Metacat

04/02/2002

09:17 PM Bug #452: Configure ssl in dev and ecoinfo

1. Enable Apache over ssl:
In /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.cof file, comment every <ifdef have_ssl>
2. Restart Apache:
/et... Jing Tao

11:00 AM Bug #452 (Resolved): Configure ssl in dev and ecoinfo

We already configured ssl in local machine (Tomcat standalone). Now we need to
configure dev and ecoinfo. But in th... Jing Tao

10:57 AM Bug #449: Enable ssl for metacat and morpho

Tomcat standalone was successfully configured to support ssl. But in the dev
and ecoinfo, apache is web server. Ther... Jing Tao

10:43 AM Bug #449: Enable ssl for metacat and morpho

When we create the keys by keytool. If it is selfsinged, we should put the
first name and last name as server's name... Jing Tao

04/01/2002

02:56 PM Bug #449: Enable ssl for metacat and morpho

I aked Colby to copy the tomcat file to /etc/rc.d/init.d directory in ecoinfo.
Jing Tao

03/29/2002

07:57 PM Bug #404: Create "CNAMEs" for LTER metcat and ldap

Check your name server setting - Space has not been updating DNS properly. It's
on the list.
James James Brunt

01:15 PM Bug #404: Create "CNAMEs" for LTER metcat and ldap

I tried pinging metacat.lternet.edu, knb-ldap.lternet.edu and ldap.lternet.edu and got the
following:
Z:\>ping meta... David Blankman

04:50 PM Bug #449: Enable ssl for metacat and morpho

In my local machine, I cancel the changes in tomcat.sh and got an copy the
file tomcat from /etc/rc.d/init.d in dev.... Jing Tao

01:44 PM Bug #449: Enable ssl for metacat and morpho

Great. A note about TOMCAT_OPTS. We should not be editing the tomcat.sh file.
It is not needed. I was able to do ... Matt Jones

01:38 PM Bug #449: Enable ssl for metacat and morpho

Here is how we configured Tomcat standalone as both web server and servlet
container.
1. Download and install JSSE
... Jing Tao

03/27/2002

10:34 AM Bug #449: Enable ssl for metacat and morpho

Just now I read a web site:
http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/tomcat-3.3-doc/tomcat-ssl-howto.html
It is said, if Tom... Jing Tao

03/26/2002

01:27 PM Bug #449 (Resolved): Enable ssl for metacat and morpho

Now communication between Metacat and Morpho uses plain text. In order to
increase security, we want to enable SSL. Jing Tao

03/22/2002

02:27 PM Bug #445: getprincipals action not working

This bug was fixed and now we can get "all users and groups in the
current authentication schema" when a getprincipal... Jing Tao

03/21/2002

07:23 PM Bug #238: query performance

Added myself back as QA contact. It should not have been removed in the first
place. Matt Jones

05:31 PM Bug #238: query performance

If user want put '%' in the search value like this way:
SELECT docid,docname,doctype,date_created, date_updated, rev ... Jing Tao

03/20/2002

04:27 PM Bug #445 (Resolved): getprincipals action not working

The getprincipals action, which is supposed to "Get all users and groups in the
current authentication schema" is ap... Dan Higgins

03/15/2002

05:12 PM Bug #444: Create a JUnit test framework for MetaCat

In Metacat, build.xml file was revised. It now has a target named test. Now
user can type "ant test", then will buil... Jing Tao

03/14/2002

09:56 AM Bug #444 (Resolved): Create a JUnit test framework for MetaCat

JUint is powerful test tool and we need apply it to MetaCat. The first step is
to create a framework for it. The ta... Jing Tao

03/08/2002

02:40 PM Bug #442: There is no entry in xml_access table for access document itself

Method named endElement in AccessControlList class was revised and the code
for putting access document itself into ... Jing Tao

03/07/2002

02:50 PM Bug #442 (Resolved): There is no entry in xml_access table for access document itself

When we create a data package in Morpho and save it into metacat. But there is
no permission in xml_access table fo... Jing Tao

02:14 PM Bug #436: Bug of MetaCat in handling permission issue

morpho jar file now is in the lib. Maybe will replace by source code lately.
Jing Tao

02:12 PM Bug #437: Document Access Control Rules

hasPermission method was revised. If there is no record in xml_access table
for a document. We will check if the use... Jing Tao

03/06/2002

06:30 PM Bug #441: Unable to increment data id revision numbers

In order to increase revision of data file docid, method registerDocument was
revised. Now it not only insert a new ... Jing Tao

11:25 AM Bug #404: Create "CNAMEs" for LTER metcat and ldap

I've created the ip name knb.lternet.edu and have created the following CNAMES
to it for now:
knb-ldap IN ... James Brunt

03/05/2002

03:28 PM Bug #441 (Resolved): Unable to increment data id revision numbers

In an attempt to let the Morpho user update a data file (NOT a metadata doc), it
was discovered that Metacat returns... Dan Higgins

02:49 PM Bug #417: Is sequential numbering of versions needed?

A method named getLastRevisionNumber was added to AccessionNumber class. And
condition for checking accession number... Jing Tao

09:15 AM Bug #411: package export feature

Access document was able to be added to exported data package.
Jing Tao

03/04/2002

09:01 PM Bug #436: Bug of MetaCat in handling permission issue

In AccessControlList class, user, public and group will be put into a user
package. The permission for each element ... Jing Tao

08:48 PM Bug #411: package export feature

The permission issue was figure out too. In AccessControlList class, user,
public and group will be put into a user ... Jing Tao