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Peter Baldwin created a new topic Flexshare available via yum in the forums.
Hi everyone,

Flexshare is available via the command line. First, you need to upgrade to the beta 3 preview:

Code:

yum --enablerepo=clearos-updates-testing upgrade



You can then install flexshare:

Code:

yum --enablerepe=clearos-updates-testing install app-flexshare



We're still working on spinning out the two editions. ETA is about a week, but no firm date has been set.
10:33 AM
Yesterday
Aaron Bylund and Ralph are now connections 06:16 PM
Peter Baldwin replied to the topic Re:ClearOS Enterprise 6.2 Beta 3? RC? Sure is quiet? in the forums.
FYI - the Flexshare app was indeed pushed to the build system last night. An upgrade for Samba and ProFTPd were also done. I'll start a new thread when the packages are available in updates-testing.
06:57 AM
Peter Baldwin replied to the topic Re:Experiences with huge volume of user in LDAP in the forums.
BENSIALI wrote:
I was unable to find at ClearCenter the custom import tools you've talked about. I think it's because they are not public ?

It's an internal ClearCenter tool that we customize on a case-by-case basis. In ClearOS 6, the LDAP directory can be extended with plugins and extensions. When a new user is added (for example), the system will go through each plugin/extension to handle the "add" event. For example, the "Google Apps Extension" will create an extra password field when a user is added, while the "Samba Extension" will add a whole bunch of Windows/Samba details. As you can imagine, that's a slow process when we're talking about 100,000 users.

The normal import tool can do about 4,000 users an hour. However, the recent addition of a feature (memberOf support) dropped that by almost an order of magnitude
04:44 AM
Peter Baldwin replied to the topic Re:openvpn in the forums.
Just an FYI. The "Security Certificates" for OpenVPN pose a bit of a challenge in master/slave mode. That's what's holding it back right now (the OpenVPN server itself is pretty much ready to go).
03:18 AM
2 days ago
Peter Baldwin replied to the topic Re:ClearOS Enterprise 6.2 Beta 3? RC? Sure is quiet? in the forums.
Good point Tim! Sorry about the Flexshare confusion in Marketplace. Assuming I don't get distracted by the usual whirlwind, I can push the Flexshare app out to the build system shortly.

Dont suppose theres a 5.2 to 6.xx upgrade out there?

Nope. The upgrade path will likely be available in a later version. The upstream vendor doesn't officially support upgrades, but we'll at least have an unofficial way to go about it. About half of the apps in 6 already have upgrade scripts in place, but nothing has been fully tested yet.
05:40 AM
3 days ago
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4 days ago
Peter Baldwin created a new topic miniupnpd - ClearOS 6 RPM ready for testing in the forums.
Hi all,

For end users

I added Tim's miniupnpd package to the build system and the RPM is ready for testing. To install and run it:

Code:


yum --enablerepo=clearos-test install miniupnpd
service miniupnpd start



I think that's it. Please report back here on how things are working.


For hackers

I bumped the version to the latest one available. The rest is all Tim's work.

For those of you who plan on diving into the build system, you will need to upgrade the clearos-devel package to get the "mockbuild" step working (as described in one of the packaging docs). You will also need to install the iptables-devel dependency if you want to build the RPM on your system:

Code:


yum --enablerepo=clearos-dev install iptables-devel clearos-devel



For Tim and any others who would like to make changes, you can add patches, as well as update the config and init scripts in CVS. When you are ready to push it to the build system, just let me know. The documentation on the process is here, but it might need a few updates.
04:25 PM
Peter Baldwin replied to the topic Re:Post install problems/bugs (my mistakes ???)) in the forums.
Peter Smith wrote:
But no web server????? when please?????.

In the next release (likely RC1). The web server virtual host folders use the Flexshare engine under the hood, so that needed to be done first.
02:45 PM
Peter Baldwin replied to the topic Re:Development Environment - Getting Started in the forums.
Hi DavidAdams and Arnold.

