I think the notinited message shows up if you upgrade and have a valid db connection but the database is empty. Kind of like if a previous installation config file still exists, e.g. copying some files from the old into the new installation
Thanks Seb On Thu, 7 Jul 2022 at 3:22 PM, Maxim Solodovnik <solomax...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Ed, > > On Wed, 6 Jul 2022 at 16:08, <i...@bureau-de-poste.net> wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I'm just trying to make a few suggestions based on my personal experience >> in installing and / or upgrading 6.3.0 the opther day. I think we all want >> the maximum uptake of this software project, right? Well, it was so >> frustrating not to get the web-based installer to work - that I finally >> gave up trying to use it. The error too many redirects from the browser, >> and the "notinitied" added to the end of "openmeetings" in the url - (I >> assume this is java adding this - and I would love to know what it means) - >> was a bad experience. Since I experienced this on firefox, edge and chrome >> and opera - I feel that there must be a real problem somewhere - that is >> going to alienate the average potential user who tries an install. I don't >> have the slightest idea of how to fix it. >> > > web based installer works for me (also works in tests) > I'll try to reproduce your behavior (never saw it before) > >> >> As for the terminal command line install - that was very helpful, and >> because it threw so many errors because of: 1) my usage of strong passwords >> (I forgot that special characters had to be escaped in bash), and 2) the >> example wasn't good, and didn't give explanations about the order of >> things. >> >> I would urge that the text about this method of installing show a note >> that special characters in passwords have to be escaped, with an example. >> Shoud they be enclused in single quotation marks, like pass = 'pass=' or >> can each special character be escaped as in pass = pass\= ? >> > > It is not very good idea to pass clear-text password of admin user in > command line > (it is saved in bash history) > you can omit it and command line installer will ask for a password in > interactive mode :) > >> >> I tried to follow the example (I am not an advanced bash user), and it >> ended up giving the password that I use for smtp port 587 emal >> authorization as the password of the OpenMeetings admin user! - so the >> order of things wasn't clear enough to me. How about listing something like >> (as a general guide to first time installers via the command line that >> would be sufficient for most purposes, like): >> >> (could someone verify that this is correct, please?): (and give an >> illustration of using a password with special characters, please)? (thanks) >> >> replace every [abcde] with your data, omitting the braces: >> >> ./admin.sh -i -v -tz Europe/Berlin -email [admin email address] -group >> webbase -user [admin user name] --password [admin user password] >> --smtp-server localhost --smtp-port 587 --db-type mysql --db-name >> [openmeeting database name] --db-user [openmeetings database user] >> --db-pass [openmeetings database password] --email-auth-user [email user >> for smtp authentication] --system-email-address [what is this and why >> necessary?] --email-use-tls yes --db-user root --db-host localhost >> --email-auth-pass [password for smtp authentication] >> > > you can specify only necessary options while installing: > > ./admin.sh -i -v -user ui_admin -email someem...@gmail.com -tz > "Asia/Tehran" -group "yourgroup" > > (password will prompted before install) > All other options can be specified in UI Admin :) > > in case you are upgrading I would recommend "install from backup" > > ./admin.sh -i -v -file backup_31_07_2012_12_07_51.zip > --drop --skip-default-objects > > > >> >> >> I think clarifying this guide and fixing the install info so it works >> flawlessly first time would really help with profect adoption by the >> general webmaster user. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Ed >> >> Quoting Alvaro <zurca...@gmail.com>: >> >> Hello Ed, >> Good you got it! >> >> Maxim will answare you. >> >> Best >> >> Alvaro >> >> >> ------- >> >> >> On Tue, 05 Jul 2022 12:00:28 +0000 >> i...@bureau-de-poste.net wrote: >> >> Hello Alvaro, >> >> I installed finally with the command line and I think there is a >> mistake that soemone might want to correct. I use very strong >> passwords with lots of special characters (like ! _ ) = etc) and I had >> to remove all the special characters from my passwords in the command. >> Is this normal - not accepting special characters in passwords for a >> command line install? >> >> Best, >> >> Ed >> >> Quoting Alvaro <zurca...@gmail.com>: >> >> ...are you try with java 11 or 17? >> It depend your OS. >> If Java 17 then try java 11 >> >> .......... >> >> On Sun, 03 Jul 2022 10:19:30 +0000 >> i...@bureau-de-poste.net wrote: >> >> I am having to waste a lot of time with the 6.3.0 install - bno >> matter what I do with my browser, I get the error: >> >> ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS >> >> and the word notinited >> is added to the url when I try to go through the web based installer: >> as in >> >> https://ipv4:5443/openmeetings [1] redirects to >> >> https://ipv4:5443/openmeetings/notinited >> >> I have downloaded completely now browsers, and set them to the most >> unsafe settings and to the default settings, I have cleared the >> cookies and cache and history ... >> >> This is absurd. Is there a direct path to call the install script ? >> >> Is having coturn installed and / or running during an upgrade - can >> that cause this? >> >> I can neither install nor upgrade because of this absurd problem? Why >> so may redirects? >> >> Ed >> >> -- >> >> >> >> Links: >> ------ >> [1] https://ipv4:5443/openmeetings%C2%A0 >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Best regards, > Maxim > -- Sebastian Wagner Director Arrakeen Solutions, OM-Hosting.com http://arrakeen-solutions.co.nz/ https://om-hosting.com - Cloud & Server Hosting for HTML5 Video-Conferencing OpenMeetings <https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/da4e8828-743d-4968-af6f-49033f10d60a/public_url> <https://www.youracclaim.com/badges/b7e709c6-aa87-4b02-9faf-099038475e36/public_url>
