Migration from 2.5.2 to 2.5.4 problem.

System Administrator nqbyav1zfu at gmail.com
Wed Aug 10 18:35:13 UTC 2016


I just upgraded INN from an old version that was running on Centos 5 to INN
2.6.0 compiled from ftp://ftp.isc.org/isc/inn/inn-2.6.0.tar.gz on a new
Centos 7.2 server.

So based on my experience and Googling what worked for me to transfer the
old articles was to use news/bin/innxmit on the old server to send the old
articles over to the new one and to avoid copying. It even preserves the
article numbers. Here are some notes that I hope are helpful. Please add /
correct if wrong:

1) copy files: active and newsgroups from old server into db directory, cd
db ; makedbz -i -o    to create an emtpy database for your newsgroups.
2) in inn.conf on new server: set artcutoff:  0  so it accepts old articles.
3) inn.conf: xrefslave: true (so it can receive the articles from old
server, set back to false when done)
4) incoming.conf - list sending IP there
5) as news user start INN service: /data/news/bin/rc.news
6) now you are ready to send old articles:
on old server (from https://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/faqs/inn.html#S6.4 ) do
this:
cd /path/news/db
perl -ne 'chomp; our ($hash, $timestamps, $_) = split " "; print "$_\n" if
$_' history | tr . / > /path/news/spool/outgoing/list
/data/news/bin/innxmit 192.168.X.Y list

Regards,
nqbyav1zfu


On Wed, Aug 10, 2016 at 1:20 AM, kamil kapturkiewicz <horizn at wp.pl> wrote:

