I apologize. Ulysses is generally a male name, at least here in the States. As for your being young, my kids are all older than u--so to me you're young. I had actually guessed your age at 22, so I was not far off. On 12/12/17, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello, > > For your information, could you please address me properly? I am female, > and I do not know if there is anything that had implied that I was of a > much younger age, but I am twenty-three. > > Sincerely, > > -HeavenlyHarmony > > > On 12/12/2017 3:00 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: >> Ulysses, if you've got an Apache webserver, then generally speaking >> the group to hwich the webserver belongs by default is www-data. So u >> would add the wordpressuser to that group. Again, your postfix error >> is telling u that your user/group permissions are incorrect. >> >> My web hosting invoicing program just crappe the bed. I really need to >> get that up first before I can provide much help. I apologize. I would >> be willing to try to help once I get this situation straightened out & >> a small website built for a client. But right now, young Sir, I'm a >> little inundated. Truthfully, given the way things are now, it's >> likely gonna be hard for me to get back w/u to any meaningful degree >> till after the first of the year. I'm sorry. Holidays w/a family & >> trying to run a business can get a little hectic. But if I can get my >> invoice program working in a reasonable timeframe, I'll get back on >> list sooner & see if I can't help u out. I hope that sounds fair. >> >> On 12/12/17, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> >> wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> This is the guide I used to follow and set up Postfix. >>> https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-configure-postfix-as-a-send-only-smtp-server-on-ubuntu-16-04 >>> The error occurred here. wordpressuser@vps:~$ echo "This is the body of >>> the e-mail." | mail -s "This is the subject of the e-mail." green_gables >>> _fan33@xxxxxxxxx >>> Can't canonicalize "/home/wordpressuser/Maildir" >>> wordpressuser@vps:~$ postdrop: warning: /etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf: >>> file is owned or writable by non-root users -- skip >>> ping this file >>> >>> Could you be less vague. I.E. provide actual steps on how to fix this >>> problem? I'll outline the steps I took when I read this sentence. Your >>> problem w/WordPress is that you likely don't have the user of the >>> wordpress files belonging to the webserver group. Once u make that >>> happen, your updating problems will disappear. U need to set the file >>> permissions back to a safer level, or your site wil get hacked. >>> >>> I only understood you as far as needing to change the ownership of the >>> WordPressfiles and their permissions. /var/www/html/blog, where blog is >>> the folder that contains WordPress, is as follows, using Win SCP. blog >>> Owner: wordpressuser, Group: wordpressuser, Type: File folder, Rights: >>> rwsrwsrwt, Changed: 12/12/2017 1:58:35 P >>> >>> Based on your statement, I assumed that I needed to change ownership of >>> both group and user, and change permissions to Apache2, MySQL, and PHP >>> to the same user that WordPress is set to. >>> /etc/apache2, /etc/mysql, and /etc/php >>> apache2 Owner: wordpressuser, Group: wordpressuser, Type: File folder, >>> Rights: rwsrwsrwt, Changed: 11/28/2017 1:25:20 A mysql Owner: >>> wordpressuser, Group: wordpressuser, Type: File folder, Rights: >>> rwsrwsrwt, Changed: 10/29/2017 6:02:10 P php Owner: wordpressuser, >>> Group: wordpressuser, Type: File folder, Rights: rwsrwsrwt, Changed: >>> 9/16/2017 12:33:01 P >>> I tried updating a plug-in, but it is still giving me the same error >>> message. If you want to do an actual session where you could try to help >>> me via phone or Skype, I let me know if you would like to pay you a >>> small sum or if you'd like to volunteer your time. >>> Also, you didn't specify how having all files and folders set to 7777 >>> would increase the level of attack if Cloudflare is supposed to keep >>> people from finding out my IP address, or if they tried accessing >>> wp-content/uploads and put malicious PHP scripts. >>> I think Windows servers have their place