Hi, everyone.

I'm in the process of switching from OS/2 to Linux for my BBS. I've successfully installed MBSE (the latest development version) under 64-bit Debian Linux 7.0. I've had lots of help from Andrew and Robert getting the board set up but I've run into a bit of a problem with running DOS doors.

With Andrew's guidance, I compiled and installed DOSemu on my system and am using PC-DOS 7, which is the same working system Andrew has on his MBSE board.

However, I keep running into this problem:

Menu[1] 7=(Run external program in shell), Opt: '/opt/mbse/bin/czodiac /N' Door: /opt/mbse/bin/czodiac 1
Execve: /bin/sh -c /opt/mbse/bin/czodiac 1
Exec_nosuid: returned error 7
Door end, rc=7
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THe problem is that I don't know what that error 7 is. I've tried looking in the manual and I haven't been able to figure out an answer.

Can anyone help point me in the right direction?

Thanks,
Sean

Greetings, Sean Dennis

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Hello Sean!

28 Mar 13 21:12, you wrote to All:

However, I keep running into this problem:

Menu[1] 7=(Run external program in shell), Opt: '/opt/mbse/bin/czodiac
/N'
Door: /opt/mbse/bin/czodiac 1
Execve: /bin/sh -c /opt/mbse/bin/czodiac 1
Exec_nosuid: returned error 7
Door end, rc=7
====
THe problem is that I don't know what that error 7 is. I've tried
looking in the manual and I haven't been able to figure out an answer.

Don't know these errors but check the settings for the file czodiac in ~/bin

If it links to another location also check that.

at a very rough guess no 'x' set but I think it might be a bit more in the settings. Also check who the owner is in ~/bin

If czodiac is the dos program you will also need to check permissions of the emulator eg, try running a dos app manually in a dos box via a terminal.

Sorry my manuals are not showing anything on error message/numbers etc.



Vince

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Sean Dennis wrote to All <=-

Hi, everyone.

I'm in the process of switching from OS/2 to Linux for my BBS. I've

About time...

However, I keep running into this problem:

Menu[1] 7=(Run external program in shell), Opt:
'/opt/mbse/bin/czodiac /N' Door: /opt/mbse/bin/czodiac 1
Execve: /bin/sh -c /opt/mbse/bin/czodiac 1
Exec_nosuid: returned error 7

I run Synchronet and not MBSE. I have checked it out on numerous occasions
for the front-end mailer, but that is another story.

If I am correct, the line above means that you are running the program as a user that has not been added as a valid SUperUser. If you were to run it as root (often not a good idea), the error should not appear.

THe problem is that I don't know what that error 7 is. I've tried
looking in the manual and I haven't been able to figure out an
answer.

Can anyone help point me in the right direction?

Again, if I am correct, you can find an introduction to sudo, or "super
user do" or "substitute user do". If I understand it correctly, it is a
user trying to run a program that requires the super user (root) or the permissions of the file(s) being run are owned by root or another incorrect user.

chown user.group /path/to/file/filename or
chown user.group -R /path/to/file

The "-R' means recursive, or everything in the specified directory,
including subdirectories.

Long story short, I have no idea what error 7 is and I had little luck on Google.

Hope school is going well.


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Hi, Vince-

If czodiac is the dos program you will also need to check permissions of the
emulator eg, try running a dos app manually in a dos box via a terminal.

The door works fine locally running in dosemu. I know this door is working since Andrew is using one with very similar code on his MBSE board just fine (I
know, I wrote both of them :).

I appreciate the info though; it gives me somewhere to start looking.

Later,
Sean


Greetings, Sean Dennis

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Re: Re: Questions about setting up DOS doors
By: Sean Dennis to Vince Coen on Sat Mar 30 2013 03:11 am

The door works fine locally running in dosemu. I know this door is working since Andrew is using one with very similar code on his MBSE board just fine (I
know, I wrote both of them :).

Have you setup a virtual comport in dosemu? I believe you need to add a few lines at the beginning of the dosemu.conf:

ifdev u_virtual
serial { virtual com 1 }
endif

Unless you specify it directly on the command line.

Regards,
Nick

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Re: Questions about setting up DOS doors
By: Raymond Quinn to Sean Dennis on Fri Mar 29 2013 05:30 pm

Menu[1] 7=(Run external program in shell), Opt:
'/opt/mbse/bin/czodiac /N' Door: /opt/mbse/bin/czodiac 1
Execve: /bin/sh -c /opt/mbse/bin/czodiac 1
Exec_nosuid: returned error 7

I run Synchronet and not MBSE. I have checked it out on numerous occasions
for the front-end mailer, but that is another story.

If I am correct, the line above means that you are running the program as a user that has not been added as a valid SUperUser. If you were to run it as root (often not a good idea), the error should not appear.

[Additionally for Sean]

I believe there is a users.conf that comes with dosemu. You can add your user into there and should then be allowed to run it normally, and not as root.

Regards,
Nick

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Hello Sean!

30 Mar 13 03:11, you wrote to me:

If czodiac is the dos program you will also need to check
permissions of the emulator eg, try running a dos app manually in
a dos box via a terminal.

The door works fine locally running in dosemu. I know this door is
working since Andrew is using one with very similar code on his MBSE
board just fine (I know, I wrote both of them :).

I appreciate the info though; it gives me somewhere to start looking.

Forgot, check the permissions on progs to ensure that user mbse.bbs for rx

eg, read and execute also the parent directory/s.


Vince

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Sean,

28 Mar 13 21:12, you wrote to all:

With Andrew's guidance, I compiled and installed DOSemu on my system

Since Dosemu has been a standard package in Debian since 1996, I'm wondering why you did that...


Jame


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Sean Dennis wrote to All <=-

Had to say Hi! to you too.. :)

I'm in the process of switching from OS/2 to Linux for my BBS. I've successfully installed MBSE (the latest development version) under
64-bit Debian Linux 7.0. I've had lots of help from Andrew and Robert getting the board set up but I've run into a bit of a problem with
running DOS doors.

A big switch but I think you'll like it. Have you been working on compiling your doors natively on linux?

Sorry I can't help with your dosemu troubles. Been there, done that and in
many cases never got any solutions.

Ttyl :-),
Al

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Hello Rj!

31 Mar 2013 08:47, Rj Clay wrote to Sean Dennis:

With Andrew's guidance, I compiled and installed DOSemu on my system

Since Dosemu has been a standard package in Debian since 1996, I'm wondering why you did that...

he did not want precompiled problems ?

like windows 8 :=)


Regards Benny

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Hi Benny!

30 Jun 13 14:17, you wrote to me:

Hello Rj!

31 Mar 2013 08:47, Rj Clay wrote to Sean Dennis:

With Andrew's guidance, I compiled and installed DOSemu on my
system

Since Dosemu has been a standard package in Debian since 1996,
I'm wondering why you did that...

he did not want precompiled problems ?

What "precompiled problems" would those be?



Jame


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Hello RJ!

02 Aug 2013 14:41, RJ Clay wrote to Benny Pedersen:

he did not want precompiled problems ?

What "precompiled problems" would those be?

linux does not need to have a working gcc, but its nice if it have, then its possible to help fixing bugs, dos was fine in its time, but why keep dos problems ?

microsoft still use dos, so one can make backups before windows ui make it secure to use, +1


Regards Benny

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