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authorSol Jerome <sol.jerome@gmail.com>2011-06-06 12:36:56 -0500
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Validate: Create and use new error type for missing schemas
Signed-off-by: Sol Jerome <sol.jerome@gmail.com>
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+++ b/doc/help/troubleshooting.txt
@@ -81,121 +81,138 @@ Type `help` in bcfg2-info for more information.
Error Messages
==============
-This page describes error messages produced by Bcfg2 and steps that can
+The tables below describe error messages produced by Bcfg2 and steps that can
be taken to remedy them.
+Client Errors
+-------------
+
+------------------------------+----------+---------------------+--------------+
| Error | Location | Meaning | Repair |
+==============================+==========+=====================+==============+
-| Incomplete information for | Client | The described entry | [1]_ |
+| Incomplete information for | Client | The described entry | [c1]_ |
| entry <EntryTag>:<EntryName> | | is not fully | |
| cannot verify | | specified by the | |
| | | server, so no | |
| | | verification can be | |
| | | performed. | |
+------------------------------+----------+---------------------+--------------+
-| Incomplete information for | Client | The described entry | [1]_ |
+| Incomplete information for | Client | The described entry | [c1]_ |
| entry <EntryTag>:<EntryName> | | is not fully | |
| cannot install | | specified by the | |
| | | server, so no | |
| | | verification can be | |
| | | performed. | |
+------------------------------+----------+---------------------+--------------+
-| The following entries are | Client | The client cannot | [2]_ |
+| The following entries are | Client | The client cannot | [c2]_ |
| not handled by any tool: | | figure out how to | |
| <EntryTag>:<EntryName> | | handle this entry. | |
+------------------------------+----------+---------------------+--------------+
-| No ca is specified. Cannot | Client | The client is | [3]_ |
+| No ca is specified. Cannot | Client | The client is | [c3]_ |
| authenticate the server with | | unable to verify | |
| SSL. | | the server | |
+------------------------------+----------+---------------------+--------------+
-| GID normalization failed for | Client | The client is | [4]_ |
+| GID normalization failed for | Client | The client is | [c4]_ |
| FILENAME. Does group GROUP | | unable to convert | |
| exist? | | the group GROUP to | |
| | | a usable GID | |
+------------------------------+----------+---------------------+--------------+
-| UID normalization failed for | Client | The client is | [5]_ |
+| UID normalization failed for | Client | The client is | [c5]_ |
| FILENAME. Does owner OWNER | | unable to convert | |
| exist? | | the owner OWNER to | |
| | | a usable UID | |
+------------------------------+----------+---------------------+--------------+
-| Failed to bind entry: | Server | The server was | [6]_ |
+
+
+.. [c1] This entry is not being bound. Ensure that a version of this
+ entry applies to this client.
+.. [c2] It is possible that the type attribute for this generator entry
+ is undefined. You may need to add the appropriate type attribute
+ in the literal entry specification.
+.. [c3] Copy the Bcfg2 server's CA certificate to the client and specify it
+ using the **ca** option in the [communication] section of
+ ``bcfg2.conf``
+.. [c4] If the group doesn't exist, you need to specify the correct one
+ in an :ref:`info.xml <server-info>` file or set the default group
+ appropriately.
+.. [c5] If the owner doesn't exist, you need to specify the correct one
+ in an :ref:`info.xml <server-info>` file or set the default owner
+ appropriately.
