Tracks

LDAP authenication in v1.7

2010-03-18T04:16:54+00:00

Hi All,

Can anybody confirm that LDAP authentication works in v1.7 (current stable). If so can they provide some configuration information.
I have actually found it easier to write my own authentication function that try to work out what is going wrong with the simple_ldap_authenticator.

Thanks,

George.

Cannot complete Linux install on an ARM-based NAS Server—need Help!

2009-09-24T22:58:34+00:00

I’m attempting to install Tracks on a Synology DS-207+.

Here are my version details:

Prompt> ruby -v
ruby 1.9.1p243 (2009-07-16 revision 24175) [arm-linux]
Prompt> rails -v
Rails 2.3.4
Prompt> gem -v
1.3.5 

Here are my installed gems:

Prompt> gem list
*** LOCAL GEMS ***

actionmailer (2.3.4)
actionpack (2.3.4)
activerecord (2.3.4)
activeresource (2.3.4)
activesupport (2.3.4)
rack (1.0.0)
rails (2.3.4)
rake (0.8.7)
rspec (1.2.8)
rspec-rails (1.2.7.1)
ruby-openid (2.1.7)
rubygems-update (1.3.5)
test-unit (2.0.3) 

I have run gem clean as well.

You’ll notice the mysql gem is missing. When I attempt to install the mysql gem, this is what I get:

Prompt> gem install mysql
Building native extensions.  This could take a while...
ERROR:  Error installing mysql:
    ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.

/opt/bin/ruby extconf.rb
checking for mysql_ssl_set()... *** extconf.rb failed ***
Could not create Makefile due to some reason, probably lack of
necessary libraries and/or headers.  Check the mkmf.log file for more
details.  You may need configuration options. 

I found online that this can be resolved by installing the mysql dev tools and using the option—with-mysql-config and pointing the to config location, but I don’t have an installation package for them and the install instructions didn’t say that the mysql gem was completely required.

So I’m pretty sure that either I’m missing some gems (other than the mysql gem) that are a pre-requisite for rake or…? The biggest problem is with rake and I’m unable to run the rake—prereqs command to see what the prerequisites are for it to run problem-free.

Here is the full stack trace when trying to run the migrate command:

Prompt> rake --trace db:migrate RAILS_ENV=production
(in /volume1/web/tracks)
rake aborted!
no such file to load -- /volume1/web/tracks/vendor/plugins/open_id_authentication/tasks/@eaDir/open_id_authentication_tasks.rake
/volume1/web/tracks/vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:142:in `load'
/volume1/web/tracks/vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:142:in `block in load_with_new_constant_marking'
/volume1/web/tracks/vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:521:in `new_constants_in'
/volume1/web/tracks/vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:142:in `load_with_new_constant_marking'
/volume1/web/tracks/vendor/rails/railties/lib/tasks/rails.rb:7:in `block in <top (required)>'
/volume1/web/tracks/vendor/rails/railties/lib/tasks/rails.rb:7:in `each'
/volume1/web/tracks/vendor/rails/railties/lib/tasks/rails.rb:7:in `<top (required)>'
/volume1/web/tracks/Rakefile:10:in `require'
/volume1/web/tracks/Rakefile:10:in `<top (required)>'
/opt/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:2383:in `load'
/opt/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:2383:in `raw_load_rakefile'
/opt/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:2017:in `block in load_rakefile'
/opt/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:2068:in `standard_exception_handling'
/opt/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:2016:in `load_rakefile'
/opt/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:2000:in `block in run'
/opt/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:2068:in `standard_exception_handling'
/opt/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:1998:in `run'
/opt/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rake-0.8.7/bin/rake:31:in `<top (required)>'
/opt/bin/rake:19:in `load'
/opt/bin/rake:19:in `<main> 

Even running “rake -v” in the tracks install directory gives the same error. I’ve navigated to the directory path listed in the error and find the following directories:
CHANGELOG README Rakefile generators init.rb lib tasks test

Under each one of the above, there is only a single 741 byte file called SYNO:Resource that seems pretty meaningless.

Here are my database.yml contents:

Prompt> more database.yml
# Blank db included with Tracks
# You can change it to db/tracks-17-example.db if
# you want some sample data to play with.
#
# This is the format you need for MySQL
# production:
#   adapter: mysql
#   database: tracks
#   host: localhost
#   username: root
#   password: ******

development:
  adapter: mysql
  database: db/tracks-17-blank.db

test:
    adapter: mysql
    database: ":memory:"

production:
  adapter: mysql
  database: tracks
  host: localhost
  username: tracks
  password: ****** 

I changed the “change me” line in the site.yml file and this is my timezone setting:
time_zone: “Eastern Time (US & Canada)”

I’ve completed all other install instructions and have MySQL and phpmyadmin running fine with a blank tracks database ready to go, but I simply cannot complete this step. So any help would be very much appreciated! I’ve already spent more than a few sleepless nights on this and would really love to get tracks running at this point.

