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From 01/07/2009 to 02/05/2009

02/02/2009

03:12 PM Bug #3806 (Resolved): Multiple instances of metacat will try to back up configuration to the same directory
When metacat autodiscovers the backup directories, it will find the same directory for multiple instances of metacat ... Michael Daigle

01/29/2009

11:10 AM Bug #3784: Docs don't drop off of esa moderator's list once they are approved
Changed the xml access paths to reflect EML 2.1.0, adding the 2.1.0 paths to indexing and changing the paths for quer... Michael Daigle
09:15 AM Bug #3784 (Resolved): Docs don't drop off of esa moderator's list once they are approved
The doc keeps showing up even after the moderator approves it. It looks like the query to get the moderators list is... Michael Daigle
09:13 AM Bug #3781: Add admin user/password configuration to esa skin configuration
Added user/password configuration. Also removed moderator configuration from skin since we currently use the auth.mo... Michael Daigle

01/28/2009

10:15 AM Bug #3783 (New): Optimize ESA moderator queries
The queries used to get information for ESA moderators are very slow. They may work fine against a limited db (like ... Michael Daigle

01/27/2009

03:31 PM Bug #3781 (Resolved): Add admin user/password configuration to esa skin configuration
ESA uses and admin account when datasets are registered. This needs to be configurable in the esa skin config. This... Michael Daigle
10:31 AM Bug #3780: Register dataset with data file fails on saeon skin
Changed the MetacatUtil.writeTempFile to write to an "upload" temp directory to avoid conflicts with the registry code. Michael Daigle
08:36 AM Bug #3780 (Resolved): Register dataset with data file fails on saeon skin
Registering a data set on the saeon skin with a data file fails. It comes back with the following error: "Failed to ... Michael Daigle

01/26/2009

04:50 PM Bug #3779: A missing $skin.properties.metadata.xml file causes metacat to fail
I had put in code to handle a missing <Skin>.properties file but not the skin.metadata.xml file
That is now caught, ...
Michael Daigle
03:59 PM Bug #3779 (Resolved): A missing $skin.properties.metadata.xml file causes metacat to fail
If a skin lacks a $skin.properties.metadata.xml file, Metacat will throw this error on startup:
MC 15:33:01,688: [...
Shaun Walbridge
04:49 PM Bug #3778: Null sessionids causing configuration to fail
This turned out to be a byproduct of a bad skin configuration. I went ahead and added checks for null session ids so... Michael Daigle
03:07 PM Bug #3778: Null sessionids causing configuration to fail
1.
Jan 26, 2009 2:15:48 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve invoke
2.
SEVERE: Servlet....
Michael Daigle
02:46 PM Bug #3778 (Resolved): Null sessionids causing configuration to fail
null session Id's are causing metacat to throw null pointer exceptions Michael Daigle
01:13 PM Bug #3776: LTER logged in link is broken
LTER Skin has a branding_extensions.js file that overrides branding.js. Added the contextURL to the insertLoginBox m... Michael Daigle
11:23 AM Bug #3776 (Resolved): LTER logged in link is broken
On the LTER skin, the "logged in" link tries to take you to:
/knb/style/skins/lter/style/skins/lter/metacatlogin.jsp
Michael Daigle
01:07 PM Bug #3777 (Resolved): Move Tomcat libraries into metacat build
Right now, the Tomcat libraries (javax.http...) are referenced via the Tomcat install directory on the build machine.... Michael Daigle
11:22 AM Bug #3775: Unaffiliated is only organization to show up at login time
Added org.name.<orgname>= values back to metacat.properties so all organizations show up on login dropdowns. Michael Daigle
08:38 AM Bug #3775 (Resolved): Unaffiliated is only organization to show up at login time
When trying to log in via ldapweb.cgi, the only organization available is Unaffiliated. Michael Daigle

01/23/2009

03:34 PM Bug #3772: Error when trying to reset ldap password
The dc was not being appended to the user name for password reset. Added it in the handleResetPassword method. Also... Michael Daigle
10:24 AM Bug #3773 (New): Remove places where document is read into memory
There is at least one place where metadata is read into memory. This is done when the doc needs to be written to dis... Michael Daigle

