I'm asking my friend to see if they can join this list and or e-mail you as they have more experience using various Linux distributions, whereas I only have used one. He said that Cent OS, which is a Red Hat distribution has a completely different management than Debian-based systems. So I'm wondering if this list is for people who use Red Hat only, or if it includes discussions about Debian and Arch distributions. -P.S. I'm also known as HeavenlyHarmony. On 12/12/2017 3:29 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list