Thanks in advance for any direction you could give and I will really owe anyone that can help me get this going!

Best,
Adam

Tracks 1.7 on OpenSolaris

2010-02-12T16:26:00+00:00

Although not Linux, I guess this is the best place to announce that I’ve added a Note on the Wiki showing how to install Tracks 1.7 on OpenSolaris 2009.06 using MySQL 5.0 as the datastore.

Here’s the link: http://www.getontracks.org/wiki/OpenSolaris/

Migrating from a bitnami installation to a “regular” inst on ubuntu?

2009-11-21T17:59:47+00:00

Hi!

I have a bitnami installation of Tracks 1.6, that uses the mysql database provided in the bitnami package. Now I would like to migrate this to a “regular” 1.7, installed manually and using sqlite3 instead.

So: how can I export / import my data from the mysql-database, provided by bitnami, to the sqlite-database?

(The “import” function in Tracks is not…)

I cannot do mysqldump - even if I run it from the tracks/mysql/bin folder, it says “cannot connect to local MYSQL server through socket ‘/tmp/mysql.sock’

How can I do this?

Magnus L

HOW TO: Install Tracks on Ubuntu with Apache + MySQL

2009-06-06T13:51:27+00:00

Took me ages to figure out how to install it correctly but I got there in the end!
I hope others will find it useful and maybe save some time!

http://tjn.me/2009/06/install-tracks-17-on-ubuntu/

Problems installing Tracks on 64-bit Arch Linux

2010-02-07T14:23:27+00:00

I try to install Tracks on 64-bit Arch Linux using this guide: http://www.getontracks.org/doc/chapter/2-installation.html

However with step 1 and 2 I get the following error messages. How can I fix this?

$ rake—trace db:migrate RAILS_ENV=production

(in /usr/local/src/tracks)
rake aborted!
no such file to load -- test/unit/error
/usr/local/src/tracks/vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:153:in `require'
/usr/local/src/tracks/vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:153:in `block in require'
/usr/local/src/tracks/vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:521:in `new_constants_in'
/usr/local/src/tracks/vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:153:in `require'
/usr/local/src/tracks/vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active_support/deprecation.rb:224:in `<top (required)>'
/usr/local/src/tracks/vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:153:in `require'
/usr/local/src/tracks/vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:153:in `block in require'
/usr/local/src/tracks/vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:521:in `new_constants_in'
/usr/local/src/tracks/vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:153:in `require'
/usr/local/src/tracks/vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active_support.rb:37:in `<top (required)>'
/usr/local/src/tracks/vendor/rails/railties/lib/tasks/misc.rake:11:in `require'
/usr/local/src/tracks/vendor/rails/railties/lib/tasks/misc.rake:11:in `<top (required)>'
/usr/local/src/tracks/vendor/rails/railties/lib/tasks/rails.rb:4:in `load'
/usr/local/src/tracks/vendor/rails/railties/lib/tasks/rails.rb:4:in `block in <top (required)>'
/usr/local/src/tracks/vendor/rails/railties/lib/tasks/rails.rb:4:in `each'
/usr/local/src/tracks/vendor/rails/railties/lib/tasks/rails.rb:4:in `<top (required)>'
/usr/local/src/tracks/Rakefile:10:in `require'
/usr/local/src/tracks/Rakefile:10:in `<top (required)>'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rake.rb:2342:in `load'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rake.rb:2342:in `raw_load_rakefile'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rake.rb:1978:in `block in load_rakefile'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rake.rb:2029:in `standard_exception_handling'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rake.rb:1977:in `load_rakefile'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rake.rb:1962:in `block in run'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rake.rb:2029:in `standard_exception_handling'
/usr/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rake.rb:1960:in `run'
/usr/bin/rake:31:in `<main>' 

$ /usr/local/src/tracks/script/server -e production

/usr/local/src/tracks/vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:153:in `require': no such file to load -- test/unit/error (MissingSourceFile)
    from /usr/local/src/tracks/vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:153:in `block in require'
    from /usr/local/src/tracks/vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:521:in `new_constants_in'
    from /usr/local/src/tracks/vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:153:in `require'
    from /usr/local/src/tracks/vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active_support/deprecation.rb:224:in `<top (required)>'
    from /usr/local/src/tracks/vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:153:in `require'
    from /usr/local/src/tracks/vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:153:in `block in require'
    from /usr/local/src/tracks/vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:521:in `new_constants_in'
    from /usr/local/src/tracks/vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:153:in `require'
    from /usr/local/src/tracks/vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active_support.rb:37:in `<top (required)>'
    from /usr/local/src/tracks/vendor/rails/railties/lib/commands/server.rb:1:in `require'
    from /usr/local/src/tracks/vendor/rails/railties/lib/commands/server.rb:1:in `<top (required)>'
    from /usr/local/src/tracks/script/server:3:in `require'
    from /usr/local/src/tracks/script/server:3:in `<main> 

HOW TO: Lighttpd + FastCGI + Rails + Tracks on Debian lenny

2010-01-24T18:58:24+00:00

I wrote an blog post about installing Tracks on Debian lenny with lighttpd:
http://dominikschuermann.de/index.php/2010/01/lighttpd-fastcgi-rails-tracks-on-debian-lenny/

Eventually it will help somebody…

Syncing two local installations of Tracks?

