Frontpage error > server is not a valid virtual server.

does this domain has a valid entry at the httpd.conf ?

 

Im interested in this problem as well. I am having this problem too. Any update on this situation ?

 

Are any of you seeing weird errors on creating a new account with Frontpage extensions. I seem to be getting errors on the system console and whm, I put in a ticket for it but the fellow working on it seems to busy right now. I am getting:

In the WHM interface as you install:

..snip...
Attempting to install FrontPage extensions...
Building site conf for www.xxxxx.com...Done
Note: Local version of Apache must use the FrontPage Apache patch.
Starting install, port: 80.

Creating web http://www.xxxxx.com.
Chowning Content in service /.
Cannot chown content: user xxxxx does not exist.
Install completed.
Setting Password
Frontpage passthough auth enabled!


FrontPage extensions are currently: installed
... snip..

Of course the "xxxxx" above is a name not the x's.

On the servers console it spits out at the same time:

./owsadm.exe: /etc/spwd.db ..permission denied

Not sure whats goin on. I am using the 10.6.0-C61 build on a Freebsd box.

 

Did you ever get this fixed? I have a website reporting the same issue.

 

check if the User and Group field are there at the apache conf for the domain in question.

 

Is there any resolution for this I am having the same problem

Attempting to install FrontPage extensions...
Error: 'www.xxxxxxxxxx.com:80' server is not a valid virtual server.
Setting Password
Frontpage passthough auth enabled!


FrontPage extensions are currently: not installed

 

is there any fix for this ?
I am having the same problem too

 

about the error on /etc/spwd.db I got the same error too. i changed the permissions on spwd.db to 604 and everything went fine. BUT thats not a solution!

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Starting install, port: 80.
Created: 01 Dec 2005 11:28:40 -0000
Version: 5.0.2.2634
Server extensions already installed on port 80.
Reverting to upgrade.

Starting upgrade, port: 80.

Created: 01 Dec 2005 11:28:40 -0000
Version: 5.0.2.2634
Chowning Content in service /.
Port 80: Upgrade completed.
Upgraded Version: 5.0.2.2634.
Setting Password
Frontpage passthough auth enabled!
==============================


Anyone know why owsadm.exe cannot access spwd.db with out giving swpd.db world read access!?

if permissions are 600 then it gets "cannot chown contect in service no user XXXXX"

 

See http://bugzilla.cpanel.net/show_bug.cgi?id=3478 for a workaround, albeit a pain in the...

 

Does anyone know how to apply the patch they are mentioning in bugzilla?

 

I am having the same problem...mine started on certain domains after a server migration using the migration tools from one whm to another...not all domains are doing this though...only a handful....any specific instructions on a fix is greatly appreciated!

Thanks,
Ken

 

Editing the httpd.conf file to remove the SSL entry (I believe, double check the forum / bugzilla) fixes it.

 

Same issue here. Can't remove the SSL definition from httpd.conf because the site uses SSL and would go nuts if I took it off. User and Group fields are present in the httpd.conf entry. I've recompiled apache, to no avail. I'd attribute it to a server migration, but the migration done on this box was over 2 months ago and we've been able to remove and reinstall frontpage extentions on this account since the migration; now, however, we're getting the error that it's not a valid virtual server.

Checked /usr/local/frontpage and the www.domain.com:80.cnf file is there, but incomplete. Uninstalling frontpage removes the file, reinstalling puts it back in the same, broken, form. Domain is on a dedicated IP, so I modified an existing test account on the server to use a dedicated IP as well, and am able to remove and reinstall FPE's with no trouble.

Quite a distressing issue.


EDIT: Ok, after restarting my brain, I commented out the SSL definition, restarted apache and did manage to get FPE's installed on this domain. Not ideal, but it works.