Re: [Phpgroupware-users] RC4 problem after setup

[Mark A Peters (Skeeter)]

On Sat, 20 Jul 2002, Tony Howden wrote:

> 
> Hi All,
> 
> Ok, solved problem ... sort of. I am using sme-server and was on v5.2 until
> earlier today when I upgraded to 5.5 (sme-server at e-smith.org is a redhat
> based distro) The problem was that the configuration of the sme-server meant
> that I needed to be using https: rather than http: and once I changed to that
> the login to phpgroupware works.
> 
> This leaves me with a couple of questions.
> 
> #1 before upgrading sme-server (and I guess an update to php) I got no error, 
> I
> now get this message during the login process:
> 
> Jul 20 10:36:28 myserver httpd: PHP Warning:  Supplied argument is not a valid
> File-Handle resource in
> path-to-my-install/phpgroupware/phpgwapi/inc/class.network.inc.php on line 81
> 
> Can someone tell me how to fix this or is it not an issue ?
>

I just committed a fix to the network class that should help solve that.
Let me know if it continues.
 
> #2 when the login process executes (with a failure or not) the messages file
> showed a weird (at least to me) deny message from the ipchains module
> 
> Jul 20 10:32:54 myserver kernel: Packet log: denylog DENY eth1 PROTO=6
> 129.6.15.28:13 my.ip.address:1402 L=40 S=0x00 I=20750 F=0x4000 T=37 (#1)
> (where it has port 1402 various numbers appear here which I assume is a random
> response port)
> 
> which appears to be a call to time-a.nist.gov ?  Is this something that
> phpgroupware does a lookup on or ?
> 

Yes.  I have been playing with a more absolute method for grabbing a true
GMT time from the network.

Here's the break-down of what I'm doing with it:

When the datetime class is called, it checks to see if you already have a
server_tz_offset.

If it does, the class will grab the servers true time,
being local or GMT, and apply the offset to have a more accurate GMT/UTC
time down to within seconds.

If the server_tz_offset value is not in cache, it will go out on the
network and attempt to grab GMT from time-a.nist.gov.  (I know that the
server is a US based system.)  The class will then calculate your servers
tz offset from the GMT value and your systems time.  This value, if you
have enabled phpgw caching in setup/config, will then be stored for easier
usage for subsequent requests.

One we have your servers TZ offset, in hours, it is much easier to
calculate the users true time:

GMT_time = (servers_time + servers_tz_offset);
users_local_time = GMT_time + users_preference;

if they have correctly set their TZ in their user preferences.

I know that most admins will have the majority of their users_local_time =
servers_time, but this will give us a greater control of the datetime
class for global enterprise level computing.

> Now that I can login I am off to research using phpgroupware.
> 
> cheers
> Tony
> 
> Dave Hall <address@hidden> said:
> 
> > Hi Tony,
> >
> > Can you please provide a bit more info on your install:
> >
> > OS, Distro, Version?
> >
> > Websever and version?
> >
> > Type of authentication used?
> >
> > Browser, Version, OS etc?
> >
> > Anything else you think we would like/need to know about your setup...
> >
> > This should give us all a bit more to work with.
> >
> > btw - are there any errors showing up in the php/webserver logs?
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > skwashd
> > Dave Hall
> > e address@hidden
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Tony Howden <address@hidden>
> > Date: Friday, July 19, 2002 7:45 pm
> > Subject: [Phpgroupware-users] RC4 problem after setup
> >
> > >
> > > Hi All
> > >
> > > I have just setup phpgroupware for the first time and seem to have
> > > got through
> > > the setup with everything in the right place but...
> > >
> > > When I select the login page it displays, I then enter demo /
> > > guest or the admin
> > > user / pwd and click login, the browser just sits. Its as if it
> > > cannot find
> > > itself or where to go next.
> > >
> > > I've redone the config several times, killed and recreated the
> > > user accounts,
> > > and I am stumped. Any assistance please...
> > >
> > > TIA
> > >
> > > Tony
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > regards
> > >
> > > Tony Howden
> > >
> > >
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> > >
> >
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> 
> 
> --
> regards
> 
> Tony Howden
> 
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