Data corruption after upgrading to Synchronet 3.20
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crashj · 2023-05-10 03:47

It looks like I lost my sbbs after building 3.20 from source.

sbbs will no longer start, and if I try and use "jsexec
upgrade_to_v320" it refuses to start because a bunch of .ini files
don't exist.

It looks like they changed the format of config files, and the order
you upgrade in is very important. Even though the wiki page says you
can do it before or after the upgrade.  I am not sure how to fix it,
but I'm completely down now so I can't even post on DOVE net.

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crashj · 2023-05-10 03:49

[root@bbs /sbbs]# jsexec upgrade_to_v320.js

    JSexec v3.20a-FreeBSD master/4985797d2 - Execute Synchronet
JavaScript Module
    Compiled May  9 2023 20:30:35 with Clang 11.0.1

    Loading configuration files from /sbbs/ctrl
    !ERROR loading configuration files: 2 (No such file or directory)
opening /sbbs/ctrl/msgs.ini
    JavaScript-C 1.8.5 2011-03-31
    JavaScript: Creating runtime: 167772160 bytes

    !Module file (../exec/upgrade_to_v320.js) doesn't exist
    !Module (upgrade_to_v320.js) set exit_code: -1

    JavaScript: Destroying context
    JavaScript: Destroying runtime

    Returning error code: -1

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crashj · 2023-05-10 04:15

It's a complete mess.

I was able to copy the .ini files from the /sbbs/repo/ctrl directory
into /sbbs/ctrl, and then run upgrade_to_v320 and it starts, but I
have data loss.

I had to run scfg again and use the wizard, and all my fidoNet/fsxNet
configuration and posts are gone.

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crankyoldtekhead · 2023-05-10 06:33

Restore from the backup you took before the upgrade and try the
process again.  Check that the upgrade js isn't bombing out because of
another missing script that may not be built (ensure your build
completed successfully) or you may have to find it in your sources and
move it to exec.

Either way, you shouldn't have any data loss, should be able to follow
the errors.

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dmine45 · 2023-05-10 08:58

ALWAYS back up your data before any upgrade. Always!

And yes, the data files are completely different in 3.20. Did you
watch Rob's videos on YouTube with regard to that?

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digitlman · 2023-05-23 18:40

It sounds like you did something wrong in the process.

[https://wiki.synchro.net/install:dev](https://wiki.synchro.net/instal
l:dev)

Also:

[https://wiki.synchro.net/howto:support](https://wiki.synchro.net/howt
o:support)