Hi All
(Not sure if DoveNET is (a) alive and (b) sending from my BBS, but here we gooo)
I am currently setting up an instance of Synchronet BBS under windows, and looking to setup various FTN connections - however I'm hitting a roadblock. Whenever going through the intial Fido setup (and same with any of the FTN setups), it gets to a point where it wants to write to sbbsecho.ini - but fails as follows:
Save changes to FidoNet configuration file: sbbsecho.ini (Y/n)?
!Error 13 opening sbbsecho.ini
Using JavaScript exit_code: 1
C:\sbbs\exec\init-fidonet.js executed in 68.36 seconds
!Module (init-fidonet.js) set exit_code: 1
JavaScript: Destroying context
JavaScript: Destroying runtime
The file exists and has content in it - not sure why the error is coming up though.
Any suggestions?
Appears it is.
1. Run the jsexec command-line as the same user that you installed Synchronet as. The error is a permissions error, so it appears your running the command prompt (and jsexec) as a different user than the owner of your c:\sbbs directory tree.
2. You can alternatively, run this same script *from* the BBS under External Programs->Operator->FidoNet Setup (something like that).
Re: FTN Setup - Error
By: Digital Man to Blinx on Mon Aug 28 2023 11:53 am
Appears it is.
Indeed! Some confusion when all the areas were listed with zero messages (fresh install). Dug up the details for setup (and looking for support) and here we are :)
1. Run the jsexec command-line as the same user that you installed Synchronet as. The error is a permissions error, so it appears your running the command prompt (and jsexec) as a different user than the owner of your c:\sbbs directory tree.
This is what is curious - run as the same user that installed synchro.
Also
tried running from an elevated cmd prompt - still no joy. Definately looks perms based, but struggle to understand why. Same user, completely fresh install. Was happening on 3.20 as well - so complete wipe, fresh windows, install required software, install sbbs, sufficient config to get it up and running and then running the fido setup. Same error.
2. You can alternatively, run this same script *from* the BBS under External Programs->Operator->FidoNet Setup (something like that).
Tried this as well with no joy.
I did also give the current user (who installed) full rights on the file as well, no luck. The only other thought it is locked for some reason (when sbbs is running). Doubt it though as others would have had a similar issue.
Can always switch to a linux build but thats a pretty agressive work around :)
2. You can alternatively, run this same script *from* the BBS under External Programs->Operator->FidoNet Setup (something like that).
Tried this as well with no joy.
Can you elaborate?
I'd rather we figure out what the issue so I can help any future sysop that has the same issue with a Windows install.
The following has been tried (all resulting in error 13):
Blinx wrote to Digital Man <=-
Compiled master/a2a9dc027 Jan 2 2022 16:02:33 with MSC 1928
Reading main.cnf ...
Reading msgs.cnf ...
Importing Areas from d:\sbbs\ctrl\AmigaNetEchomailAreas.na ...
Imported 20 areas (20 added) from
d:\sbbs\ctrl\AmigaNetEchomailAreas.na Saving configuration (46
message areas) ... done. Save changes to FidoNet configuration
file: sbbsecho.ini (Y/n)? y !Error 13 opening sbbsecho.ini
Using JavaScript exit_code: 1
d:\sbbs\exec\init-fidonet.js executed in 186.94 seconds
!Module (init-fidonet.js) set exit_code: 1
Re: FTN Setup - Error
By: Digital Man to Blinx on Mon Aug 28 2023 05:35 pm
2. You can alternatively, run this same script *from* the BBS under External Programs->Operator->FidoNet Setup (something like that).
Tried this as well with no joy.
When running the command form the elevated cmd prompt, the same error 13 occured. No other information is provided.