01/22/2009

03:25 PM Bug #3772 (Resolved): Error when trying to reset ldap password
When trying to reset the password in the nceas skin, the following is returned:
"failed to log in. Are you sure y...
Michael Daigle
03:05 PM Bug #3762: Allow LDAPweb to continue working when referrals are down
Simple fix applied in r4771. Shaun Walbridge
02:40 PM Bug #3767: Links on the ldap-web account creation page are broken
Added cgiPrefix to the available template variables in ldapweb.cgi. Michael Daigle
11:41 AM Bug #3767 (Resolved): Links on the ldap-web account creation page are broken
The page that has the ldap new account creation form has links at the top to Register and Logout. These links are mi... Michael Daigle
10:36 AM Bug #3765: Backup configured passwords as encrypted values
Along these lines of reasoning, security practices dictate never storing the plaintext password at all. Perhaps once... Shaun Walbridge
10:11 AM Bug #3765 (New): Backup configured passwords as encrypted values
Currently, the user has to add the passwords for the db, skins and metacat ldap web every time they upgrade. This sh... Michael Daigle

01/21/2009

04:30 PM Bug #3763: another permissions error when registering dataset in nceas skin
Metacat was checking for xml_access when uploading a new data file. Changed so that it only checks for existing data... Michael Daigle
11:37 AM Bug #3763 (Resolved): another permissions error when registering dataset in nceas skin
When registering a dataset with a data file, Metacat is throwing the following exception:
MC 14:29:17,633: [ERROR]...
Michael Daigle
12:03 PM Bug #3762: Allow LDAPweb to continue working when referrals are down
This is already done in register-dataset.cgi so that broken referrals are skipped, so you can probably model the code... Matt Jones
11:32 AM Bug #3762 (Resolved): Allow LDAPweb to continue working when referrals are down
Currently, the LDAPweb script iterates over each referrer when checking for existing names. If one of these fails to... Shaun Walbridge
11:16 AM Bug #3384: Implement and test turnkey installation on windows
this has been implemented and tested Michael Daigle
11:15 AM Bug #3761 (Closed): Add ability for admin user to log out
Currently in the configuration utility, the admin user can only log in as a new user. Should also have the ability t... Michael Daigle

01/20/2009

12:20 PM Bug #3757: Error when creating ldap account via nceas skin on dev
Fixed by installing Scalar::Util with cpan:
cpan
> force install Scalar::Util
A redhat specific issue, explained in...
Shaun Walbridge
11:34 AM Bug #3757 (Resolved): Error when creating ldap account via nceas skin on dev
When submitting a new ldap account on dev in the nceas skin, a blank screen is returned.
The following errors show...
Michael Daigle
12:16 PM Bug #3758: Permissions error when registering dataset in nceas skin
Temporary directory wasn't writable by apache on dev. Updated to enable file writing, should now work as expected. Shaun Walbridge
12:07 PM Bug #3758 (Resolved): Permissions error when registering dataset in nceas skin
Registering a dataset with all fields filled in and an attached data doc comes back with a blank screen. The apache ... Michael Daigle
12:03 PM Bug #3756: Passwords should not persist to backup files
Added code to check if field is a password. If so, don't back it up. Michael Daigle

01/19/2009

12:41 PM Bug #3756 (Resolved): Passwords should not persist to backup files
Currently, the unaffiliated login password gets persisted to the auth.properties.backup file. This should never happ... Michael Daigle
12:18 PM Bug #3752: New skins cause metacat to fail if all configuration files do not exist
Changed SkinsAdmin to allow Metacat to start up even if certain skins are in metacat.properties but not structured co... Michael Daigle
10:44 AM Bug #3755 (New): Change property service to return null for blank properties
Right now the PropertyService returns "" for empty properties. It should return null. This will required quite a bi... Michael Daigle

01/16/2009

04:12 PM Bug #3753: backup directory configuration should only be shown when existing dir cannot be discovered
Changed the MetacatAdminServlet so that it will only display the backup dir configuration if the system cannot discov... Michael Daigle
04:11 PM Bug #3750: Cancel button on admin login page is a road to nowhere
Changed the cancel link to take the user back to the context url Michael Daigle
09:31 AM Bug #3744: Add ldap client credentails to configuration utility
Ldap client credentials added to configuration Michael Daigle

01/15/2009

07:43 PM Bug #3679: ESA skin needs to use EML 2.1.0
Full circle testing of the ESA registry completed, and remaining bugs fixed in r4758. Fixed issues:
• omit port num...
Shaun Walbridge

