Hi all, I’m having some problems with getting the Git Module to work with Virtualmin GPL 3.80 and was hoping there might be an expert around to help me out.
I just did a fresh install of Virtualmin on a VPS running CentOS 5.5. Everything worked fine as usual but for this installation I want to make use of the Git Repositories module.
I followed the guide in the documentation section, first by adding the EPEL repository and then trying “yum install wbm-virtualmin-git” but apparently no such package exists. As suggested, I then tried installing the module directly, which worked fine.
I was able to enable the plug-in and add a repository but when I click “browse repository” or go to http://www.example.com/git I get an Internal Server Error. I was under the impression that this URL is mapped to webgit, which I thought would work properly regardless of how my repositories were set up.
I am currently deprived of sleep, which, compounded with my incredible stupidity may be the root of the problem but since I have no idea how Virtualmin implements this module I don’t even know where to start trying to fix it.
You’re right that the package isn’t in there yet… I suspect the instructions for how to get git up and running were created faster than the actual packages needed for the git module
I sent Joe and Jamie an email to make sure that’s in the works.
As far as the Internal Server Error goes – take a peek at your $HOME/logs/error_log file, what error are you seeing in there?
Hmm this is incredibly weird. I posted a reply with the error_log you asked for, which had a number of references to suexec. When I submitted the message it proceeded to the next page but didn’t appear to have sent my message. I tried refreshing the page, clearing my cache and even changing browser but it just seemed to have not been submitted correctly. I just assumed it was lost, which was quite annoying but I had no time to re-type it.
Now I come back and still cannot see the reply I typed (as I expected) but I can see your reply, which seems to be referring to it. Very strange indeed. I’ve attached a screenshot to better illustrate what I mean.
Anyway I digress. Here is the suexec.log
[2010-09-29 16:29:31]: uid: (500/xerosoft) gid: (500/500) cmd: gitweb.cgi
[2010-09-29 16:29:31]: command not in docroot (/var/www/git/gitweb.cgi)
[2010-09-29 16:31:46]: uid: (500/xerosoft) gid: (500/500) cmd: gitweb.cgi
[2010-09-29 16:31:46]: command not in docroot (/var/www/git/gitweb.cgi)
[2010-09-29 16:55:22]: uid: (500/xerosoft) gid: (500/500) cmd: gitweb.cgi
[2010-09-29 16:55:22]: command not in docroot (/var/www/git/gitweb.cgi)
[2010-09-29 16:57:24]: uid: (500/xerosoft) gid: (500/500) cmd: gitweb.cgi
[2010-09-29 16:57:24]: command not in docroot (/var/www/git/gitweb.cgi)
[2010-09-29 16:59:12]: uid: (500/xerosoft) gid: (500/500) cmd: gitweb.cgi
[2010-09-29 16:59:12]: command not in docroot (/var/www/git/gitweb.cgi)
[2010-09-29 17:00:47]: uid: (500/xerosoft) gid: (500/500) cmd: gitweb.cgi
[2010-09-29 17:00:47]: command not in docroot (/var/www/git/gitweb.cgi)
[2010-09-29 17:12:33]: uid: (500/xerosoft) gid: (500/500) cmd: gitweb.cgi
[2010-09-29 17:12:33]: command not in docroot (/var/www/git/gitweb.cgi)
[2010-09-29 17:12:42]: uid: (500/xerosoft) gid: (500/500) cmd: gitweb.cgi
[2010-09-29 17:12:42]: command not in docroot (/var/www/git/gitweb.cgi)
[2010-09-29 17:12:44]: uid: (500/xerosoft) gid: (500/500) cmd: gitweb.cgi
[2010-09-29 17:12:44]: command not in docroot (/var/www/git/gitweb.cgi)
[2010-09-29 20:12:03]: uid: (500/xerosoft) gid: (500/500) cmd: gitweb.cgi
[2010-09-29 20:12:03]: command not in docroot (/var/www/git/gitweb.cgi)
[2010-09-29 21:04:30]: uid: (500/xerosoft) gid: (500/500) cmd: gitweb.cgi
[2010-09-29 21:04:30]: command not in docroot (/var/www/git/gitweb.cgi)
It appears like the git module is mapping my /git path to the Apache default docroot instead of my domain’s home.
Is this a bug in the git module’s configuration or is it more likely something I’ve done to mess it up? Am I right in thinking the git module is a relatively new addition?
Thank you very much for your time and patience - your help is greatly appreciated.
I’ve seen this before - the fix is to remove the file /etc/httpd/conf.d/git.conf and then restart Apache. Unfortunately it contains an alias directive that overrides the gitweb.cgi that Virtualmin sets up.
