Did u restart your webserver? On 12/12/17, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > Darn! I tried this fix as outlined below. > > Root@vps: # adduser wordpressuser www-data Adding wordpressuer to > www-data, done. > > root@vps: # chown wordpressuser:www-data -R /var/www/html > > Root@VPS: # > > Win SCP shows that /blog owner is wordpressuer, group is www-data, with > same read write execute permissions. > > I went to update an existing plug-in and was presented with this message. > > Connection Information > To perform the requested action, WordPress needs to access your web > server. Please enter your FTP credentials to proceed. If you do not > remember your credentials, you should contact your web host. > Hostname > > > On 12/12/2017 3:35 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: >> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list -- Remember! 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