[Koha] Koha 20.11 - RabbitMQ and lock_dir

[Tom Hanstra]

Thanks for the response, Johathan.

I figured out the lockdir issue. There was an ownership problem that I
could address.

For the RabbitMQ piece, I have a separate RabbitMQ server which I would
like to use. Where in the configuration files would I address setting this
to be a separate RabbitMQ server?  And then, something has to create the
initial setup on that server. What sets that all up? I am not finding that
documentation.

Thanks,
Tom

On Mon, Mar 15, 2021 at 4:49 AM Jonathan Druart <
jonathan.druart at bugs.koha-community.org> wrote:

> Hello Tom,
>
> - Which error do you have on the about page? Did you create the
> directory? Are the permissions correct?
> Did you restart memcached?
>
> - About RabbitMQ, it's not mandatory so far, there is a fallback to
> run the jobs when they are "enqueued".
> In 20.05 it's only used for the batch record modification tool, but it
> will be used for other background jobs in the upcoming versions.
> Its main goal is to avoid the different problems we have with the way
> we fork background jobs in the current implementation (see 22417
> related bug reports) and have them executed by a worker script.
> To have RabbitMQ works it should be as easy as
>     rabbitmq-plugins enable rabbitmq_stomp
>     service rabbitmq-server restart
>
>
> Let me know if you have additional questions.
>
> Regards,
> Jonathan
>
> Le ven. 12 mars 2021 à 20:51, Tom Hanstra <hanstra at nd.edu> a écrit :
> >
> > After our upgrade to Koha 20.11, we have noticed a couple of errors. I'm
> > trying to track them down and understand the changes.
> >
> > - lockdir in XML configuration file
> >
> > I get a warning about lockdir missing from the XML file, even after
> adding
> > the line. I added:
> >
> >  <lockdir>/var/lock/koha</lockdir>
> >
> > to my /etc/koha-conf.xml file but the error is still showing up in the
> > About Koha screen. Do I have to do something to clear it? Or did I
> > miss something?
> >
> > - RabbitMQ as message broker
> >
> > Reading the documentation, the addition of RabbitMQ as a message broker
> is
> > specifically done for PLACK. Do I really have to set up a local RabbitMQ
> or
> > is there another workaround? What am I gaining that did not work before?
> > Because adding another little piece of software is a bit of hassle.
> >
> > If it is needed, where do I find documentation on setup?  The Wiki has
> > nothing that I found to be worthwhile. And if it is not (yet) needed,
> then
> > how do I remove the error?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Tom
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> > hanstra at nd.edu
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*Tom Hanstra*
*Sr. Systems Administrator*
hanstra at nd.edu