROptions PM5 = Ja
> Email PM5 Ja = th@tvis.net, fj@tvis.net
> 
> Kind Regards
> 
> Finn

You were so close: boolean has the two values "0" (unchecked) and "1" (checked).

 Attributes = Bruger, Station, Emne, Status, PM5
 Options PM5 = boolean
 Email PM5 1 = fj@tvis.net

That does work, I've tested it.

> > > Hello Elog forum
> > > 
> > > Is it possible to email boolean statements, like if a checkbox is checked to email certain people?
> > > 
> > > My Configuration looks like this but dosn't work:
> > > 
> > > Attributes = Bruger, Station, Emne, Status, PM5
> > > Options PM5 = boolean
> > > Email PM5 = fj@tvis.net
> > > 
> > > Kind Regards
> > > 
> > > Finn
> > 
> > I still don't have a solution to the above, but this works:
> > 
> > Attributes = Bruger, Station, Emne, Status, PM5
> > ROptions PM5 = Ja
> > Email PM5 Ja = th@tvis.net, fj@tvis.net
> > 
> > Kind Regards
> > 
> > Finn
> 
> You were so close: boolean has the two values "0" (unchecked) and "1" (checked).
> 
>  Attributes = Bruger, Station, Emne, Status, PM5
>  Options PM5 = boolean
>  Email PM5 1 = fj@tvis.net
> 
> That does work, I've tested it.

Of course :-)

Thank you Andreas

Kind Regards Finn

Hi Team,

Can you please guide me how to export and import the documents from the one elog to the another elog server also I like to know how to backup the server.

Thanks

Stan

See https://elog.psi.ch/elog/config.html#mirroring

and

https://elog.psi.ch/elog/userguide.html#access

(use "find" with "Export to" "Raw".)

Hi all,

When I tried to set SMTP server of Gmail in the global configuration file, I get the message "Error sending Email via <i>"smtp.gmail.com"</i>: Cannot connect to server" after I tried to receive the Email notification. Is there anyone gives help to solve this issue?

Thanks!

Kevin

Gmail uses a type of SMTP authentication which is currently not supported by elog. It's however on the todo list.

Stefan

Hi Stefan,

Thank you very much for your reply. So which SMTP type can I use now? Is outlook OK?

Kevin

This is a local issue  on your network, if you have a mail server setup. SMTP is not handled directly by Elog and neither is any other mail protocal. Elog just sends the requested email to your server for processing to the recipients afaict. And whatever server (or service) you use to handle email sending needs to be able to accept them from your mail server. So after verifying which ones  you want to use; (like OutLook, or gmail, or whatever), then have your local email server set up to work with them. You can prol have a 3rd party do this was well (instead of your own local one) but then they would STILL need to be able to work with whatever guidlines the actual sender (gmail, hotmail..) requires to have mail sent. Email is a lonnng trail of different providers, servers, and other actors..

Halvy

Hi everyone.

We are new in ELOG. We have installed it and created new logbooks following the "demo" one. We have configured our SMTP host, with email and pass, but we obtain this error when submit

Error sending Email via <i>"mdm.correo.gob.es"</i>: 5.7.8 Error: authentication failed: another step is needed in authentication

Do you know why and give us some tips for solution?

Our bests,

Informática AEMET Valencia

If you post the [global] part of your configuration, it would help a little bit to understand the problem.

Cheers, Andreas

I try with gmail account and neither it works.

I'm using Windows 10 and it runs into a proxy defined as URL

[global]
port = 80
SMTP host = mdm.correo.gob.es
SMTP username = XXXX@aemet.es
SMTP password = XXXXXX
SMTP port = 25
URL = http://proxy.aemet.es:3128/

Thanks
 

Elog supports only a limited set of authentications for SMTP. Both GMail and probably also your server requires more advanced authentication schemes, which are not suppoerted by elog. Sorry.

Stefan

Me podrías decir algún servidor SMTP de correo desde el que si funcione?

Muchas gracias

Sorry,

Could you please tell us a MAIL SMTP SERVER we can use to try?

Many thanks

Sorry, but I would think that this is a question for the IT department of your institute, not for the ELOG forum.

Since you have an institute email address (infoval@aemet.es NOT xxx@gmail.com), you certainly have your own mail server, or am I wrong?

Cheers, Andreas

Hello,

I can paste images into text (which resulted in the text_size too long error message), however, I can't drop them on my elog. However, I can do it on the demo version. Was the drag and drop into text already supported in version 3.1.3 and I am just missing some configuration option, or do I need to find a repository with a more recent version of elog?

Thanks!

The Drag & Drop was implemented already in 3.0.0 (see https://elog.psi.ch/elog/download/ChangeLog). So no idea why it's not working for you.

Stefan

Can I find the config of the demo elog somewhere, so I could try it locally?

It's the config from the distribution. A copy is below.

Stefan

[global]
port = 8080

[demo]
Theme = default
Comment = General Linux Tips & Tricks
Attributes = Author, Type, Category, Subject, Pinned
Options Pinned = boolean
Options Type = Routine, Software Installation, Problem Fixed, Configuration, Other
Options Category = General, Hardware, Software, Network, Other
Extendable Options = Category
Required Attributes = Author, Type
Page Title = ELOG - $subject
Reverse sort = 1
Quick filter = Date, Type
Last default = 31

Thank you. Locally doesn't work for some reason... I'll try to investigate.

Btw. do you plan to properly accept pasting of images? Pasting a screenshot saves a lot of time when making logs.

> Btw. do you plan to properly accept pasting of images?

I would claim it is already properly supported. If you hit a size limit you can configure your ELOG to adjust the limit (Max content length).

Or did I misunderstand your question?

From what I've read in a past post, it is hitting the max content length because pasting, unlike dropping, is not properly supported and it is possible that images get converted to text in some way and occupy a lot of "content length". So what I mean is that the pasted image is handled the same way as the dropped image.

Btw. adjusting the Max content length, according to the message, requires recompilation of the program, so it is not only a matter of configuration.

I've discovered, that if I switch my local elog to SSL, dropping of images starts to work (as expected). However... pasting stops. If I select "paste" popup, I got the message about my browser security settings not allowing to paste, and that I can paste in the popup window. In Firefox I can actually paste in the popup window (image appears there), but after clicking OK nothing appears in the editing window. In Chrome and Opera nothing appears even in the popup window. I played with FF security settings, enabling pasting for elog sites (both local and the demo on this site) as advised in many places on the internet, but it doesn't help. This may be a CKInter issue, although interesting that it works without SSL (and not properly, resulting in too big text being stored)