The first version of the Active Directory Connector is available, but I would wait for the updated version that is coming out shortly (with the release of ClearOS Professional Beta 3). If you send a quick note to me (pbaldwin@clearcenter.com) with your ClearCenter account name, I'll make sure there's an evaluation subscription added to your account -- I'm not sure the self-serve evaluation will be available in Beta 3.
08:05 AM
Peter Baldwin replied to the topic Re:ClearOS Enterprise 6.2 Beta 3? RC? Sure is quiet? in the forums.
Hi Tim,

In theory, the RADIUS app in version 6 should behave the exact same way. The version 5 release was converted over to the way things are done in 6, but the app has not been verified.
06:06 AM
Peter Baldwin replied to the topic Re:Android app for monitoring ClearOS in the forums.
Hi Andri,

I'll work with Darryl to get the latest source code out late this week. One of the goals is to provide a template/demo on what needs to get done on both ClearOS and Android. Copy, paste, run with it! I'll keep you posted.
05:21 AM
Peter Baldwin replied to the topic Re:ClearOS Enterprise 6.2.0 Beta 2 Released! in the forums.
We're stumped on this one. We have looked through the logs and stats and the servers look fine. We haven't changed anything with our mirrors in the last couple of years (though we are rolling out new infrastructure right now), so we're looking for other potential causes:

- An issue with our data center (note: the two reported IPs come out of two different data centers, but the same provider - SoftLayer)
- A web browser change
- Other

If you don't mind me asking... what web browser are you using (if you were using a browser)? What version?
05:01 AM
1 week ago
Peter Baldwin replied to the topic Re:ClearOS Enterprise 6.2 Beta 3? RC? Sure is quiet? in the forums.
Hi James,

James Joseph wrote:
* Beta 3 was suppose to include flexshares I see it on the market place but while downloading I'm getting an error I'm guessing this isn't available yet ?
Not there yet... it's coming!

The radius that's in ClearOS is that only as a connector or will it be possible to use RADIUS as your authenticator to make users and groups ?
I don't know RADIUS at all. I was involved with the implementation, but I have no idea how that implementation is supposed to work. If you send a PM to David Loper, he might be able to provide some guidance (preferably in the forums instead of in private though). As it stands today, RADIUS will not be appearing in Marketplace in the final release. We'll keep it installable via yum, but right now I don't even know if it works

I don't see in the user section where you can add services per user like in 5.2 i.e. give them access to windows networking/mailbox. Is it not possible to do this anymore or is this feature not in yet?
The options are still there, but the Windows Networking option is hidden (for now). All other options (PPTP, Web Proxy) are there under "App Policies" when creating/editing a user. There's even a new "Shell Extension" available in Marketplace if you want to enable shell access for users (geeks only!). For Windows Networking, there's some debate on how much information to expose, notably:

- Account status (enabled/disable)
- Roaming profiles (enabled/disabled)
- Logon drive
- Logon script

For those running a simple file server, those last 3 fields are not relevant (confusing and just clutter). For now, we'll probably just go with "Account Status" and leave the rest hidden.

Oh... the Horde/Kolab mail system will be available in the 6.3 release (which is when we plan on supporting 5.x upgrades in some kind of way). Zarafa and Google Apps are going to be the "default" mail systems in version 6. I don't know if "default" is the right word here since we're leaving it up to end users. The "install wizard" will probably step folks through this step, i.e.

Pick a Messaging/Groupware Solution

- Google Apps
- Zarafa Standard / Zarafa Community
- Horde/Kolab
Feb 03
Peter Baldwin replied to the topic Re:clear os 6.2 beta2 in the forums.
Just a quick update on miniupnpd.

I imported the package into the build system and did a successful test build. I need to ping Tim and Shad about a couple of open topics and we should then be able to roll with a build. More to come!
Feb 02

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