[SOLVED] dictd databases available: dummy

dchmelik · 06-07-2022, 11:56 PM

I have Debian 11.3 w/dictd 1.13.0+dfsg-1, Debian-based w/1.12.1+dfsg-8, and copied in dictd-dicts. Same configuration working on *BSD Unix & Slackware GNU/Linux doesn't work on Debian[-based.] What did Debian alter/break from strictly Unix[-like] OS you have to update to get to work? (configuration & output below is identical on Debian & Debian-based.)

Code:

root@desktop:~# dict -D
Databases available:
 dummy      dummy

Code:

#/etc/dictd/dict.conf
server localhost 
server dict
server dict.org
server dict0.us.dict.org
server alt0.dict.org

Code:

#/etc/dictd/dictd.conf
global {
listen_to 127.0.0.1
}

access {
allow localhost
allow 127.0.0.1
}
 
include /var/lib/dictd/db.list

Code:

root@desktop:~# dictdconfig -l
[...]
database web1913
 {
  data  /usr/share/dictd/web1913.dict.dz
  index /usr/share/dictd/web1913.index
}
database gcide
 {
  data  /usr/share/dictd/gcide.dict.dz
  index /usr/share/dictd/gcide.index
}
database wn
 {
  data  /usr/share/dictd/wn.dict.dz
  index /usr/share/dictd/wn.index
}
database foldoc
 {
  data  /usr/share/dictd/foldoc.dict.dz
  index /usr/share/dictd/foldoc.index
}
database jargon
 {
  data  /usr/share/dictd/jargon.dict.dz
  index /usr/share/dictd/jargon.index
}
database vera
 {
  data  /usr/share/dictd/vera.dict.dz
  index /usr/share/dictd/vera.index
}
database elements
 {
  data  /usr/share/dictd/elements.dict.dz
  index /usr/share/dictd/elements.index
}
database easton
 {
  data  /usr/share/dictd/easton.dict.dz
  index /usr/share/dictd/easton.index
}
database hitchcock
 {
  data  /usr/share/dictd/hitchcock.dict.dz
  index /usr/share/dictd/hitchcock.index
}
database gaz
 {
  data  /usr/share/dictd/gazetteer.dict.dz
  index /usr/share/dictd/gazetteer.index
}
database moby-thesaurus
 {
  data  /usr/share/dictd/moby-thesaurus.dict.dz
  index /usr/share/dictd/moby-thesaurus.index
}
database devils
 {
  data  /usr/share/dictd/devils.dict.dz
  index /usr/share/dictd/devils.index
}
database world95
 {
  data  /usr/share/dictd/world95.dict.dz
  index /usr/share/dictd/world95.index
}

Code:

#/etc/dictd/dictd.order
web1913 gcide wn foldoc jargon vera devil elements easton hitchcock gazetteer
/usr/share/dictd/

Code:

root@dict:/usr/share/dictd# ll
[...]
-rw-r--r--   1 root root   165331 Jun  7 20:46 devils.dict.dz
-rw-r--r--   1 root root    15949 Jun  7 20:46 devils.index
-rw-r--r--   1 root root     1441 Jun  7 20:46 dictd.conf
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  1081005 Jun  7 20:46 easton.dict.dz
-rw-r--r--   1 root root    65432 Jun  7 20:46 easton.index
-rw-r--r--   1 root root    12653 Jun  7 20:46 elements.dict.dz
-rw-r--r--   1 root root     2123 Jun  7 20:46 elements.index
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  2230401 Jun  7 20:46 foldoc.dict.dz
-rw-r--r--   1 root root   302467 Jun  7 20:46 foldoc.index
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  1797049 Jun  7 20:46 gazetteer.dict.dz
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  1113778 Jun  7 20:46 gazetteer.index
-rw-r--r--   1 root root 13527769 Jun  7 20:46 gcide.dict.dz
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  3952339 Jun  7 20:46 gcide.index
-rw-r--r--   1 root root    34045 Jun  7 20:46 hitchcock.dict.dz
-rw-r--r--   1 root root    35687 Jun  7 20:46 hitchcock.index
-rw-r--r--   1 root root   550276 Jun  7 20:46 jargon.dict.dz
-rw-r--r--   1 root root    38719 Jun  7 20:46 jargon.index
-rw-r--r--   1 root root 10757105 Jun  7 20:46 moby-thesaurus.dict.dz
-rw-r--r--   1 root root   540892 Jun  7 20:46 moby-thesaurus.index
drwxr-xr-x   2 root root     4096 Sep 29  2021 ucf/
-rw-r--r--   1 root root   164048 Jun  7 20:46 vera.dict.dz
-rw-r--r--   1 root root   106397 Jun  7 20:46 vera.index
-rw-r--r--   1 root root 11728366 Jun  7 20:46 web1913.dict.dz
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  3521270 Jun  7 20:46 web1913.index
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  8954034 Jun  7 20:46 wn.dict.dz
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  3163244 Jun  7 20:46 wn.index
-rw-r--r--   1 root root   964129 Jun  7 20:46 world95.dict.dz
-rw-r--r--   1 root root     5614 Jun  7 20:46 world95.index