in the universe, but why they >>> have to be expensive I know not. Yes, Linux is all done via bash and >>> SSH, whereas Windows is done via remote desktop. And for some people, if >>> you want to get things done without worrying about command lines, you >>> could try C-Panel or something simple, but if you want to know how and >>> why things work, and how the puzles all fit together, you can learn as >>> long as you have a good support sytem, and many people do not have that. >>> What kind of certain web components would be redirected that would make >>> it difficult for a beginner to work around? How accessible is >>> cloudflare? I noticed some unusual buttons that have vague labels and >>> whatnot. I am using NVDA on Windows 10 with Google Chrome and Firefox. >>> -Ulysses >>> On 12/12/2017 1:19 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: >>>> Ulysses, provide your error logs & we can assist w/the postfix >>>> problem. If those error logs contain information u don't wish on a >>>> public list, then go ahead & email me privately at >>>> abletec at g mail dot com. You can't copy-&-paste that email, as I've >>>> munged it to prevent spam harvesting, but u should be able to figure >>>> it out. >>>> >>>> Your problem w/WordPress is that you likely don't have the user of the >>>> wordpress files belonging to the webserver group. Once u make that >>>> happen, your updating problems will disappear. U need to set the file >>>> permissions back to a safer level, or your site wil get hacked. >>>> >>>> Unless there's a compelling reason to do so, ie, you're developing >>>> some sort of Windows software, my recommendation would be to use Linux >>>> to host websites. It's cheaper, &, IMO, also more secure for a number >>>> of reasons. I realize I'll likely encounter the ire of some on this >>>> list for saying thus, but it really is a fact, IMO. >>>> >>>> I would also advise disabling Cloudflare until you get everything set >>>> up, because it tends to add an additional layer in terms of >>>> redirecting certain web components that makes things hard for a >>>> beginner to learn & figure out what's going on. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 12/12/17, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> >>>> wrote: >>>>> Hi everyone, >>>>> >>>>> My name is Ulysses Harmony Garcia. My web site is >>>>> https://www.sensation-experience.com/ I heard about I heard about >>>>> this mailing list through a Facebook post. >>>>> For several years, I've been trying to figure out what kind of >>>>> services I >>>>> could use to satisfy my needs. In the early 2010's, I looked into >>>>> shared >>>>> hosting plans, but the more I looked at them, the more I didn't >>>>> like >>>>> them because I wanted to be able to have full >>>>> control of the server. All they let you use is a public HTML >>>>> folder >>>>> and an FTP server port 21 or 990 for secure connections, and a >>>>> web-based >>>>> administration tool like Webmin or C-Panel. So I continued using >>>>> Dropbox >>>>> to host my web site. The only problem was that I had to use an http >>>>> colon slash slash dl dot dropboxusercontent dot com slash u slash >>>>> xxxxxxxx slash index dot html to render it, which is a pretty long >>>>> link, >>>>> but at least it worked. >>>>> >>>>> Four years later, I looked into the cloud, SSD, and dedicated >>>>> VPS options. By asking around, I heard of several different >>>>> choices >>>>> such as Linode, >>>>> Vultr, Digital Ocean, OVH, and through a diary entry I had made >>>>> back >>>>> in >>>>> 2014, VPS dot Next, I had to learn about which operating system I >>>>> would most likely >>>>> use for the server. Since 2005, I have primarily used Windows, >>>>> and I started using a Mac in 2011. I have never used Linux, and I >>>>> probably chose to stay away from it because I associated Linux as >>>>> an >>>>> operating system only computer geeks would use. So when I was >>>>> looking >>>>> for a >>>>> VPS, I was lucky to find a Windows server on vps dot net. However, >>>>> when I told others >>>>> about it, many people acted like that was a crime, or that it was >>>>> impractical to use Windows as a server, and that 99.99% of the web >>>>> was >>>>> hosted by Linux, which was meant to be used as a server operating >>>>> system. >>>>> I've