2010-01-05T12:53:47+00:00

Hi!

I try to do the following: Have Tracks installed on two computers, where I sync files using Unison. I wish to avoid being dependent on web access, therefore local installations.

To accomplish this I chose the sqlite3-database, as this is more easily moved. What I did:

Installed latest tracks 1.7 (downloaded zip-file) on two ubuntu karmic computers, one laptop and one desktop. Got tracks up and running on both.

Next I copied the database from one to the other, and set up Unison to sync it. Still I get tracks up and running, but I cannot log in from the laptop. Is there a problem with encryption of the password that I mess up when I copy the database?

I also tried copying the whole tracks directory to the laptop, but no help - precisely the same situation: log-in fail.

How can I approach this? Is it a misconception trying to share tracks database between two local installations? Or is there a way to solve it?

Thanks in advance

Magnus Larsson

Application error (Apache) on some pages

2009-11-18T06:21:28+00:00

Using Tracks v 1.7. After that, upgrading Rail and Ruby
- Rail ver 2.3.4
- Ruby 1.8.7 patch level 72

Found Apache error
Application error (Apache)

Change this error message for exceptions thrown outside of an action (like in Dispatcher setups or broken Ruby code) in public/500.html

on pages of exports function
- data/csv_actions
- /data/xml_export

ActionView::MissingTemplate (Missing layout layouts/standard.erb in view path /var/www/tracks/app/views:)

2009-10-22T02:00:11+00:00

I have installed rails on Ubuntu 8.04.3. The install appears to be OK (everything ran smoothly), except I get the following errors while attempting specific actions. I cannot post the entire log due to length restrictions.

* Editing a task from the home page. I receive multiple lines with “in” included.

ActionView::MissingTemplate (Missing layout layouts/standard.erb in view path /var/www/tracks/app/views:):
/vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_view/template.rb:95:in `find_full_path’
...
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-2.2.5/lib/phusion_passenger/railz/request_handler.rb:50:in `process_request’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-2.2.5/lib/phusion_passenger/abstract_request_handler.rb:207:in `main_loop’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-2.2.5/lib/phusion_passenger/railz/application_spawner.rb:378:in `start_request_handler’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-2.2.5/lib/phusion_passenger/railz/application_spawner.rb:336:in `handle_spawn_application’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-2.2.5/lib/phusion_passenger/utils.rb:183:in `safe_fork’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-2.2.5/lib/phusion_passenger/railz/application_spawner.rb:334:in `handle_spawn_application’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-2.2.5/lib/phusion_passenger/abstract_server.rb:352:in `__send__’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-2.2.5/lib/phusion_passenger/abstract_server.rb:352:in `main_loop’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-2.2.5/lib/phusion_passenger/abstract_server.rb:196:in `start_synchronously’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-2.2.5/lib/phusion_passenger/abstract_server.rb:163:in `start’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-2.2.5/lib/phusion_passenger/railz/application_spawner.rb:213:in `start’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-2.2.5/lib/phusion_passenger/spawn_manager.rb:262:in `spawn_rails_application’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-2.2.5/lib/phusion_passenger/abstract_server_collection.rb:126:in `lookup_or_add’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-2.2.5/lib/phusion_passenger/spawn_manager.rb:256:in `spawn_rails_application’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-2.2.5/lib/phusion_passenger/abstract_server_collection.rb:80:in `synchronize’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-2.2.5/lib/phusion_passenger/abstract_server_collection.rb:79:in `synchronize’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-2.2.5/lib/phusion_passenger/spawn_manager.rb:255:in `spawn_rails_application’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-2.2.5/lib/phusion_passenger/spawn_manager.rb:154:in `spawn_application’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-2.2.5/lib/phusion_passenger/spawn_manager.rb:287:in `handle_spawn_application’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-2.2.5/lib/phusion_passenger/abstract_server.rb:352:in `__send__’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-2.2.5/lib/phusion_passenger/abstract_server.rb:352:in `main_loop’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-2.2.5/lib/phusion_passenger/abstract_server.rb:196:in `start_synchronously’
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-2.2.5/bin/passenger-spawn-server:61

Rendering /var/www/tracks/public/500.html (500 Internal Server Error)

* When I try to edit a task (only form the home page), I am prompted to download a file called “edit”.

Any ideas?

$ gem -v
1.3.5 

$ gem list

*** LOCAL GEMS ***

actionmailer (2.3.4)
actionpack (2.3.4)
activerecord (2.3.4)
activeresource (2.3.4)
activesupport (2.3.4)
fastthread (1.0.7)
mysql (2.8.1)
passenger (2.2.5)
rack (1.0.1)
rails (2.3.4)
rake (0.8.7) 