Well, I missed a step in the installation process and did not add the USE_DOSEMU=1 parameter on the make command under Linux. Is it passible to recompile? Will any of the changes I have already made get overwritten?

I have had no luck getting DOSEMU to work on it's own on this system as it is a Virtual Machine without a GUI.
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Re: Recompile SBBS
By: Clifra Jones to All on Wed Jul 25 2018 03:07 pm

Well, I missed a step in the installation process and did not add the USE_DOSEMU=1 parameter on the make command under Linux. Is it passible to recompile? Will any of the changes I have already made get overwritten?

You should be ok nothing should be over-written.

do:
export CVSROOT=:pserver:anonymous@cvs.synchro.net:/cvsroot/sbbs
cvs update -d src 3rdp
cd /sbbs/src/sbbs3/scfg; make RELEASE=1 USE_DOSEMU=1 symlinks
cd /sbbs/src/sbbs3/; make RELEASE=1 USE_DOSEMU=1 symlinks

I guess the above should work. Anyhow mdo a security copy of you actualy stuff (just in case..)

I have re-compole lot of times in the last few weeks, and I haven't found any issues so far.

thanks

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Rmh wrote:

Re: Recompile SBBS
By: Clifra Jones to All on Wed Jul 25 2018 03:07 pm

Well, I missed a step in the installation process and did not add the
USE_DOSEMU=1 parameter on the make command under Linux. Is it passible to
recompile? Will any of the changes I have already made get overwritten?

You should be ok nothing should be over-written.

do:
export CVSROOT=:pserver:anonymous@cvs.synchro.net:/cvsroot/sbbs
cvs update -d src 3rdp

If you do that then any source code changes will be overwrtitten

cd /sbbs/src/sbbs3/scfg; make RELEASE=1 USE_DOSEMU=1 symlinks
cd /sbbs/src/sbbs3/; make RELEASE=1 USE_DOSEMU=1 symlinks

In the sbbs3 directory create localdefs.mk if it doesn't exist and
put USE_DOSEMU=1 in there and you won't have to worry about it again. This
is documented on the wiki poage.

You don't need a GUI to get DOSEMU working. Which OS are you using? I
had problems with CentOS, it just works on Ubuntu with no problems to
the point where I have created a drop in tar file so you just uncompress
it and make a small change to sbbs.ini and you're pretty much done. It
even comes with a sample game and how to configure for sbbs. Let me
know if you want the link and how to install it.

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Re: Recompile SBBS
By: Clifra Jones to All on Wed Jul 25 2018 03:07 pm

Well, I missed a step in the installation process and did not add the USE_DOSEMU=1 parameter on the make command under Linux. Is it passible to recompile?

Yes, just do "make clean; make UDS_DOSEMU=1" in your src/sbbs3 directory. Add "RELEASE=1" (to both make commands) if you're using a release build.

Will any of the changes I have already made get overwritten?

No.

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Re: Re: Recompile SBBS
By: Nelgin to Rmh on Thu Jul 26 2018 10:23 am

put USE_DOSEMU=1 in there and you won't have to worry about it again. This is documented on the wiki poage.

You don't need a GUI to get DOSEMU working. Which OS are you using? I
had problems with CentOS, it just works on Ubuntu with no problems to
the point where I have created a drop in tar file so you just uncompress
it and make a small change to sbbs.ini and you're pretty much done. It
even comes with a sample game and how to configure for sbbs. Let me
know if you want the link and how to install it.

I am using CENTOS 7. I got DOSEMU to work. There is a CentOS 7 rpm I found and after messing with the config (shutting off sound and setting video to 'none') I got it to work.

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Re: Recompile SBBS
By: Digital Man to Clifra Jones on Thu Jul 26 2018 02:53 pm

Well, I missed a step in the installation process and did not add the USE_DOSEMU=1 parameter on the make command under Linux. Is it passible to recompile?

Yes, just do "make clean; make UDS_DOSEMU=1" in your src/sbbs3 directory. Add "RELEASE=1" (to both make commands) if you're using a release build.

Will any of the changes I have already made get overwritten?

No.

digital man

Thanks D Man, I got this done.

Procedure:
cd /sbbs/src/sbbs3
make clean
cd /sbbs
make install SYMLINK=1 USE_DOSEMU=1

# allow sbbs executable to open restricted port. Has to be re-done after re-compile

sudo setcap CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE=+eip /sbbs/src/sbbs3/gcc.linux.x64.exe.release/sbbs

I have not tested any DOS doors yet but will post progress here.

I will also post a pocedure on how to get all this working on CENTOS 7. CENTOS can be a bit of a pain t get things working on as it tends to be a bit behind Fedora but it is a very stable OS.


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Clifra wrote:

sudo setcap CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE=+eip /sbbs/src/sbbs3/gcc.linux.x64.exe.release/sbbs

You don't have to do that every time if you put it in a systemd startup
file. There's a wiki page on how to do it.

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Nelgin wrote to Clifra Jones <=-

Clifra wrote:

sudo setcap CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE=+eip /sbbs/src/sbbs3/gcc.linux.x64.exe.release/sbbs

You don't have to do that every time if you put it in a systemd startup file. There's a wiki page on how to do it.

