centos_8_migration_notes
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* Disable WiFi LAN connection with ''# | * Disable WiFi LAN connection with ''# | ||
* [[https:// | * [[https:// | ||
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- | 16 May 2020: | ||
- | * System randomly reboots when KVM toggles back and forth from Dell XPS 8930 (running CentOS 7 as ' | ||
- | * Noticed monitoring emails not being sent from tidewater; postfix not running and won't start. mysql error. | ||
- | * yum reinstall < | ||
- | * postfix started | ||
- | * Other trouble...had to completely uninstall PHP | ||
- | * Reinstall PHP - that is v5.4 | ||
- | * Then upgrade to REMI php v7.4 | ||
- | * Look in the bash setup script to install the needed php files | ||
- | * Restore / | ||
- | * restart httpd service | ||
- | * yum update had many instances of 'empty files' | ||
- | * ldconfig gave errors for 2 more things | ||
- | * yum reinstall oniguruma5 | ||
- | * yum reinstall oniguruma | ||
- | * reboot system, came up cleanly | ||
- | * may need to check if mysql connection limit needs to be increased | ||
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- | 13 December 2016: | ||
- | * VM machine #1 failed to boot into kernel-3.10.0-514.2.2.el7.x86_64 | ||
- | * Yum had hung up when updating open-vm-tools and I did a '' | ||
- | * Booting machine into previous kernel had no network connection; rebooting once again got network up | ||
- | * RPM database completely hosed; had to erase this VM and restore from backup | ||
- | * VM machine #2 was a clone of a test CentOS 7 VM (v7.2.1511) and it got stuck on trying to update '' | ||
- | * cancelled by CTRL-C | ||
- | * had to install " | ||
- | * yum then failed because transaction size changed | ||
- | * ran '' | ||
- | * ran '' | ||
- | * ran '' | ||
- | * Still a mess, ran '' | ||
- | * Erased VM | ||
- | * VM machine #3 was clone of test CentOS 7 VM (v7.2.1511) | ||
- | * tried to remove open-vm-tools - hung up so aborted attempt | ||
- | * VM machine #4 test was clone of test CentOS 7 VM (v7.2.1511) | ||
- | * '' | ||
- | * machine updated and booted into new kernel normally | ||
- | * ran '' | ||
- | * stalled again | ||
- | * '' | ||
- | * **did '' | ||
- | * **saw this process: '' | ||
- | * **issued '' | ||
- | * Primary machine updated OK | ||
- | * Virtual Box VMs would not start | ||
- | * Had to run as root ''/ | ||
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- | 5 June 2016: | ||
- | * Primary system migrated | ||
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- | 18 May 2016: | ||
- | * Xfce Power Manager icon appeared in task bar | ||
- | * Might be a way to configure screen blanking | ||
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- | 5 April 2016: | ||
- | * NUX repository needed for rdesktop | ||
- | * https:// | ||
- | * xfreerdp doesn' | ||
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- | 16 February 2016: | ||
- | * High CPU usage for vmtoolsd process | ||
- | * removed open-vm-tools-desktop | ||
- | * rebooted; open-vm-tools still remained but did not use high CPU | ||
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- | Restarting Services: http:// | ||
For migrating a system from a different OS, take note of this info first: | For migrating a system from a different OS, take note of this info first: | ||
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</ | </ | ||
- | yum -y update, reboot, verify latest kernel is loaded by GRUB | + | dnf -y update, reboot, verify latest kernel is loaded by GRUB |
Only keep 1 old kernel | Only keep 1 old kernel | ||
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Add 2nd hard drive to /etc/fstab [[adding_a_second_hard_drive|following these notes]] | Add 2nd hard drive to /etc/fstab [[adding_a_second_hard_drive|following these notes]] | ||
- | Prepare to run the local yum installer script | + | Prepare to run the local dnf installer script |
* Also installs [[https:// | * Also installs [[https:// | ||
* Best to run the script by establishing SSH connection to box from a different machine. | * Best to run the script by establishing SSH connection to box from a different machine. | ||
* Pipe output to log file and tail the log file | * Pipe output to log file and tail the log file | ||
- | * [[Yum installer bash script (CentOS7)|Copy this source to a .bash and run as root]] | + | * [[yum_installer_bash_script_centos8|dnf |
[[install_configure_cpan|CPAN packages]] to install: | [[install_configure_cpan|CPAN packages]] to install: | ||
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Setup ddclient: | Setup ddclient: | ||
* https:// | * https:// | ||
- | * yum -y install ddclient | + | * dnf -y install ddclient |
* Use / | * Use / | ||
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[[http:// | [[http:// | ||
< | < | ||
- | # yum install google*fonts | + | # dnf install google*fonts |
</ | </ | ||
* open Chrome, go to Settings > Advanced and set fonts as follows: | * open Chrome, go to Settings > Advanced and set fonts as follows: | ||
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< | < | ||
- | yum install alsa-plugins-pulseaudio.i686 qt.i686 1: | + | dnf install alsa-plugins-pulseaudio.i686 qt.i686 1: |
rpm -Uvh http:// | rpm -Uvh http:// | ||
- | yum localinstall http:// | + | dnf localinstall http:// |
</ | </ | ||
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* Update to openssh seems to require RSA keys now and authorized_keys file instead of DSA keys and authorized_keys2 file | * Update to openssh seems to require RSA keys now and authorized_keys file instead of DSA keys and authorized_keys2 file | ||
* Set " | * Set " | ||
- | * < | + | * < |
* < | * < | ||
* < | * < | ||
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* Use ' | * Use ' | ||
* [[https:// | * [[https:// | ||
- | * yum install cups | + | * dnf install cups |
* service cups start | * service cups start | ||
* systemctl enable cups | * systemctl enable cups | ||
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* Default printer driver works OK | * Default printer driver works OK | ||
* Or use web browser: | * Or use web browser: | ||
- | * # yum install httpd | + | * # dnf install httpd |
* # / | * # / | ||
- | * # yum install system-config-firewall | + | * # dnf install system-config-firewall |
* # firewall-config (or System > Administration > Firewall) | * # firewall-config (or System > Administration > Firewall) | ||
* Allow http and https as rules | * Allow http and https as rules |
centos_8_migration_notes.txt · Last modified: 2022/06/08 16:03 by juckins