sks init script bug in ubuntu 12.04

Fri Aug 30 17:38:40 UTC 2013

Rohan,

On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 1:16 PM, rohan dighe <rohandighe18 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Thomas,
>
> I did check the  /etc/init.d/sks directory and found that the code >Edit
> /etc/init.d/sks to automatically create the/var/run/sks directory on
> startup.
>
>>At (approx) line 71 (after the check for /etc/default/sks & before 'echo -n
>> "sksdb.."') add
>>mkdir -p `dirname "$SKSDBPID"`
>>chown debian-sks `dirname "$SKSDBPID"`
>
> Was present in the init script of sks so I skip that configuration and also
> I skip the  configuration  In /etc/cron.daily/sks change db4.1_archive to
> db4.6_archive.mentioned in that link.
>
> and tried to configure the setup.but still not able to configure sks.
>
> I really appreciate your efforts.
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 10:33 PM, Thomas Ward <teward at ubuntu.com> wrote:
>>
>> I'm... confused by why they're having you create a directory...
>>
>> The tutorial you linked has this:
>>
>> >Edit /etc/init.d/sks to automatically create the/var/run/sks directory on
>> > startup.
>> >At (approx) line 71 (after the check for /etc/default/sks & before 'echo
>> > -n "sksdb.."') add
>> >mkdir -p `dirname "$SKSDBPID"`
>> >chown debian-sks `dirname "$SKSDBPID"`
>>
>> I'm a little confused by why they have you do this.  The init script
>> that already exists already does this in Precise.
>>
>> (http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-branches/ubuntu/precise/sks/precise-updates/view/head:/debian/sks.init#L71)
>>
>> So, because I'm completely unsure of whether what they're doing works
>> or not, give me a minute to spin up a new server instance and test
>> this with the tutorial you linked... I think they did something wonky
>> somewhere...
>>
>> ------
>> Thomas
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 12:46 PM, rohan dighe <rohandighe18 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Hi Thomas,
>> >
>> > Thanks for sending me the link for setup of the sks,and yes i did run
>> > the
>> > sks build command on the server while configuring sks server.But still
>> > getting the error.
>> >
>> > I followed the below link on how to setup the sks server.
>> >
>> > http://www.rainydayz.org/content/installing-opensks-keyserver
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 9:50 PM, Thomas Ward <teward at ubuntu.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Rohan,
>> >>
>> >> On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 10:04 AM, rohan dighe <rohandighe18 at gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Hi Team,
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks for the immediate response I really appreciate your efforts on
>> >> > providing me the solution for sks server.
>> >> >
>> >> > Here are the steps I am following to setup the sks server on ubuntu
>> >> > 12.04
>> >> >
>> >> > # aptitude install sks
>> >> >
>> >> > Set database permissions on the database used by sks to store keys
>> >> >
>> >> > # chown -Rc debian-sks:debian-sks /var/lib/sks/DB
>> >> >
>> >> > To start the server automatically, set initstart=yes in
>> >> > /etc/default/sks
>> >> >
>> >> > # Here I start the sks service
>> >> >
>> >> > # /etc/init.d/sks start
>> >> > Stopping sks daemons: sksrecon..start-stop-daemon: warning: failed to
>> >> > kill 31643: No such process
>> >> > sksdb..start-stop-daemon: warning: failed to kill 31640: No such
>> >> > process
>> >> > done.
>> >> >
>> >> > Starting sks daemons: sksdb.. sksrecon.. done.
>> >> >
>> >> > Then I configure webinterface for sks
>> >> >
>> >> > I install the sks winzip from internet
>> >> >
>> >> > Then I created a www directory in /var/lib/sks
>> >> >
>> >> > unzip the sks in /var/lib/sks/www folder
>> >> >
>> >> > After that 2 files gets downloaded in /var/lib/sks/www folder.
>> >> >
>> >> > 1) index.html
>> >> >
>> >> > 2) keys.jpg
>> >> >
>> >> > I Edit index.html and change the three references to your.site.name
>> >> > (currently at lines 20, 36 & 62) to the url of your keyserver) ( In
>> >> > my case
>> >> > its my server ip )
>> >> >
>> >> > Then I change the permission on the files
>> >> >
>> >> > # chown -R debian-sks:debian-sks /var/lib/sks/www
>> >> >
>> >> > After that when I tried to browse http://myserverip:11371 its not
>> >> > working.
>> >> >
>> >> > I also tried to get the pid of the sks but the pid is not running on
>> >> > the
>> >> > server below is the given output.
>> >> >
>> >> > # ps -aufx | grep sks
>> >> > Warning: bad ps syntax, perhaps a bogus '-'? See
>> >> > http://procps.sf.net/faq.html
>> >> > root 31950 0.0 0.0 9384 900 pts/1 S+ 19:26 0:00 \_ grep --color=auto
>> >> > sks
>> >> >
>> >> > Here I cant see the 2 process running for sks one for the DB, one for
>> >> > recon.
>> >> >
>> >> > The ps output shows here that sks pid is not running ,It will be
>> >> > helpful
>> >> > if you let me know where exact the problem lies in sks.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks,
>> >> > Rohan
>> >> >
>> >> > On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 12:48 AM, Thomas Ward <teward at ubuntu.com>
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Rohan,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 3:08 PM, Thomas Ward <teward at ubuntu.com>
