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Software error:
Can't EXlock '/home/users/web/b288/pow.legionadmin/htdocs/ubb/cache-EDRVBMT8/lock/global.cgi'. The operating system has run out of file locks to give me. Please ask the administrator to contact the web hosting provider. The exact error returned by the operating system is: No locks available
For help, please send mail to the webmaster (cgiadmin@yourhostingaccount.com), giving this error message and the time and date of the error.

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Since this appears to be a server issue and beyond my control, I've been nothing but frustrated trying to solve this problem.

I've resorted to re-instating the PHP accelerator which converts many links to this address - http://www.legionworld.net/ubb/ultimatebb.php instead of the usual http://www.legionworld.net/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi

I stopped using this in the past as the UK users would see an out-of-date version of the boards. Please let me know if this situation happens for you this time as well and I'll turn it off again and try another possible solution.
 

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Posted by Nightcrawler on :
 
Well, that didn't solve the problem either. I guess I'm at the mercy of PowWeb who seem to be on Thanksgiving vacation.
 

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Posted by Nightcrawler on :
 
I'm going to try to upgrade to version 6.7.3 tonight after the board slows down a bit.

I'll need to re-hack all of the files to retain most of the features we (definitely I) take for granted.

If I should miss out on something, please post about it here as I may have forgotten to do it or it's not working after the upgrade.
 

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Posted by Nightcrawler on :
 
Sorry. The upgrade isn't going to happen. Maybe I'll try again next week.

I need to step away from here and enjoy some of my life before work again on Monday.

I doubt it would help the situation anyway as it's the server causing all of our woes.
 

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Posted by Faraway Lad on :
 
Gary
Thanks for taking the time to let us know whats happening, especially as things like this must eat into your spare time and stuff.

Lets hope things even out after a few days


 

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Posted by Dain on :
 
It seems to be much smoother today. I haven't had any error messages and there was only one slowdown for me that lasted only a few minutes.
 

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Posted by Nightcrawler on :
 
Thanks for the feedback!

Keep it coming both good experiences and bad.

It's been impossible to get the server guys to do anything, cause the second they log in, every thing's fine again. And they keep telling me to just clear the cache (which I did...I turned it off...I deleted it...and nothing worked).
 

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Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
 
For me, it's only marginally better.

I'm only getting diverted to Error pages 1/3 or less of the time, down from 1/2 yesterday. (estimates may be exaggerated by memory and frustration).

Thank you for all your hard work, Gary.
 

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Posted by Nightcrawler on :
 
Yeah. It just happened for me again.

The sad part is that I just renewed for another year on this server on Nov. 21st. It's gonna suck big time if I have to move us.
 

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Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
 
I got the error message when I first tried to sign on - actually to get to the sign-on screen. But I BACKed and went to the main page first then logged on with no problem.
 

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Posted by Reboot on :
 

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Originally posted by Nightcrawler:
The sad part is that I just renewed for another year on this server on Nov. 21st.

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Given all the problems over the past *checks... great googly-moogly...* FOUR YEARS, I feel I should be more surprised than I am...
 

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Posted by Nightcrawler on :
 
Thanks guys!

Apparently, we aren't alone with this issue with PowWeb - New Server Error(?) After 4 Years!

I'm still bugging PowWeb to solve the issue.

If I do need to move us, it won't happen until around Christmastime.
 

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Posted by Lightning Lad on :
 
I think, Gary, if we do upgrade to Threads I can finally get us hosted with Globat. I have so much space with my accounts I don't think we'll have an issue.
 

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Posted by Nightcrawler on :
 
Hmmm...in that case, we'll have to do it whenever they release 7.3 to keep most (if not all) of the features we know and love around here.

Plus loads more!
 

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Posted by Faraway Lad on :
 
Its still intermittent for me. Sometimes I can get on no problem (usually in the morning) but now its hanging and taking ages to move between pages.
 

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Posted by Stealth on :
 
Up until tonight, I couldn't get on at all. That's why I was absent these last few nights.
 

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Posted by Stealth on :
 
And also, the search function doesn't work on any of the Legion World boards.
 

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Posted by Reboot on :
 
Was LW down - not erroring, hard down - for anyone else for a few hours there?
 

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Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
Was for me. Kept getting Gateway search page saying "not found".
 