> Hi,
> I need to move news server from old Debian Squeeze server to new based on
> Jessie, unfortunately after I moved data I am no longer able to start Inn
> on new machine:
>
> /var/log/news/errlog says:
> innd: dbz: wrong of_t size (10)
> innd: dbzinit: getconf failure
> innd: can't dbzinit /var/lib/news/history Numerical argument out of domain
> innd: dbzclose: not opened!
> innd: can't dbzclose /var/lib/news/history Numerical argument out of domain
> innd: SERVER can't open history /var/lib/news/history: Numerical argument
> out of domain
>
> /var/log/news/expire.log says:
>
> expireover start Wed 10 Aug 04:15:01 BST 2016: ( -z/var/log/news/expire.rm
> -Z/var/log/news/expire.lowmark)
>     expireover: dbz: wrong of_t size (10)
>     expireover: dbzinit: getconf failure
>     expireover: can't dbzinit /var/lib/news/history Numerical argument out
> of domain
>     expireover: dbzclose: not opened!
>     expireover: can't dbzclose /var/lib/news/history Numerical argument
> out of domain
>     expireover: tradindexed: index loop for entry 0: Numerical argument
> out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire control
>     expireover: tradindexed: index loop for entry 0: Numerical argument
> out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire control.cancel
>     expireover: tradindexed: entry 1430396963 out of range: Numerical
> argument out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire control.checkgroups
>     expireover: tradindexed: index loop for entry 0: Numerical argument
> out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire control.newgroup
>     expireover: tradindexed: index loop for entry 0: Numerical argument
> out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire control.rmgroup
>     expireover: tradindexed: entry 1959584735 out of range: Numerical
> argument out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire junk
>     expireover: tradindexed: index loop for entry 0: Numerical argument
> out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire company.local
>     expireover: tradindexed: entry 13238403 out of range: Numerical
> argument out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire company.cvs
>     expireover: tradindexed: index loop for entry 0: Numerical argument
> out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire company.admin.weekly-reports
>     expireover: tradindexed: index loop for entry 0: Numerical argument
> out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire company.devel
>     expireover: can't expire company.devel.ant
>     expireover: tradindexed: index loop for entry 0: Numerical argument
> out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire company.devel.cametrix
>     expireover: tradindexed: index loop for entry 0: Numerical argument
> out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire company.devel.cametrics
>     expireover: tradindexed: entry 1438957489 out of range: Numerical
> argument out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire company.devel.cmg
>     expireover: tradindexed: index loop for entry 0: Numerical argument
> out of domain
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>     expireover: tradindexed: entry 13238464 out of range: Numerical
> argument out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire company.devel.idt
>     expireover: tradindexed: index loop for entry 0: Numerical argument
> out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire company.devel.metanate
>     expireover: tradindexed: index loop for entry 0: Numerical argument
> out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire company.devel.yestv
>     expireover: tradindexed: entry 547254198 out of range: Numerical
> argument out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire company.devel.100-series
>     expireover: tradindexed: index loop for entry 0: Numerical argument
> out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire company.devel.200-series
>     expireover: tradindexed: index loop for entry 0: Numerical argument
> out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire company.devel.500-series
>     expireover: tradindexed: entry 1420123611 out of range: Numerical
> argument out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire company.devel.critical
>     expireover: tradindexed: index loop for entry 0: Numerical argument
> out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire company.devel.releases
>     expireover: tradindexed: entry 13238601 out of range: Numerical
> argument out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire company.devel.widevine
>     expireover: tradindexed: index loop for entry 0: Numerical argument
> out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire company.devel.minerva
>     expireover: tradindexed: index loop for entry 0: Numerical argument
> out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire company.devel.irdeto
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> argument out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire company.devel.securemedia
>     expireover: tradindexed: index loop for entry 0: Numerical argument
> out of domain
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>     expireover: tradindexed: index loop for entry 0: Numerical argument
> out of domain
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>     expireover: tradindexed: entry 19626 out of range: Numerical argument
> out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire company.devel.sigma
>     expireover: tradindexed: entry 13238638 out of range: Numerical
> argument out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire company.devel.myrio
>     expireover: tradindexed: index loop for entry 0: Numerical argument
> out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire company.devel.espial
>     expireover: tradindexed: index loop for entry 0: Numerical argument
> out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire company.devel.alcatel
>     expireover: can't expire company.devel.opera
>     expireover: tradindexed: index loop for entry 0: Numerical argument
> out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire company.devel.skystream
>     expireover: tradindexed: index loop for entry 0: Numerical argument