01/14/2009

03:36 PM Bug #3725: Can't add new ldap account via ldapweb.cgi
closing bug. Shaun Walbridge
03:36 PM Bug #3725: Can't add new ldap account via ldapweb.cgi
Wrong authentication information was being used, fixed in r4749. Shaun Walbridge
03:08 PM Bug #3753 (Resolved): backup directory configuration should only be shown when existing dir cannot be discovered
There is no reason to keep having the backup directory configuration screen show up every time on configuration.
I...
Michael Daigle
03:05 PM Bug #3752 (Resolved): New skins cause metacat to fail if all configuration files do not exist
When a skin is added to the code and to the skins list in metacat.properties, it will cause metacat to fail at startu... Michael Daigle
03:03 PM Bug #3751 (Resolved): Move skins to external directory
We need to move the skins to a directory outside of the application directories so they don't get blown away every ti... Michael Daigle

01/13/2009

03:46 PM Bug #3750 (Resolved): Cancel button on admin login page is a road to nowhere
When visiting the admin page prior to login, e.g.
http://hotdog.nceas.ucsb.edu/knb/admin
The 'Cancel' button 40...
Shaun Walbridge
12:07 PM Bug #3319: Edit feature doesn't work on documents with uneditable fields
Completed fix for modifying documents with otherEntity objects in r4744. The deletefile array generated by the entryF... Shaun Walbridge
09:57 AM Bug #3744 (Resolved): Add ldap client credentails to configuration utility
in order for the ldap web interface to work (change password, create account), metacat must be configured with the ld... Michael Daigle

01/12/2009

04:40 PM Bug #3743: undefined value error when submitting dataset with data file using registry
A parameter was getting mistakenly read twice from the writeFile method. Shaun committed fix. Michael Daigle
04:31 PM Bug #3743 (Resolved): undefined value error when submitting dataset with data file using registry
When submitting a data set with an attached data file, a blank screen is returned. The apache error log has:
[Mon...
Michael Daigle
03:22 PM Bug #3720: uninitialized value error when trying to create new login account on dev
Fixed by making ldapweb.cgi match the current properties used by Metacat. Shaun Walbridge
01:33 PM Bug #1552: Dependence of NCEAS registry on Admin database
A number of changes to the AdminDB and the registry make this connection more reliable, and the error cases are well ... Shaun Walbridge
01:28 PM Bug #3742 (New): Improve UI for selecting projects for NCEAS skin
The existing UI for the NCEAS project listing is difficult to use, it contains (as of this writing) 539 projects and ... Shaun Walbridge
12:33 PM Bug #3741: Can't redirect to registry page on dev server
When missing any of the properties needed to connect to the AdminDB, the script failed. Fixed in r4761. Shaun Walbridge
11:36 AM Bug #3741 (Resolved): Can't redirect to registry page on dev server
I have the following problem on dev only. It works on my local dev system ...
When going to the registry site at:...
Michael Daigle
10:08 AM Bug #3731: Registering dataset via register-dataset.cgi fails with data file
The system was checking the xml_access table for user permissions for new online files.
Changed the 2.1.0 EML Sax ha...
Michael Daigle
10:07 AM Bug #3732: Sitemap test is failing
The sitemap file was being read into a 1024 byte buffer in the test case. Once the sitemap was greater than 1024, th... Michael Daigle

01/09/2009

12:28 PM Bug #3726: Help links do not work on NCEAS registry skin
Typo was preventing template from rendering correctly, fixes in r4737. Shaun Walbridge
12:13 PM Bug #3736 (Closed): Remove confirmation message and reference to KNB on default search
A few skins currently use a javascript alert box requiring confirmation before searching all data on the site with th... Shaun Walbridge

01/08/2009

08:53 AM Bug #3732 (Resolved): Sitemap test is failing
The sitemap junit test fails because it does not find a file that should be there. It looks like the file is not wri... Michael Daigle

01/07/2009

04:27 PM Bug #3731 (Resolved): Registering dataset via register-dataset.cgi fails with data file
When registering a data set, if a file is attached, the following error is returned:
User tried to update an acces...
Michael Daigle
10:17 AM Bug #3728: Can't run advanced search in default skin
The AdvancedSearchServlet was caching the system context before the configuration utility was run. If the user went ... Michael Daigle
08:13 AM Bug #3728: Can't run advanced search in default skin
Note, the comments originally added were from Duane C Michael Daigle
08:12 AM Bug #3728 (Resolved): Can't run advanced search in default skin
I did get a lot farther with the rc7 source distribution. I was able to install it on linux and get through the confi... Michael Daigle
08:44 AM Bug #3730 (New): Implement an isRequired field in the configuration metadata
Add a field to tell if a configuration field is required so metacat can verify on the browser side at submit time.
...
Michael Daigle
08:32 AM Bug #3729 (Resolved): Add admin names as dropdown in configuration login
Currently the user has to type in the full distinguished admin name to log in using ldap.
Instead, it would be nic...
Michael Daigle
 

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