>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> I took a look at that bug, the bug went inactive because it had no
>> >> >>> activity or updates when the bug was marked "Incomplete".  Since
>> >> >>> the
>> >> >>> original poster and nobody else provided any additional information
>> >> >>> the bug
>> >> >>> auto expired.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> I can try confirming this bug, however if I remember when I was
>> >> >>> configuring sks back in the days of 11.04 and 11.10, you had to
>> >> >>> configure it
>> >> >>> before you could actually start or restart the sks process.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> I'll take a look and see if I can reproduce, but there's probably
>> >> >>> logs
>> >> >>> somewhere for sks explaining why it didn't start or such.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> I'll check back with this in a little bit after I've done some
>> >> >>> testing.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> ------
>> >> >>> Thomas
>> >> >>> Ubuntu Member
>> >> >>> Bug Squad Member
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 7:56 AM, rohan dighe
>> >> >>> <rohandighe18 at gmail.com>
>> >> >>> wrote:
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> Hi Team,
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> I am working on setting up a gpg key server on ubuntu server,but
>> >> >>>> facing some issue as the init script of sks has some bug.when I
>> >> >>>> set up the
>> >> >>>> gpg key server and starts sks service
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> I get the below output on command prompt its shows service running
>> >> >>>> but its actually not running and also I cant get the pid process
>> >> >>>> of sks
>> >> >>>> service showing running.
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> root at tripwiretest: sks]# /etc/init.d/sks start
>> >> >>>> Starting sks daemons: sksdb.. sksrecon.. done.
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> The ubuntu showing the bug on this link.
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sks/+bug/820354
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> I also followed the solution given on the link but with no
>> >> >>>> success.
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> As the sks comes from the ubuntu 12.04 repository do we have any
>> >> >>>> permanent fix for the init script of sks.
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> Please help me regarding the init script of sks.
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> Thanks,
>> >> >>>> Rohan
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> --
>> >> >>>> Ubuntu-bugsquad mailing list
>> >> >>>> Ubuntu-bugsquad at lists.ubuntu.com
>> >> >>>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugsquad
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Using a properly configured 'sks' instance, I am unable to reproduce
>> >> >> this bug, and using the init.d script correctly launches the two sks
>> >> >> processes, one for the DB, one for recon.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Also, the package 'sks' does not by default set up the key database
>> >> >> or
>> >> >> other items just by installing.  Did you actually configure 'sks'
>> >> >> first
>> >> >> before attempting to run it with the init script?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> ------
>> >> >> Thomas
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> Typically, when I configured sks on several systems, I always had to
>> >> do this step to get the key db built after installing, then afterwards
>> >> I chown'd /var/lib/sks/DB:  sudo sks build
>> >>
>> >> Did you run the build command for sks before attempting to launch sks?
>> >>  If you did that and are still getting this error, then perhaps we
>> >> should purge sks from your system and start anew?  This link here [1]
>> >> was able to help me get a brand new sks instance set up correctly
>> >> without incident, though, and it correctly runs the sks process and
>> >> builds the key database so it works.
>> >>
>> >> [1]
>> >>
>> >> https://kura.io/2011/12/17/running-your-own-pgp-keyserver-with-sks-on-debian-6ubuntu-10-04/
>> >>
>> >> ------
>> >> Thomas
>> >
>> >
>
>

Okay, I tested using the link that you provided and also tested with
the link I provided.

The link you provided asks you to run `sudo sks db` after you've build
the key database.  I'm not entirely certain, however I think that
command, and then later closing out of it, is somehow causing it to
break.  I am drawing this conclusion because in one tutorial I don't
run `sudo sks db` and it correctly launches later.

So, let's start from the beginning, doing everything in your tutorial
*but* running `sudo sks db` after building it, but using these steps
to get it to launch, then using the rest of the tutorial for the web
interface, and see if that works:

(1) sudo apt-get purge sks
(2) sudo apt-get install sks
(3) sudo sks build
(4) sudo chown -R debian-sks:debian-sks /var/lib/sks/DB
(5) sudo nano /etc/default/sks  (change initstart to "yes")
(6) sudo /etc/init.d/sks start
(7) sudo pidof sks  (should show PIDs now)

------
Thomas