Andrus, thanks for all your effort and endurance of pain on this. We
do appreciate it.
Chuck
On May 9, 2010, at 1:40 PM, Andrus Adamchik wrote:
> An update on the server setup...
>
> Upgrading the server turned into a full reinstall from scratch. As
> of now I installed the OS and restored Apache, MySQL and SVN
> services. SVN access is read-only at the moment (see below why). In
> the next couple of days I am going to restore write access to SVN
> and install new versions of Jira and Confluence.
>
> Here are a few victims of the upgrade:
>
> * SVN passwords can no longer be managed via Jira, as there's no
> SHA512 patch for the latest versions of mod_auth_mysql. So I am
> going to create random new passwords for all WOLips committers and
> email them to the addresses used for Jira registration.
> Unfortunately there won't be a way for users to manage their SVN
> passwords, and anybody having problems will have to email me for a
> password reset. An alternative would've been setting up Atlassian
> Crowd, but I'd really like to limit the number of Java apps we run
> on the servers.
>
> (BTW, if somebody can send me a list of *active* committers, so that
> I don't have to create unneeded accounts, that would be great)
>
> * There is a time window this Saturday night when a data loss
> could've occurred, as I didn't shut down SVN/Jira/Confluence till
> the last second and there is a gap between the last backup and their
> pre-upgrade shutdown time. If any Jiras got created or code
> committed within that time, it likely got lost. Let me know if you
> indeed committed anything during that time and no longer see it. I
> *may* still find it, although chances are slim.
>
> I'll keep this list posted on further progress...
>
> Andrus
>
>
> On May 9, 2010, at 11:48 AM, Andrus Adamchik wrote:
>> FYI...
>>
>> Prior to Confluence/Jira upgrade I had to initiate an OS upgrade to
>> get the latest MySQL packages. This is now in progress, so please
>> don't try to access SVN, Jira or Confluence until further notice.
>>
>> Mailserver is on a separate machine, so the mailing list is not
>> affected.
>>
>> Andrus
>>
>> On May 7, 2010, at 3:01 PM, Andrus Adamchik wrote:
>>
>>> There were a few security advisories recently on Jira and
>>> Confluence. So I am planning to perform an upgrade of those
>>>..bjectStyle.org. Can't tell the exact date, but could be as early
>>> as tomorrow. This is a heads up letting everybody know that both
>>> can go down during the upgrade.
>>>
>>> One thing I am afraid of is that the old "single signon" hack with
>>> single account for Jira, Confluence and SVN will no longer work
>>> (or will require a deployment of Atlassian Crowd). Will need to
>>> investigate that prior to upgrade.
>>>
>>> Andrus
>>>
>>
>>
>
-- Chuck Hill Senior Consultant / VP DevelopmentPractical WebObjects - for developers who want to increase their overall knowledge of WebObjects or who are trying to solve specific problems. http://www.global-village.net/products/practical_webobjects
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