Thanks for the debug tip Jason. That debug console is way cool and instantly pointed to the problem which was very simple to fix. I'll post the findings here for the archive in case someone else has a similar issue.
Results of the debug were: (note: the indicated URL is NOT reachable (by design) from outside my home network so if anyone trys it you won't get any connection!) ----------------------------------------- server url = https://copelanlib.copelan.com ----------------------------------------- 1229787540147 delta = 20700 D_ERROR [Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x80040111 (NS_ERROR_NOT_AVAILAB LE) [nsIXMLHttpRequest.status]" nsresult: "0x80040111 (NS_ERROR_NOT_AVAILABLE)" location: "JS frame :: chrome://open_ils_staff_client/content/main/JSAN.js :: anonymous :: line 473" data: no] ----------------------------------------- Background on the cause and solution: I had followed the Ubuntu 1.4 install instructions (since they were the only 1.4 ones I found) in combination with the 1.2 Debian instructions. (Install was on Debian). Reason for doing this was, based on experience in other software, newer releases sometimes have additional steps or different steps for the install. Step 8-II says to delete the Listen 443 line in the eg.conf. Evidently the mentioned conflict does not happen in the Debian configuratrion of Apache2 so the result was that Apache was not listening for SSL connections. Adding this line back into the eg.conf and restarting Apache fixed the issue. Thanks again for the debug tip. Robert On Sat Dec 20 1:28 , "Jason Etheridge" sent: >> When trying to access the server from the 1.4 staff client I get "There was >> an >> error testing this hostname" when clicking on the 'Re-Test Server" button. >> IF I >> ignore that and try to login with the Login button then I get the following >> in > >Hi Robert, > >Hrmm. The Login button should be disabled if the client gets an error >testing the server. What happens afterward from the client-side? > >If you're using the Windows client, try doing this to get a debug >console: >http://evergreen-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php\?id=scratchpad:debug_console > >And then copy/paste the output here after going through your scenario again. > >-- >Jason Etheridge > | VP, Community Support and Advocacy > | Equinox Software, Inc. / The Evergreen Experts > | phone: 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) > | email: [email protected] > | web: http://www.esilibrary.com