done most of the work on my own. I first began with a Windows >>>>> virtual private server at VPS dot net, but I was not able to set >>>>> up the web server, database server and PHP to work on-line, except >>>>> through Localhost. I wasn't able to use Internet Information >>>>> Services >>>>> IIS either, so I gave up on it and cancelled my server. >>>>> Fortunately, >>>>> I kept my >>>>> account active, so I could come back to it when I wasn't >>>>> overwhelmed. >>>>> I even tried enabling Internet Information Services on my Windows 10 >>>>> computer by using the enable or disables Windows features. I checked >>>>> every one of them, but when I typed localhost in the connect to >>>>> computer >>>>> dialogue box, I got this message. IIS6 Manager dialogue Unable to >>>>> connect to localhost. The target server does not have the SMTP service >>>>> installed. You cannot manage an IIS 7.5 Web or FTP server by using >>>>> Internet Information Services (6.0) Manager. >>>>> As primarily being an extroverted person, I get energy from >>>>> working >>>>> with >>>>> other people rather than working alone, yet for some reason, I've >>>>> encountered a lot of people who think that being too dependent on >>>>> others >>>>> was a bad thing, that being completely independent was the best >>>>> way >>>>> to >>>>> go. I disagree with that. I mean, I can see why some people >>>>> wouldn't >>>>> want to be too dependent on others for fear of taking too much of >>>>> someone's time or being too clingy, etc, or taking advantage of >>>>> said >>>>> person, but I also believe that there needs to be a balance in >>>>> helping >>>>> others and being self-reliable. This is where interdependence >>>>> comes >>>>> in. Manuals are never straightforward. You can follow the directions in >>>>> the manual as exactly outlined and end up with error messages. Even >>>>> googling error messages can't guarantee that you will get a quick >>>>> solution. Having said that, I have joined a few community forums and >>>>> posted these error messages, but never received replies. >>>>> Back in July, I contacted a few people I know who were >>>>> successfully >>>>> using >>>>> the popular content management system WordPress, and asked if they >>>>> could >>>>> help out. One person, whose name I won't mention, said they could >>>>> set >>>>> up >>>>> my web site, if I could provide $300/hr USD and that it was >>>>> estimated >>>>> to >>>>> take four hours to set up to where I wanted it to be. Now, this >>>>> person >>>>> is also blind. What I do not understand is how someone who may be >>>>> knowledgeable about supplemental security income could decide to >>>>> charge >>>>> such a high price to set up something simple, and that is >>>>> semi-automated, and easy to install. I wrote a reply, and didn't >>>>> hear >>>>> back for a month. I re-sent my reply and was told that if I wanted >>>>> to >>>>> continue with the route that I choose, I would have to go on >>>>> Bookshare >>>>> or BARD to download books on Windows server hosting, and that I >>>>> had >>>>> sufficient resources on the Audio Games net forum to start. >>>>> so in September, I finally found a fellow who turned out to be >>>>> someone I >>>>> knew by reputation, and he offered to spend his free time in >>>>> helping >>>>> me >>>>> out, especially since he has had plenty of experience in working >>>>> with >>>>> virtual private servers and web hosting. If you ask him how he >>>>> liked >>>>> working with me, he might tell you that I learn things pretty quickly >>>>> once I get to actually learning the steps live on Skype or phone. I >>>>> also >>>>> record my sessions so I can look back and see what I did. By that time, >>>>> I was a little >>>>> more knowledgeable in talking to others on this topic. >>>>> http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?id=23002 Look at post four. >>>>> I >>>>> told my new friend a little bit of what I've hoped to accomplish, and >>>>> what I >>>>> have done so far, and how much experience I've already had. In >>>>> 2010 >>>>> through 2013, I worked on building an HTML 4.1 and 5 project in >>>>> high >>>>> school using Notepad, and in 2013, I used CSS 3 to enhance it when >>>>> I >>>>> took a college class in web development. In mid July of 2013, I >>>>> got >>>>> myself a