Example for Centos


[Unit]
Description=Synchronet BBS
Documentation=man:sbbs
After=network.target

[Service]
ExecStartPre=/bin/rm -f /var/run/sbbs/*
EnvironmentFile=-/etc/default/sbbs
#Environment=SBBSROOT=/sbbs SBBSCTRL=/sbbs/ctrl
#ExecStart=/sbbs/exec/sbbs nd
#ExecStart=/sbbs/exec/sbbs td
ExecStartPre=/sbin/setcap 'cap_net_bind_service=+ep' /sbbs/src/sbbs3/gcc.linux.x64.exe.release/sbbs
ExecStart=/sbbs/exec/sbbs nd
PermissionsStartOnly=true
ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=30
#User=bbs
#Group=bbs
StandardOutput=syslog
StandardError=syslog
SyslogIdentifier=sbbs
User=root
Group=root

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target



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Re: Re: Recompile SBBS
By: Nelgin to Clifra Jones on Mon Jul 30 2018 02:05 pm

Clifra wrote:

sudo setcap CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE=+eip /sbbs/src/sbbs3/gcc.linux.x64.exe.release/sbbs

You don't have to do that every time if you put it in a systemd startup file. There's a wiki page on how to do it.

I have a systemd unit file and it failed to open the ports after recompile. You only have to run the setcap command once, after that it works on every reboot.


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Re: Re: Recompile SBBS
By: Rmh to Nelgin on Tue Jul 31 2018 10:24 am

Nelgin wrote to Clifra Jones <=-

Clifra wrote:

sudo setcap CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE=+eip /sbbs/src/sbbs3/gcc.linux.x64.exe.release/sbbs

You don't have to do that every time if you put it in a systemd startup file. There's a wiki page on how to do it.

Example for Centos

[Unit]
Description=Synchronet BBS
Documentation=man:sbbs
After=network.target

[Service]
ExecStartPre=/bin/rm -f /var/run/sbbs/*
EnvironmentFile=-/etc/default/sbbs
#Environment=SBBSROOT=/sbbs SBBSCTRL=/sbbs/ctrl
#ExecStart=/sbbs/exec/sbbs nd
#ExecStart=/sbbs/exec/sbbs td
ExecStartPre=/sbin/setcap 'cap_net_bind_service=+ep' /sbbs/src/sbbs3/gcc.linux.x64.exe.release/sbbs
ExecStart=/sbbs/exec/sbbs nd
PermissionsStartOnly=true
ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=30
#User=bbs
#Group=bbs
StandardOutput=syslog
StandardError=syslog
SyslogIdentifier=sbbs
User=root
Group=root

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

I dont have the setcap in my using file, nor do I run the BBS as root.
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[Unit]
Description=Synchronet BBS
Documentation=man.sbbs
After=network.target

[Service]
Restart=on-failure
EnvironmentFile=/etc/default/sbbs
ExecStart=/sbbs/exec/sbbs nd
ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
User=sysop
Group=sysop

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user-target
****

Sysop is my administrative username, it is not the sysop username for the BBS.



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Clifra wrote:

Re: Re: Recompile SBBS
By: Nelgin to Clifra Jones on Mon Jul 30 2018 02:05 pm

Clifra wrote:

sudo setcap CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE=+eip
/sbbs/src/sbbs3/gcc.linux.x64.exe.release/sbbs

You don't have to do that every time if you put it in a systemd startup
file. There's a wiki page on how to do it.

I have a systemd unit file and it failed to open the ports after recompile.

You

only have to run the setcap command once, after that it works on every

reboot.

But not after every compile.

Just add this to your sbbs.service file

ExecStartPre=/sbin/setcap 'cap_net_bind_service=+ep' /sbbs/src/sbbs3/gcc.linux.x64.exe.release/sbbs

Then each time you run it'll ensure the executable is set. That way you don't have
to remember to do it as part of the compilation.

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Clifra Jones wrote to Rmh <=-

Re: Re: Recompile SBBS
By: Rmh to Nelgin on Tue Jul 31 2018 10:24 am

Nelgin wrote to Clifra Jones <=-

Clifra wrote:

sudo setcap CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE=+eip /sbbs/src/sbbs3/gcc.linux.x64.exe.release/sbbs

You don't have to do that every time if you put it in a systemd startup file. There's a wiki page on how to do it.

Example for Centos

I dont have the setcap in my using file, nor do I run the BBS as root.

I got setcap as I got a number of services running below port 1024, so that's essential.
The user in use is "bbs" and not root. All the processes are handle by that "bbs" user:

netstat -anpt|grep sbbs
tcp 0 0 <public_ip>:21 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 30630/sbbs
tcp 0 0 <public_ip>:2424 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 30630/sbbs
tcp 0 0 <public_ip>:443 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 30630/sbbs
tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:10088 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 30630/sbbs
tcp 0 0 <public_ip>:24554 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 30630/sbbs
tcp 0 0 <public_ip>:143 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 30630/sbbs
tcp 0 0 <public_ip>:80 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 30630/sbbs
tcp 0 0 <public_ip>:2323 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 30630/sbbs

ps -ef|grep bbs
bbs 30630 1 2 Jul29 ? 01:46:10 /sbbs/exec/sbbs nd

many thanks



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