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Posted by Nightcrawler on :
 
All I wanted for Christmas was a server that worked.

So much for that idea.
 

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Posted by Nightcrawler on :
 
Please do me and yourself a favor and save ("save page as..." or "save as...") your private messages that are important for you to save.

I'm not sure if they will survive the upcoming move/upgrade. And they are the only things that I know I will not be able to try and salvage afterward if there is an issue.
 

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Posted by Reboot on :
 
BTW, on the profile pages, I don't think it's meant to be "Member (if any) who referred you to Legi:"
 

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Posted by Lard Lad on :
 

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Originally posted by Nightcrawler:
Please do me and yourself a favor and save ("save page as..." or "save as...") your private messages that are important for you to save.

I'm not sure if they will survive the upcoming move/upgrade. And they are the only things that I know I will not be able to try and salvage afterward if there is an issue.

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Originally posted by Nightcrawler:
FYI, I'm suspending new registrations in preparation of the move.

I'll probably suspend new posts later tonight.

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Originally posted by Thriftshop Debutante:
What's the best way to save PMs?

Someone posted instructions for saving threads back before the old DC board got yanked -- it was easy and I copied dozens. But it's been years (4 1/2, can you believe it?) and I don't remember how anymore....

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Unless the posts have images you specifically want to keep in them, use the Down them all extension for Firefox and save them in one fell swoop from the profile page. Otherwise, you're saving them one-by-one.

And what about the images in http://www.legionworld.net/cgi-bin/ubb_upload.cgi
 

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Posted by Nightcrawler on :
 
[EDIT: In response to TD.]

Well, there are numerous ways to do so.

I use Internet Explorer cause it saves even the images involved if you save it as an ".mht" file. You can also save as ".htm/.html" and it'll grab the images from the web.

In I.E., click on "Page" and then choose "save as..." Then click "save" and on to the next one.

In Firefox, click "File" then "Save Page As..." and then pick your poison. Also, in Firefox, you'll have to rename it each time. I.E. does it for you.

Does that help? Chances are everything will translate over. I just don't know if switching to Threads will purge anything if the other person has deleted a PM or whatever. I just want everyone to take precautions as I'd have to find a way to re-create my back up Classic LW somewhere for a person to grab a PM after all of the changes take place.

I'm currently going to try and just move this Classic Board first (despite the limitations) and then, once that works. I may (or may not) upgrade. If I wait to Upgrade after 7.3 is released (currently it's 7.2.2) then I won't have to hack (and figure out how to hack) as much to get what we already have with Classic.

[ December 27, 2007, 09:10 PM: Message edited by: Nightcrawler ]
 

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Posted by Nightcrawler on :
 
Reboot, SPHQ needs the attention.

And everything is going over. I'm just not sure how well everything will pan out if/when we upgrade to Threads. Precautions is all.
 

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Posted by Nightcrawler on :
 
To ensure that PMs do make it to the "other side," I've decided to turn them off tomorrow evening and will try to move us tomorrow night.

Unless, you guys think I should hold out because of the various Legion issues coming out tomorrow.

Let me know what's better...a bad server causing mayhem and frustration or a temp (unknown amount of time) shut down to move to a good server.
 

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Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
I vote the sooner, the better to get LW back up to peak reliability, Gary.
 

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Posted by Nightcrawler on :
 
Cool. Since it took me 45 minutes or so to log back in, I'm turning off PMs now.

If you still need to see a PM let me know and I'll turn it on long enough to grab it, but please don't respond/create a new one. It's taken me over 24 hours to back up this site last night from scratch. It's just too cumbersome to let new files be created and written to while I'll try to salvage and move them over to another server.

[ December 28, 2007, 08:37 PM: Message edited by: Nightcrawler ]
 

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Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
 
Gary, you do what you have to do.

And thank you for doing it!
 

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Posted by Lightning Lad on :
 
I did a back up last night too Gary. Without the video and image folders it took 14 hours.

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Posted from my iPhone
 

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Posted by Nightcrawler on :
 
Yeah. I should say that I did sleep and had to resume during that 24 hours.

With the PMs and new registrations on hold, I should be able to keep track of the other changes made to the site.
 

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Posted by Reboot on :
 
to deinvisibilise (!) the thread
 

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