[GH-ISSUE #25 ] Question #18

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@mthenw commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2013):

I don't get it.

Is this how you start frontail
/usr/bin/node /usr/lib/node_modules/frontail/index.js -p 9001 -n 10 -l 2000 -t default /var/log/messages ?

You don't need to pass -p 9001 -n 10 -l 2000 -t default because those arguments are by default.

@mthenw commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2013): I don't get it. Is this how you start frontail `/usr/bin/node /usr/lib/node_modules/frontail/index.js -p 9001 -n 10 -l 2000 -t default /var/log/messages` ? You don't need to pass `-p 9001 -n 10 -l 2000 -t default` because those arguments are by default.

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@opensauce17 commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2013):

Yes that is a ps -aux of the default service. My issue is that my log file does not get displayed.

@opensauce17 commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2013): Yes that is a ps -aux of the default service. My issue is that my log file does not get displayed.

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@mthenw commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2013):

Maybe you have problem with permissions. Is your log file is accessible for user starting frontail?

@mthenw commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2013): Maybe you have problem with permissions. Is your log file is accessible for user starting frontail?

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@opensauce17 commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2013):

Hi,

I have started frontail as root. Should have access to all files. Is it not an apache permission issue maybe?

@opensauce17 commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2013): Hi, I have started frontail as root. Should have access to all files. Is it not an apache permission issue maybe?

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@mthenw commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2013):

Frontail doesn't use apache :)

Starting as a root fixed your problem?

@mthenw commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2013): Frontail doesn't use apache :) Starting as a root fixed your problem?

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@opensauce17 commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2013):

Ok - cool - so atleast I musn't waste time with any apache stuff - Starting as root, still gives me a blank page. At the moment I'm just trying to get a file displayed. Possibly there is a simple config I'm missing?

@opensauce17 commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2013): Ok - cool - so atleast I musn't waste time with any apache stuff - Starting as root, still gives me a blank page. At the moment I'm just trying to get a file displayed. Possibly there is a simple config I'm missing? ![frontail](https://f.cloud.github.com/assets/5320574/1519746/0298dada-4b6b-11e3-9486-08341dcc0c69.JPG)

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@mthenw commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2013):

Oh, you are trying to use it no Windows. Windows is not supported because frontail internally uses unix tail command.

@mthenw commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2013): Oh, you are trying to use it no Windows. Windows is not supported because frontail internally uses unix `tail` command.

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@opensauce17 commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2013):

No. I'm not using it in Windows. I'm using a unix host and viewing the webapage via a windows machine......

@opensauce17 commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2013): No. I'm not using it in Windows. I'm using a unix host and viewing the webapage via a windows machine......

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@mthenw commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2013):

Ok :)

You wrote that you start it as a daemon. Is this problem occur when staring in foreground?

@mthenw commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2013): Ok :) You wrote that you start it as a daemon. Is this problem occur when staring in foreground?

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@opensauce17 commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2013):

yes - I get the same issue. I'm thinking I have missed something during install? I'm not sure. The install seems pretty straight forward.

@opensauce17 commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2013): yes - I get the same issue. I'm thinking I have missed something during install? I'm not sure. The install seems pretty straight forward.

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@opensauce17 commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2013):

Possibly there is something else I need to install?

@opensauce17 commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2013): Possibly there is something else I need to install?

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@mthenw commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2013):

npm install frontail -g is enough.

Which version do you use? You can check it with frontail -V

@mthenw commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2013): `npm install frontail -g` is enough. Which version do you use? You can check it with `frontail -V`

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@opensauce17 commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2013):

My version is : 0.6.0

@opensauce17 commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2013): My version is : 0.6.0

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@mthenw commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2013):

Does tail -F [you file] command return anything?

@mthenw commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2013): Does `tail -F [you file]` command return anything?

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@opensauce17 commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2013):

yes - on a command line it works fine.

@opensauce17 commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2013): yes - on a command line it works fine.

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@opensauce17 commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2013):

When I view my source page - this is the JS that is displayed :

<script src="/app.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
    window.load = App.init({
        container: document.getElementsByClassName('log')[0],
        filterInput: document.getElementsByClassName('query')[0],
        namespace: '5b636c7ec81a3f0133aa1c887e09298d'
    });

Is this correct?

@opensauce17 commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2013): When I view my source page - this is the JS that is displayed : <script src="/socket.io/socket.io.js"></script> ``` <script src="/app.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> window.load = App.init({ container: document.getElementsByClassName('log')[0], filterInput: document.getElementsByClassName('query')[0], namespace: '5b636c7ec81a3f0133aa1c887e09298d' }); ``` Is this correct?

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@opensauce17 commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2013):

<script src="/app.js"></script>

Does it automatically know where to find these JS files?

@opensauce17 commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2013): <script src="/socket.io/socket.io.js"></script> ``` <script src="/app.js"></script> ``` Does it automatically know where to find these JS files?

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@opensauce17 commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2013):

I also installed it as root....not sure of that makes any difference?

@opensauce17 commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2013): I also installed it as root....not sure of that makes any difference?

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@opensauce17 commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2013):

How would I install a previous version? Would like to try 0.5.0....

@opensauce17 commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2013): How would I install a previous version? Would like to try 0.5.0....

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@opensauce17 commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2013):

Ok - it seems like it's my browser. It works perfectly from another machine's browser. Sorry for all the trouble

@opensauce17 commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2013): Ok - it seems like it's my browser. It works perfectly from another machine's browser. Sorry for all the trouble

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http://www.filedropper.com/tail

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@vickyrare commented on GitHub (Jan 15, 2015):

One can make frontail to work on windows by using tail.exe provided by MKSNT. Download it from following link.

You need tail.exe in your path. You also need to make change to /lib/tail.js

change -F to -f
var tail = spawn('tail', ['-n', options.buffer, '-f', path]);

@vickyrare commented on GitHub (Jan 15, 2015): One can make frontail to work on windows by using tail.exe provided by MKSNT. Download it from following link. http://www.filedropper.com/tail You need tail.exe in your path. You also need to make change to /lib/tail.js change -F to -f var tail = spawn('tail', ['-n', options.buffer, '-f', path]);

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