January 2007 - calendarserver-users

Darwin Calendar Server on Linux - Howto
by mwacker＠linagora.com 05 Feb '07

05 Feb '07

I've put my Linux install procedure in joined document. I hope it 'll be helpfull for others. Maybe if it works it would have his place on the wiki. Thanks for all developpers to make it possible.

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(no subject)
by Gary King 28 Jan '07

28 Jan '07

I'm trying to run a simple CalendarServer daemon on my home network. If I start it up by hand, all is well. (Great! and thanks for everyone's hard work in bringing this project to fruition). I'm now trying to use launchd to start the server when the computer starts. I'm relying on the man pages for launchd and the tutorial at MacResearch (http://www.macresearch.org/ tutorial_backups_with_launchd). Here is the property file I'm using: > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" > "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> > <plist version="1.0"> > <dict> > <key>Label</key> > <string>com.metabang.calserver</string> > <key>LowPriorityIO</key> > <true/> > <key>Program</key> > <string>/repository/CalendarServer/run</string> > <key>OnDemand</key> > <false/> > <key>RunAtLoad</key> > <true/> > <key>WorkingDirectory</key> > <string> > /repository/CalendarServer > </string> > <key>RootDirectory</key> > <string> > /repository/CalendarServer > </string> > </dict> > </plist> > I've placed this in /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ com.metabang.calserver.plist When the computer starts, I get lots of messages like this : > Jan 27 19:35:23 roberta launchd: com.metabang.calserver: exited > with exit code: 127 > Jan 27 19:35:23 roberta launchd: com.metabang.calserver: respawning > too quickly! throttling > Jan 27 19:35:23 roberta launchd: com.metabang.calserver: 8 more > failures without living at least 60 seconds will cause job removal > Jan 27 19:35:23 roberta launchd: com.metabang.calserver: will > restart in 10 seconds in the system log. If I invoke launchctl manually via > launchctl load load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ > com.metabang.calserver.plist things seem to work fine. Any advice appreciated... thanks, -- Gary Warren King, metabang.com Cell: (413) 885 9127 Fax: (206) 338-4052 gwkkwg on Skype * garethsan on AIM

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Getting Calendar Server to work with LDAP
by David Riggle 28 Jan '07

28 Jan '07

I have an LDAP server that I use for Address Book sharing. How can I get the Calendar Server to work with it? It will be running on the same machine. My LDAP database is pretty simple, just a couple of organizational units and iNetOrgPerson for the address book entries. I uncommented the Open Directory section in the caldavd-dev.plist file. What else do I need to do? The instructions on the wiki are pretty sparse. I also searched the mailing list archives but didn't find clear instructions. Thanks! Dave

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Problem with directoryservices
by Q 26 Jan '07

26 Jan '07

Hello, My name is Q and I am new to the project and I am having trouble with setting up the calendar server with directory services. My build went fine but when I use the run script with open directory services configured (works fine with XML) I get: __ log snip __ 2007/01/26 11:33 -0700 [-] Log opened. 2007/01/26 11:33 -0700 [-] twistd 2.4.0+rUnknown (/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/Resources/Python.app/Contents/MacOS/Python 2.4.3) starting up 2007/01/26 11:33 -0700 [-] reactor class: <class 'twisted.internet.selectreactor.SelectReactor'> 2007/01/26 11:33 -0700 [-] "Unable to locate virtual host record: 'module' object has no attribute 'kDS1AttrGeneratedUID'" 2007/01/26 11:33 -0700 [-] Traceback (most recent call last): 2007/01/26 11:33 -0700 [-] File "/Developer/q/Twisted/bin/twistd", line 21, in ? 2007/01/26 11:33 -0700 [-] run() 2007/01/26 11:33 -0700 [-] File "/Developer/q/Twisted/twisted/scripts/twistd.py", line 27, in run 2007/01/26 11:33 -0700 [-] app.run(runApp, ServerOptions) 2007/01/26 11:33 -0700 [-] File "/Developer/q/Twisted/twisted/application/app.py", line 365, in run 2007/01/26 11:33 -0700 [-] runApp(config) 2007/01/26 11:33 -0700 [-] File "/Developer/q/Twisted/twisted/scripts/twistd.py", line 23, in runApp 2007/01/26 11:33 -0700 [-] _SomeApplicationRunner(config).run() 2007/01/26 11:33 -0700 [-] File "/Developer/q/Twisted/twisted/application/app.py", line 174, in run 2007/01/26 11:33 -0700 [-] self.application = self.createOrGetApplication() 2007/01/26 11:33 -0700 [-] File "/Developer/q/Twisted/twisted/application/app.py", line 219, in createOrGetApplication 2007/01/26 11:33 -0700 [-] ser = plg.makeService(self.config.subOptions) 2007/01/26 11:33 -0700 [-] File "/Developer/q/Calserver/twistedcaldav/tap.py", line 315, in makeService 2007/01/26 11:33 -0700 [-] return serviceMethod(options) 2007/01/26 11:33 -0700 [-] File "/Developer/q/Calserver/twistedcaldav/tap.py", line 155, in makeService_singleprocess 2007/01/26 11:33 -0700 [-] baseDirectory = directoryClass(**config.DirectoryService['params']) 2007/01/26 11:33 -0700 [-] File "/Developer/q/Calserver/twistedcaldav/directory/appleopendirectory.py", line 78, in __init__ 2007/01/26 11:33 -0700 [-] self._lookupVHostRecord() 2007/01/26 11:33 -0700 [-] File "/Developer/q/Calserver/twistedcaldav/directory/appleopendirectory.py", line 117, in _lookupVHostRecord 2007/01/26 11:33 -0700 [-] attrs = [ 2007/01/26 11:33 -0700 [-] AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'kDS1AttrGeneratedUID' xserv:/Developer/q/Calserver root# __ end log snip __ and here is the configs I have tried:  <key>DirectoryService</key> <dict> <key>type</key> <string>twistedcaldav.directory.appleopendirectory.OpenDirectoryService</string> <key>params</key> <dict> <key>node</key> <string>/Search</string> </dict> </dict> and  <key>DirectoryService</key> <dict> <key>type</key> <string>twistedcaldav.directory.appleopendirectory.OpenDirectoryService</string> <key>params</key> <dict> <key>node</key> <string>/LDAPv3/ldap.tippett.com</string> </dict> </dict>

