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This page contains answers to questions often asked about DomTool and our setup
This page contains answers to questions often asked about DomTool and our setup.
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The most likely reason for IMAP, DNS, and web hosting to suddenly stop working is that there is a syntax error in one of the files in your {{{~/.domtool}}} directory. Admins sometimes need to regenerate all domtool configuration files after making a change to domtool; if one of the files in your {{{~/.domtool}}} directory has errors, it could prevent other files in that directory from being activated.
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The most likely reason for IMAP, DNS, and web hosting to suddenly stop working is that there is a syntax error in one of the files in your {{{~/.domtool}}} directory. For each file '''<FILE>''' in your {{{~/.domtool}}} directory, run To figure out whether this was the problem: for each file '''<FILE>''' in your {{{~/.domtool}}} directory, run
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When done, run '''domtool''' on each file in your {{{~/.domtool}}} directory, and everything should be back to normal.
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If you don't find any errors in your domtool configuration, then you might want to file a support request.

''Reference'': MemberManual/UsingDomtool.

= How do I read my Apache logs? =
They are stored in {{{~/.logs/apache}}} in subdirectories corresponding to machine and domain, and are updated every 20 minutes.

''Reference'': MemberManual/ServingWebsites.

= How do I run screen for a long time on mire? =

If you want to have a long-running {{{screen}}} session, then log into mire and do the following:

{{{
pagsh -c "krenew -K 540 -t -b && screen"
}}}
This will last until the ticket can no longer be renewed (approximately 8 days).

''Reference'': ["MemberManual/TransferringFiles/OpenAFS/Debian"]

This page contains answers to questions often asked about DomTool and our setup.

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Things that worked fine yesterday suddenly don't work anymore

The most likely reason for IMAP, DNS, and web hosting to suddenly stop working is that there is a syntax error in one of the files in your ~/.domtool directory. Admins sometimes need to regenerate all domtool configuration files after making a change to domtool; if one of the files in your ~/.domtool directory has errors, it could prevent other files in that directory from being activated.

To figure out whether this was the problem: for each file <FILE> in your ~/.domtool directory, run

domtool -tc ~/.domtool/<FILE>

If you see any problems, either move the file into a different directory, or fix the problems.

When done, run domtool on each file in your ~/.domtool directory, and everything should be back to normal.

It is highly recommended to keep files in a different directory while testing them, and then copy them to ~/.domtool once you are certain that they are error-free.

If you don't find any errors in your domtool configuration, then you might want to file a support request.

Reference: MemberManual/UsingDomtool.

How do I read my Apache logs?

They are stored in ~/.logs/apache in subdirectories corresponding to machine and domain, and are updated every 20 minutes.

Reference: MemberManual/ServingWebsites.

How do I run screen for a long time on mire?

If you want to have a long-running screen session, then log into mire and do the following:

pagsh -c "krenew -K 540 -t -b && screen"

This will last until the ticket can no longer be renewed (approximately 8 days).

Reference: ["MemberManual/TransferringFiles/OpenAFS/Debian"]

MemberManual/FAQ (last edited 2016-09-13 03:37:37 by JackHill)