Ubuntu 20.04 - libnss-mysql No Longer Available

[JeffH]

Hello,

I am new to Froxlor but I really like what I see so far! I've started the process of installing it on Ubuntu Server 20.04, but got stuck during the apache2 with fcgid configuration. The installation calls for installing libnss-mysql. This package is no longer distributed with Ubuntu 20.04. It looks like it's also not available in Ubuntu 18.04.

I also looked at the documentation for installing Froxlor via apache2 with php fpm and it also calls for libnss-mysql. Lastly, I looked at nginx with php fpm and it calls for libnss-mysql-bg which also is no longer distributed with Ubuntu 20.04 (or Ubuntu 18.04).

It looks like the last time either libnss-mysql or libnss-mysql-bg were included with Ubuntu was in version 16.04 which reaches end of standard support in April 2021 (end of life in April 2024), so I do not want to deploy an operating system that's 2 months away from no longer being supported.

When was the last time this installation process validated and with which version(s) of Ubuntu? Are there any alternatives to libnss-mysql or libnss-mysql-bg?

Please advise?

[d00p]

Use libnss-extrausers (also enable it in froxlors settings). There are also configuration templates for it

[JeffH]

OK great! I actually installed that package but wasn't entirely certain if it was a suitable replacement.

I do have one other question.... I installed froxlor from the repository. The documentation states that I should be able to open a browser and connect to http://<IP ADDRESS>/froxlor. It doesn't look like the package installation took care of creating the site under apache2/sites-available (/sites-enabled). Is it expected that we create that file manually?

[d00p]

depending on the OS, the default is either /var/www/ or /var/www/html - please read the wiki installation guide #4 here -> https://github.com/Froxlor/Froxlor/wiki/Install-froxlor-on-ubuntu#4-proceed-with-installation-and-configuration

[JeffH]

Hang on - might have made a mistake in one area. 🙂

 

[d00p]

documentroot of the (default) vhost configuration is set to /var/www/? There is a folder called froxlor in /var/www/? there are files in /var/www/froxlor?

[JeffH]

I checked /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf and the default directory was /var/www/html. I just changed DocumentRoot to /var/www and restarted.

When I look under /var/www/froxlor, I see what's in the image below. Looks OK to me.

 

[JeffH]

OK - it was my fault. I had another site defined on the server set to use virtualhosts but it wasn't working the way it was supposed to. Apache was using it as the default site instead of the 000-default.conf.

Everything is OK now. Sorry to trouble you.

[d00p]

great to hear