Majordomo is down. Majordomo, the software package used for user discussion lists has failed after working without an error for almost two week on the new mail server. For some unknown reason the software now fails to function properly. We have attempted to upgrade with no success. We have attempted to roll back to the old server, but no luck.
Category Archives: Troubleshooting
Mail Server Hardware Installation Complete – Nearly
The installation of and changeover to the new email server hardware is complete. Proxy servers, email delivery, Webmail, dialin access, and account management interfaces (password changes, etc.) should be online.
The listserv system is not working correctly yet, but will be brought online tomorrow.
Charon slow response addressed
Some tests were run on charon, the LDAP server, to address some issues of slow response. The server was disconnected from the LAN from 8:10 to 8:25 to test the network hardware.
The problem was corrected by 9:00.
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Account Management in ACADEMIA Fails IV – Problem Fixed
SCYLD was promoted to domain controller in ACADEMIA. The procedure went very smoothly. About one hour after promotion, the RID attributes on the primary controller were updated, and the problem was cleared.
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Account Management in ACADEMIA Fails III
We attempted to reset RID attributes in Active Direcory for the ACADEMIA domain with the Java-based LDAP browser. Unfortunately, these attributes are read-only and can only be modified by the SYSTEM account.
We decided that we should bring another domain controller online in order to transfer or sieze RID master operations. It was my hope that the presence of another domain controller would force the RID master to issue another pool of RIDs, and clear the problem.
The only real candidate for promotion to domain controller was SCYLD. I obtained permission from Math/CS to promote SCYLD.
Account Management in ACADEMIA Fails II
Josh made me aware of the problem. Jeremy found that the problem is due to the RID Operations Master reaching the end of its allocation pool. We tried deleting over 100 accounts. This did not fix the problem.
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VPN Concentrator Restarted Twice
The VPN Concentrator was restarted twice this morning in an effort to diagnose some connection problems that happened last night.