+
+Server Errors
+-------------
+
++------------------------------+----------+---------------------+--------------+
+| Error | Location | Meaning | Repair |
++==============================+==========+=====================+==============+
+| Failed to bind entry: | Server | The server was | [s1]_ |
| <EntryTag> <EntryName> | | unable to find a | |
| | | suitable version of | |
| | | entry for client. | |
+------------------------------+----------+---------------------+--------------+
-| Failed to bind to socket | Server | The server was | [7]_ |
+| Failed to bind to socket | Server | The server was | [s2]_ |
| | | unable to bind to | |
| | | the tcp server | |
| | | socket. | |
+------------------------------+----------+---------------------+--------------+
-| Failed to load | Server | The server was | [8]_ |
+| Failed to load | Server | The server was | [s3]_ |
| ssl key <path> | | unable to read and | |
| | | process the ssl key.| |
+------------------------------+----------+---------------------+--------------+
-| Failed to read file <path> | Server | The server failed | [9]_ |
+| Failed to read file <path> | Server | The server failed | [s4]_ |
| | | to read the | |
| | | specified file | |
+------------------------------+----------+---------------------+--------------+
-| Failed to parse file <path> | Server | The server failed | [10]_ |
+| Failed to parse file <path> | Server | The server failed | [s5]_ |
| | | to parse the | |
| | | specified XML file | |
+------------------------------+----------+---------------------+--------------+
-| Client metadata resolution | Server | The server cannot | [11]_ |
+| Client metadata resolution | Server | The server cannot | [s6]_ |
| error for <IP> | | resolve the client | |
| | | hostname or the | |
| | | client is | |
| | | associated with a | |
| | | non-profile group. | |
+------------------------------+----------+---------------------+--------------+
-| Failed to decode <filename> | Server | The encoding being | [12]_ |
+| Failed to decode <filename> | Server | The encoding being | [s7]_ |
| Please verify you are using | | used is unable to | |
| the proper encoding | | decode the | |
| | | character present | |
| | | in this file. | |
+------------------------------+----------+---------------------+--------------+
-| Got unknown entries | Server | The Packages plugin | [13]_ |
+| Got unknown entries | Server | The Packages plugin | [s8]_ |
| [list of unknown entries] | | has no knowledge of | |
| | | the listed entries | |
+------------------------------+----------+---------------------+--------------+
-| Failed to import lxml | Server | The server cannot | [14]_ |
+| Failed to import lxml | Server | The server cannot | [s9]_ |
| dependency. Shutting | | import lxml | |
| down server. | | | |
+------------------------------+----------+---------------------+--------------+
-| You need to specify base64 | Server | The server cannot | [15]_ |
+| You need to specify base64 | Server | The server cannot | [s10]_ |
| encoding for <path> | | send the file as | |
| | | ascii text | |
+------------------------------+----------+---------------------+--------------+
+| ERROR: Error reading file | Server | The server cannot | [s11]_ |
+| '/path/to/schema': failed to | | find the schema | |
+| load external entity | | file | |
+| "/path/to/schema" | | | |
++------------------------------+----------+---------------------+--------------+
-.. [1] This entry is not being bound. Ensure that a version of this
- entry applies to this client.
-.. [2] It is possible that the type attribute for this generator entry
- is undefined. You may need to add the appropriate type attribute
- in the literal entry specification.
-.. [3] Copy the Bcfg2 server's CA certificate to the client and specify it
- using the **ca** option in the [communication] section of
- ``bcfg2.conf``
-.. [4] If the group doesn't exist, you need to specify the correct one
- in an :ref:`info.xml <server-info>` file or set the default group
- appropriately.
-.. [5] If the owner doesn't exist, you need to specify the correct one
- in an :ref:`info.xml <server-info>` file or set the default owner
- appropriately.
-.. [6] This entry is not being bound. Ensure that a version of this
- entry applies to this client.
-.. [7] Ensure that another instance of the daemon (or any other process)
- is not listening on the same port.
-.. [8] Ensure that the key is readable by the user running the daemon
- and that it is well-formed.
-.. [9] Ensure that this file still exists; a frequent cause is the
- deletion of a temp file.
-.. [10] Ensure that the file is properly formed XML.
-.. [11] Fix hostname resolution for the client or ensure that the profile
+.. [s1] This entry is not being bound. Ensure that a version of this
+ entry applies to this client.
+.. [s2] Ensure that another instance of the daemon (or any other process)
+ is not listening on the same port.
+.. [s3] Ensure that the key is readable by the user running the daemon
+ and that it is well-formed.
+.. [s4] Ensure that this file still exists; a frequent cause is the
+ deletion of a temp file.
+.. [s5] Ensure that the file is properly formed XML.
+.. [s6] Fix hostname resolution for the client or ensure that the profile
group is properly setup.
-.. [12] Ensure the correct encoding is specified in the [components]
+.. [s7] Ensure the correct encoding is specified in the [components]
section of ``bcfg2.conf``.
-.. [13] For packages listed other than **gpg-pubkey**, this error means
+.. [s8] For packages listed other than **gpg-pubkey**, this error means
that the Packages plugin is unable to find the package in any of
the sources listed in ``Packages/config.xml``. The issue often
arises when the client is not in one of the groups necessary for
@@ -203,10 +220,11 @@ be taken to remedy them.
ignore the message as the Packages plugin has no knowledge of
these packages (however, note that this package is most often
specified as a BoundPackage entry).
-.. [14] Ensure that you have installed all the necessary
+.. [s9] Ensure that you have installed all the necessary
:ref:`installation-prerequisites`.
-.. [15] You likely need to specify a base64 encoding using an
- :ref:`server-info` file for this entry.
+.. [s10] You likely need to specify a base64 encoding using an
+ :ref:`server-info` file for this entry.
+.. [s11] Verify that you have the proper prefix set in bcfg2.conf.
FAQs
====