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Re: [CalendarServer-users] Remote Principal Administration
by Tyler Keating 22 Jan '07

22 Jan '07

Hello Again, Well it's not pretty, since I've never used Python before, but I've got CalendarServer talking to my application's PostgreSQL backend and so far so good. I still have to do open heart surgery on my application to reflect the new decoupled accounts table, but it will be worth it. Thanks again for your direction. So, since I don't know anything about directory services, can you please tell me what the realmName parameter is for and what should I be setting it to for a SQL backend? Also, could you please explain what the baseGUID is for? I'm getting the following: Directory service <SQLDirectoryService '': 'hostname'> has no GUID; generating service GUID from realm name Sorry for the trouble, Tyler On 18-Jan-07, at 4:02 PM, David Reid wrote: > > On Jan 18, 2007, at 1:44 PM, Tyler Keating wrote: > >> Hi, >> I'm currently building a web application that will use Calendar >> Server and I have one important question. What is the best way to >> create principal accounts on Darwin Calendar Server to match the >> member accounts of my web application? I'm open to any suggestions. > > You should implement an IDirectoryService[1] that talks to the same > backend as your web application. Alternatively you can write your > web application to talk to one of the existing backends the > calendar server supports. > > There is currently an XML file[2], and SQL db[2] that is > provisioned initially from an XML File, and support for Apple's > OpenDirectory[4] > > -David > > 1) twistedcaldav.directory.idirectory > 2) twistedcaldav.directory.xmlfile > 3) twistedcaldav.directory.sqldb > 4) twistedcaldav.directory.appleopendirectory

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Remote Principal Administration
by Tyler Keating 19 Jan '07

19 Jan '07

Hi, I'm currently building a web application that will use Calendar Server and I have one important question. What is the best way to create principal accounts on Darwin Calendar Server to match the member accounts of my web application? I'm open to any suggestions. I do know that Cosmo Calendar Server has a Cosmo Management Protocol for remote administration, is there something similar for Darwin that I've missed? Thanks for your guidance, Tyler

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Beginner problem
by Roland Hedberg 19 Jan '07

19 Jan '07

Hi! I'm running calendarserver as it appears in the latest Leopard distribution. When I started Teams I had problems with calendarserver because it couldn't get at the SSL keys. Now when I've solved that it turns out that somewhere in the beginning something that should have happend didn't. No calendar file for the group I created was created. So how do I created the file ? Does it have to contain something to start with or can it just be an empty file ? >From the server.log ... "File not found: /Library/CalendarServer/Documents/calendars/groups/itenheten/calendar" In fact the itenheten library doesn't even exist. -- Roland

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User Survey
by Wilfredo Sánchez Vega 12 Jan '07

12 Jan '07

I'm curious as to whether we have many people trying to use the server from svn and whether folks would find it useful if we started to cut releases on Mac OS Forge in the near future. We'll getting to a stable enough point that this may become feasible soon. So if you are using the Calendar Server, if you could check in here, it would help us get a sense of what the demand is. The information below would be useful. A partial response is fine if you can't disclose much about your plans. Thanks, -wsv [ ] I plan to use Calendar Server after Apple ships it [ ] I plan to use Calendar Server in the near future [ ] I am using the Calendar Server today [ ] With little/no success so far [ ] With some success [ ] Dude, this rocks Environment: [ ] Company [ ] University [ ] Personal [ ] Other: ________ Expected (ballpark) number of users: ____

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Users Survey
by Rick Davis 12 Jan '07

12 Jan '07

[X] I plan to use Calendar Server after Apple ships it [ ] I plan to use Calendar Server in the near future [X] I am using the Calendar Server today [ ] With little/no success so far [X] With some success [ ] Dude, this rocks Environment: [X] Company [X] University [ ] Personal [X] Other: curently testing only Expected (ballpark) number of users: 200+ Rick Davis thePRIMAXgroup Cincinnati, OH (513)910-9490 http://www.applehelp.org

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ACLs in new configuration scheme
by Maxime Wacker 12 Jan '07

12 Jan '07

Hello everyone. I've just succeeded in setting CalendarServer on Linux with a Sunbird client. (i'd be pleased to put a mini-howto somewhere in the wiki. how ?) I'm able to define users who stores their sunbird calendars on CalendarServer. But i can't understand how to define ACLs for sharing between users. I've read in this ML that standard DAV methods could be used for setting ACLs (but there is no practical client). I also read some instructions how to define them in configuration files (when repository.xml was used). What i need is some up-to-date instructions on how to set ACLs in the new configuration scheme. Thanks.

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