WordPress blog up and running, which has been since taken >>>>> down. >>>>> I decided to export this blog and import it into the self-hosted >>>>> version, and I was able to successfully link up all of my web >>>>> pages >>>>> to a podcast generator and the WordPress system. >>>>> >>>>> Right now we are sort of stuck on where to go, since I already have a >>>>> basic HTML site with no scripts on my Ubuntu VPS, a TeamTalk >>>>> server >>>>> running, and hopefully an IceCast or ShoutCast server for >>>>> streaming. >>>>> I heard that you can get >>>>> an e-mail provider through Google Aps and install their mail >>>>> exchange >>>>> and text verification records, but they are quite costly, and I >>>>> don't >>>>> know if you'd have to install anything on Ubuntu to make sure the >>>>> PHP >>>>> contact forms worked properly. By following several guides on >>>>> Linode >>>>> and Digital Ocean, I was able to install Postfix and S-Nail, but I keep >>>>> getting error messages when I am trying to send a message as a test. >>>>> I also got an account through Cloudflare, and if you were to do a user >>>>> $ >>>>> dig +short sensation-experience.com or root# dig +short >>>>> sensation-experience.com you'd see 104.28.6.155 instead of my actual >>>>> server's IP address. If you tried using that directly, it'd say, >>>>> Cloudflare direct IP access not allowed. This is to keep attackers from >>>>> finding out what my server's IP address is. If they tried doing a who >>>>> is >>>>> on my domain, they'd see a privacy protect dot org notice instead of my >>>>> name. >>>>> >>>>> Also, I really couldn't understand how C-Panel and Webmin >>>>> administration >>>>> tools worked until my friend showed me how he used the terminal on his >>>>> Cent OS VPS to install it. It sort of reminded me of PHP My Admin. You >>>>> simply put :2083, :2087, or :2086 at the end of your domain. >>>>> >>>>> I also installed Certbot which uses Lets Encrypt. At the moment I can't >>>>> seem to figure out how to force traffic to be automatically redirected >>>>> to https(443) instead of http(80). But now since I'm using Cloudflare, >>>>> I'm not sure if that will be necessary. >>>>> >>>>> Once I get more advanced, and raised my income through Amazon >>>>> Associates and stripe payments, I'd like to install a phone box or >>>>> PBX using Asterisk as well. Note that I am running PHP 7. My friend and >>>>> I tried installing Free PBX, but it doesn't seem to like it, so we had >>>>> to give it up temporarily, at least until they release the newer >>>>> version. >>>>> >>>>> On a more interesting topic, I don't know if any of you are into speech >>>>> synthesis that can sing. I am very much into singing synthesis and have >>>>> spent quite a bit of time with DECtalk and Vocaloid. I recently got >>>>> interested in learning how to use Festival and make my own speech >>>>> synthesiser. If you look at post 57 of this thread, you can see where I >>>>> am at right now. http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?id=8877 >>>>> So having said that, might any of you be able to help me resolve this >>>>> mail problem with Postfix and S-Nail? I keep getting a debug error. >>>>> >>>>> Also, for some annoying reason which my friend and I have not been able >>>>> to determine, I cannot install plug-ins or update WordPress directly. >>>>> It >>>>> wants to access my web server through FTP or FTPS, and I don't have one >>>>> properly configured. I tried changing all file and folder permissions >>>>> to >>>>> 7777 recursively, but I am still unable to update and install plug-ins >>>>> automatically. If any of you are able to help me with that as well I >>>>> would greatly appreciate it. >>>>> >>>>> Anyhow, I apologise for this lengthy e-mail, but hopefully that gives >>>>> you all an idea of what I've done so far and where I'd like to go >>>>> next. :-) >>>>> Sincerely, >>>>> -Ulysses >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Blinux-list mailing list >>>>> Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx >>>>> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Blinux-list mailing list >>> Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx >>> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list -- Remember! 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