pan64 · 06-08-2022, 01:11 AM

"does not work" is not really useful to diagnose an issue like this. It can be a permission issue, a user config issue or anything else.
From the other hand you need to look for error messages (in logs or terminals) to see what's going on.

dchmelik · 06-08-2022, 01:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pan64

"does not work" is not really useful to diagnose an issue like this. It can be a permission issue, a user config issue or anything else.
From the other hand you need to look for error messages (in logs or terminals) to see what's going on.

That's why I didn't say your quote rather than gave output (including error message) and configuration (including permissions, user configuration, and note, I got the error message as root so permissions and user configuration (other than dict.conf & dictd.conf given in first post) aren't relevant.) The service is running and I added a log that shows more than dummy is available (but dict still
doesn't find any word and 'dict -D' still says dummy.)

Code:

#dictd.log
:I: 803343 starting dictd 1.12.1/rf on Linux 5.13.0-44-lowlatency Tue Jun  7 23:35:58 2022
:I: using locale "en_US.utf-8"
:I: web1913            185399      3521270     11728366     31946961
:I: gcide              203645      3952339     13527769     39953009
:I: wn                 154563      3163244      8954034     27955005
:I: foldoc              14893       302467      2230401      5457386
:I: jargon               2136        38719       550276      1278425
:I: vera                 9203       106397       164048       572202
:I: elements              132         2123        12653        39126
:I: easton               3969        65432      1081005      2554659
:I: hitchcock            2620        35687        34045        84852
:I: gaz                 52994      1113778      1797049      8551912
:I: moby-thesaur        30263       540892     10757105     29688435
:I: devils               1008        15949       165331       383656
:I: world95               278         5614       964129      2862852

BenCollver · 06-08-2022, 11:00 AM

What a world, what a world! Cloudflare blocked me for trying to help. So I will post the sensitive part encrypted with ROT13.

What is the output when you run the ROT13 encrypted command below?

Code:

rpub -r "FUBJ QO\aDHVG" | ap 127.0.0.1 2628

dchmelik · 06-08-2022, 07:10 PM

It blocked me also.

Code:

220 <host> dictd 1.13.0/rf on Linux 4.19.0 <auth.mime> <2.323341.1654732887@<host>>
110 1 databases present
dummy "dummy"
.
250 ok
221 bye [d/m/c = 0/0/0; 0.000r 0.000u 0.000s]

So apparently after alteration, 'dictdconfig -l,' '/var/log/dictd.log' are unreliable.

BenCollver · 06-08-2022, 10:08 PM

Odd, dict.log and netcat show different versions of dictd.

ONE: "dictd 1.12.1/rf on Linux 5.13.0-44-lowlatency"
TWO: "dictd 1.13.0/rf on Linux 4.19.0"

dchmelik · 06-09-2022, 02:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BenCollver

Odd, dict.log and netcat show different versions of dictd.

ONE: "dictd 1.12.1/rf on Linux 5.13.0-44-lowlatency"
TWO: "dictd 1.13.0/rf on Linux 4.19.0"

First post said I use it on Debian and Debian-based. After removing /etc/dictd/db.list (because dictd.conf defines it elsewhere) works on pure Debian now so guess I should take the Debian-based discussion to its own area...