Re: FTN Setup - Error
By: Blinx to Digital Man on Tue Aug 29 2023 08:20 am
The following has been tried (all resulting in error 13):
- Fresh windows install with base requirements for running sbbs, running under the user that was created at time of windows install (thus an administrator)
- Running jsexec init-fidonet.js from a command prompt which is eithe normal or "Run as Administrator"
- started the same process fomr the File -> Run -> Initial Fido Setup menu item - Added Everyone with full access to the sbbsecho.ini file
Re: FTN Setup - Error
By: Blinx to Digital Man on Tue Aug 29 2023 05:35 pm
The following has been tried (all resulting in error 13):
Okay, so some way forwrd potentially. I archived the sbbsecho.ini file that was there and created a zero file size sbbsecho.ini. I imagine that the js script builds out/appends to that ini file as part of the process.
This worked (well, got through to the next steps rather than a failure).
Also found that the inbound/outbound/nonsecure folders did not exist in ../fido either (checked that from the fidonet video from a few years ago).
So this is probably a win at the moment. I've setup my AmigaNet feed, and tried pushing a netmail to the hub I'm connected to. Next issue (and I have seen this also when trying to get things runnign with AmiBinkD) is a no such host error:
f280.n901.z39.binkp.net:24554 failed (Error: No such host is known)
Obviously DNS is happy on this system...
The \sbbs\ctrl location is not where echomail ".na" files would normally
be kept. Do you have the "SBBSCTRL" environment variable set?
What were the attributes of the sbbsecho.ini file that you "archived"?
SBBSecho will create the outbound directory automatically before placing files in it. BinkIT will created the inbound and nonsecure-inbound directories when it receives file for them.
binkp.net only works for FidoNet zones (1-4), so that would not be expected
I was suggesting that you login to the BBS and use the FidoNet setup from the External Programs->Operator menu. I wasn't talking about running the
Blinx wrote to Gamgee <=-
Re: Re: FTN Setup - Error
By: Gamgee to Blinx on Tue Aug 29 2023 07:25 am
The \sbbs\ctrl location is not where echomail ".na" files would normally
be kept. Do you have the "SBBSCTRL" environment variable set?
This is a clean/default install of SBBS and following the
installtion instructions from the wiki. There was no reference
there about needing to set a variable. Looks like the installer
does it as there is an SBBSCTRL variable set, which goes to the
correct directory (for me, d:\sbbs\ctrl)
Is there something I'm missing here?
Re: a
By: Digital Man to Blinx on Tue Aug 29 2023 10:57 am
What were the attributes of the sbbsecho.ini file that you "archived"?
Normal attributes (not read only). Authenticated users had modify rights, Administrators had full rights and users had read & execute. Nothing out of the ordinary there.
binkp.net only works for FidoNet zones (1-4), so that would not be expected
Good to know. I'm working on my connection to Fido at the moment. With AmigaNet, loosk to be OK, as it fails the DNS then says it is connecting at the domain:24554 address provided by the hub.
Re: FTN Setup - Error
By: Digital Man to Blinx on Tue Aug 29 2023 10:49 am
I was suggesting that you login to the BBS and use the FidoNet setup from the External Programs->Operator menu. I wasn't talking about running the
Sorry, forgot to mention I had also run this way as well. Same issue occured (however the error was in red and flashed quickly and the screen cleared)
Not sure how an echomail network *.na file would end up in the CTRL directory unless you put it there, but maybe that's automated somehow
too. I haven't used the auto-Fido-setup stuff either, have always done
it manually. Hopefully somebody more familiar with the Windows details
will chime in with more info.
Digital Man wrote to Gamgee <=-
Re: Re: FTN Setup - Error
By: Gamgee to Blinx on Tue Aug 29 2023 05:49 pm
Not sure how an echomail network *.na file would end up in the CTRL directory unless you put it there, but maybe that's automated somehow
too. I haven't used the auto-Fido-setup stuff either, have always done
it manually. Hopefully somebody more familiar with the Windows details
will chime in with more info.
The auto-fido-setup stuff downloads echolists (or extracts them)
to the CTRL directory for no particular reason. This is not Windows-specific.
Save changes to FidoNet configuration file: sbbsecho.ini (Y/n)? y
!Error 13 opening sbbsecho.ini
!Error 13 opening sbbsecho.ini
This problem should now be fixed (bug in a couple of the .js scripts).
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