I did that, but that didn't do anything, so I typed reboot and am waiting for everything to come back on-line. Okay, I'm logging into the web site right now, so far so good. I'm clicking the update plug-ins... Nope, it still says connection information. On 12/12/2017 4:29 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list