leafnode build fails to create user news

[martinsm@…]

I have built leafnode from trunk on 10.5.6, but it has not created user and group news and therefore is unable to run. I can run fetchnews manually with sudo. I have exported NNTPSERVER="localhost" so it should work as it does in bsd land. telnet localhost 119 just gives connection refused. Any suggestions most welcome

[martin.osx@…]

It does need the user - tricky to test for me as I already got them. Give me a few days.

Apart from that the port creates some *.command files in "/Applications/MacPorts/Utilities" to start the leafnode using launchd. You don't start it manually!

Martin

[martinsm@…]

Replying to jmr@…: Well, some more info, first a bit of background, I am not long in from freebsd land, just finding my way about making ports on osx... Anyway I have now verified that user _news exists, but netstat shows that nntp is not running, so presumably the service is not being started, in fact after a lengthy perusal of the messages, there is no mention of either leafnode or nntp. Where should I start looking for clues? I am learning as fast as I can, need to be pushed along a bit, cheers

[martin.osx@…]

Of course leafnode won't show with netstat. On MacOS we use launchd which replaces init, cron and inetd. I take it you know how inetd or xinetd work. As said launchd works the same way - only it is configured with hip and modern xml files.

The needed xml files are part of the port. As well as .command files to load them - Ahh, you might not know either: .command is the extension for shell scripts used by Mac OS. That is: if you use .command finder will start the script on double click. I use Z-Shell - so you should have install the Z-Shell port.

[martinsm@…]

Replying to martin.osx@…:

Of course leafnode won't show with netstat. On MacOS we use launchd which replaces init, cron and inetd. I take it you know how inetd or xinetd work. As said launchd works the same way - only it is configured with hip and modern xml files.

The needed xml files are part of the port. As well as .command files to load them - Ahh, you might not know either: .command is the extension for shell scripts used by Mac OS. That is: if you use .command finder will start the script on double click. I use Z-Shell - so you should have install the Z-Shell port.

OK, some progress, I found the directory in applications, double clicked the restart leafnode command file, enter password and leafnode starts.... nntp now visible in netstat -a | grep LISTEN Now thunderbird can access leafnode, fine but trying to set up slrn to access it is another problem: rakuba:~ martinsmith$ slrn -f /Users/martinsmith/.jnewsrc --create slrn 0.9.8.1 [2004-10-07]

Using newsrc file /Users/martinsmith/.jnewsrc for server localhost. Connecting to host localhost ... Failed to initialize server Reason: 502 Remote access denied. slrn fatal error: Failed to initialize server. and on the console: 21/12/2008 18:56:21 leafnode[384] Denying access from address outside the local networks. (Check config.example.) but slrn is on the localhost ???

Anyway leafnode is not started at startup, where should I look for the command file that starts leafnode, or where should it be? That is the next important thing to sort out, slrn can follow later Any clues, many thanks

[martin.osx@…]

Sorry for the delay.

Well, we now come to the point where the ticket changes into a Mac OS X crash course ;-) :

In order for a launchd to automaticly start a service the plist file must reside in /Library/LaunchAgents/ or /Library/LaunchDaemons. Symbolic link will do. There is also a ~/Library/LaunchAgents and ~/Library/LaunchDaemons for services started at login and /System/Library/LaunchAgents/ and /System/Library/LaunchDaemons for services provided by Apple. Never change the System one!

Martin

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[krischik@…]

Why is this bug back online? The needed create statements are in place:

pre-destroot {
	addgroup	_news			realname="NEWS Server group"
	adduser		_news gid=_news realname="NEWS Server user"
}

and apart from that it's user _news - with an underscore.