Cockpit file-sharing update

[Matthew Miller]

I think this: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2030814

is basically ready to go — it just needs someone with more time than Stephen
or I to take it on and get the package through review and built.

I actually think it'd be a really nice feature to tout for Fedora Server
Edition 36 — maybe something someone would like to make a self-contained
change before that deadline?

[Stephen Gallagher]

On Thu, Jan 6, 2022 at 5:25 PM Matthew Miller  wrote:
> I think this: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2030814
>
> is basically ready to go — it just needs someone with more time than Stephen
> or I to take it on and get the package through review and built.
>
> I actually think it'd be a really nice feature to tout for Fedora Server
> Edition 36 — maybe something someone would like to make a self-contained
> change before that deadline?

The package has landed in the F36 repo now (and is available in
updates-testing for stable Fedora, EPEL 8 and EPEL 9).

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/?like=cockpit-file-sharing

[Matthew Miller]

On Tue, Jan 11, 2022 at 02:17:38PM -0500, Stephen Gallagher wrote:
> > I actually think it'd be a really nice feature to tout for Fedora Server
> > Edition 36 — maybe something someone would like to make a self-contained
> > change before that deadline?
>
> The package has landed in the F36 repo now (and is available in
> updates-testing for stable Fedora, EPEL 8 and EPEL 9).
>
> https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/?like=cockpit-file-sharing

Ooh, awesome. Thanks for doing this!

Other Server SIG folks -- this would make it _really easy_ to make that
self-contained change proposal. :)

[Chris Murphy]

On Tue, Jan 11, 2022 at 3:42 PM Matthew Miller  wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 11, 2022 at 02:17:38PM -0500, Stephen Gallagher wrote:
> > > I actually think it'd be a really nice feature to tout for Fedora Server
> > > Edition 36 — maybe something someone would like to make a self-contained
> > > change before that deadline?
> >
> > The package has landed in the F36 repo now (and is available in
> > updates-testing for stable Fedora, EPEL 8 and EPEL 9).
> >
> > https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/?like=cockpit-file-sharing
>
> Ooh, awesome. Thanks for doing this!
>
> Other Server SIG folks -- this would make it _really easy_ to make that
> self-contained change proposal. :)

PSA: The self-contained change proposal deadline is one week from
today! Tue 2022-01-18

[Peter Boy]

> Am 12.01.2022 um 01:56 schrieb Chris Murphy :
>
> On Tue, Jan 11, 2022 at 3:42 PM Matthew Miller  wrote:
> > On Tue, Jan 11, 2022 at 02:17:38PM -0500, Stephen Gallagher wrote:
> > > > I actually think it'd be a really nice feature to tout for Fedora Server
> > > > Edition 36 — maybe something someone would like to make a self-contained
> > > > change before that deadline?
> > >
> > > The package has landed in the F36 repo now (and is available in
> > > updates-testing for stable Fedora, EPEL 8 and EPEL 9).
> > >
> > > https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/?like=cockpit-file-sharing
> >
> > Ooh, awesome. Thanks for doing this!
> >
> > Other Server SIG folks -- this would make it _really easy_ to make that
> > self-contained change proposal. :)
>
> PSA: The self-contained change proposal deadline is one week from
> today! Tue 2022-01-18

I’m working through my backlog after two glorious weeks of vacation. That Cockpit Feature would be really nice. Did someone pick up the task to write that change proposal? Hopefully I missed a note about that while on holiday?

It’s a one pager, so it should be doable for someone who is familiar with the process (I am not, unfortunately).

Best
Peter

[Matthew Miller]

On Tue, Jan 18, 2022 at 09:19:28AM +0100, Peter Boy wrote:
> I’m working through my backlog after two glorious weeks of vacation. That
> Cockpit Feature would be really nice. Did someone pick up the task to
> write that change proposal? Hopefully I missed a note about that while on
> holiday?

For the record: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/36/ChangeSet#Cockpit_File_Sharing

Thanks Peter and Stephen!!!

[Peter Boy]

Cockpit file-sharing update is now part of F36. Some information about the current state:
(based on 
https://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/compose/branched/Fedora-36-20220215.n.0/c... 
a newer version is 
https://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/compose/branched/Fedora-36-20220218.n.0/c...)

(a)
It is not part of the default installation set but has to get installed post-installation.

[…]# dnf install  cockpit-file-sharing

It can’t get installed via cockpit interface, at least if logged in via non-root administrative account.

After a reload you get a new menu entry „File Sharing“

(b)
Maybe we a currently missing localisation support. In my German installation the menu entry is in English as well as the error messages.

Probably we should contact the translation team to include the module. Maybe we have some capacity ourself? I could do the German part, hopefully eseyman French, someone else?

(c)
Based on a default installation, when you try to use is you get the error message:

- Samba is not installed. Please install
 - Failed to load NFS services. Is NFS installed or enabled?

Either we need some additional documentation, or maybe we should include those steps as dependencies or in the installation script?

I didn’t inspect the matter any further but would leave it to jwhimple, cooltshirtguy, and xtify21 as discussed in our IRC meeting.

Best
Peter