> out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire company.devel.orca
>     expireover: can't expire company.devel.nds
>     expireover: tradindexed: index loop for entry 0: Numerical argument
> out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire company.devel.tandberg
>     expireover: tradindexed: entry 8945809 out of range: Numerical
> argument out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire company.devel.kasenna
>     expireover: tradindexed: index loop for entry 0: Numerical argument
> out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire company.devel.seachange
>     expireover: tradindexed: index loop for entry 0: Numerical argument
> out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire company.devel.asb
>     expireover: tradindexed: entry 1382647143 out of range: Numerical
> argument out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire company.devel.built
>     expireover: tradindexed: index loop for entry 0: Numerical argument
> out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire company.qa.reports
>     expireover: tradindexed: index loop for entry 0: Numerical argument
> out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire company.engineering.product-management
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> out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire company.cetc-sht
>     expireover: tradindexed: index loop for entry 0: Numerical argument
> out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire company.devel.st
>     expireover: tradindexed: index loop for entry 0: Numerical argument
> out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire company.svn
>     expireover: tradindexed: index loop for entry 0: Numerical argument
> out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire company.git
>     expireover: tradindexed: index loop for entry 0: Numerical argument
> out of domain
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>     expireover: tradindexed: index loop for entry 0: Numerical argument
> out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire company.devel.moblin
>     expireover: tradindexed: index loop for entry 0: Numerical argument
> out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire company.devel.intel
>     expireover: tradindexed: index loop for entry 0: Numerical argument
> out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire company.devel.intel-av
>     expireover: tradindexed: index loop for entry 0: Numerical argument
> out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire company.devel.intel-ui
>     expireover: tradindexed: index loop for entry 0: Numerical argument
> out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire company.devel.intel-ems
>     expireover: tradindexed: index loop for entry 0: Numerical argument
> out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire company.devel.intel-leads
>     expireover: tradindexed: index loop for entry 0: Numerical argument
> out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire company.overnight.test
>     expireover: tradindexed: index loop for entry 0: Numerical argument
> out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire company.socialteam
>     expireover: tradindexed: index loop for entry 0: Numerical argument
> out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire company.devel.nextgen-software
>     expireover: tradindexed: index loop for entry 0: Numerical argument
> out of domain
>     expireover: can't expire company.x5x-sw
> xpireover end Wed 10 Aug 04:15:01 BST 2016
> lowmarkrenumber begin Wed 10 Aug 04:15:01 BST 2016:
> (/var/log/news/expire.lowmark)
> lowmarkrenumber end Wed 10 Aug 04:15:01 BST 2016
> expire begin Wed 10 Aug 04:15:31 BST 2016: (-v1)
>     expire: cannot reserve server
>     Article lines processed        0
>     Articles retained              0
>     Entries expired                0
> expire end Wed 10 Aug 04:15:31 BST 2016
> all done Wed 10 Aug 04:15:31 BST 2016
>
> /var/log/news/news.crit says:
> Aug  9 14:57:36 media-histidine innd: SERVER can't open history
> /var/lib/news/history: Numerical argument out of domain
>
> /var/log/news/news.err says:
> Aug  9 14:57:36 media-histidine innd: dbz: wrong of_t size (10)
> Aug  9 14:57:36 media-histidine innd: dbzinit: getconf failure
> Aug  9 14:57:36 media-histidine innd: can't dbzinit /var/lib/news/history
> Numerical argument out of domain
> Aug  9 14:57:36 media-histidine innd: dbzclose: not opened!
> Aug  9 14:57:36 media-histidine innd: can't dbzclose /var/lib/news/history
> Numerical argument out of domain
> Aug  9 14:57:36 media-histidine innd: SERVER can't open history
> /var/lib/news/history: Numerical argument out of domain
> Aug  9 15:10:01 media-histidine rnews: cant open_remote: Connection refused
> Aug  9 16:10:01 media-histidine rnews: cant open_remote: Connection refused
> Aug  9 17:10:01 media-histidine rnews: cant open_remote: Connection refused
> Aug  9 18:10:01 media-histidine rnews: cant open_remote: Connection refused
> Aug  9 19:10:01 media-histidine rnews: cant open_remote: Connection refused
> Aug  9 20:10:01 media-histidine rnews: cant open_remote: Connection refused
> Aug  9 21:10:01 media-histidine rnews: cant open_remote: Connection refused
> Aug  9 22:10:01 media-histidine rnews: cant open_remote: Connection refused
> Aug  9 23:10:01 media-histidine rnews: cant open_remote: Connection refused
> Aug 10 00:10:01 media-histidine rnews: cant open_remote: Connection refused
> Aug 10 01:10:01 media-histidine rnews: cant open_remote: Connection refused
> Aug 10 02:10:01 media-histidine rnews: cant open_remote: Connection refused
> Aug 10 03:10:01 media-histidine rnews: cant open_remote: Connection refused
> Aug 10 04:10:01 media-histidine rnews: cant open_remote: Connection refused
> Aug 10 04:15:31 media-histidine rnews: cant open_remote: Connection refused
> Aug 10 05:10:01 media-histidine rnews: cant open_remote: Connection refused
> Aug 10 06:10:01 media-histidine rnews: cant open_remote: Connection refused
> Aug 10 07:10:01 media-histidine rnews: cant open_remote: Connection refused
> Aug 10 08:10:01 media-histidine rnews: cant open_remote: Connection refused
> Aug 10 09:10:01 media-histidine rnews: cant open_remote: Connection refused
>
> How can I fix that?
>
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