Printing to a Printer from a Windows Server
There are several obstacles to printing from a web appliction that was written for Linux or UNIX in Windows. These include:
- Lack of Postscript support in the printing subsystem. To resolve this, you must install Ghostscript and Gsview. The latter package provides a utility called gsprint that will allow you to print Postscript on your Windows printer.
- The fact that most Windows software, including gsprint, tends to print output that will cause the web server to crash. The winprint.bat included with this distribution corrects this problem. To use the winprint.bat solution, configure your printers in your ledger-smb.conf as "winprint.bat printer-name." If you omit the printer name, the default printer will be used.
- Windows does not allow you to set up system printers that all users can access. Thus the web server often doesn't have access to the printers you have set up. To correct this issue, follow the steps at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q184291/.

Error on converting from SQL-Ledger: ERROR: column "chart_id" contains null values
SQL-Ledger does not enforce a NOT NULL constraint on the chart_id field in the acc_trans table. Consequently, it is possible in cirtain circumstances to insert transactions into the database with invalid information including NULL chart_id's. When this occurs, normally the Chart of Accounts and Trial Balance will fail to balance. So this is a serious problem with data integrity. LedgerSMB prevents this by adding the NOT NULL constraing but this can cause prevent people from migrating when they have invalid data in their databases.

If you encounter an error like this, the first thing to do is seek technical support, regardless of whether or not you wish to continue the migration. In general the providers of support for LedgerSMB and SQL-Ledger should all be able to be of some assistance. Unfortunately, since this problem involves information loss, no solution can be automated without invalidating your accounting information.

SELinux
http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/selinux-faq-fc3/index.html
modify /etc/selinux/conf and set SELINUX=permissive
use audit2allow, add the following to policy.conf, then run make reload
#line 83
allow httpd_sys_script_t port_type:{ tcp_socket udp_socket } { send_msg recv_msg };
allow httpd_sys_script_t sysctl_kernel_t:dir search;
allow httpd_sys_script_t sysctl_t:dir search;
allow httpd_sys_script_t tmp_t:sock_file write;
allow httpd_sys_script_t httpd_sys_content_t:lnk_file read;
allow httpd_sys_script_t sysctl_kernel_t:file read;
allow httpd_sys_script_t unconfined_t:unix_stream_socket connectto;
lineitems not printing
Templates designed on a UNIX platform don't work on a DOS platform. To make them work load the template either with the builtin template editor or a text editor and save. Templates designed on a Windows platform have the same problem and won't work on a UNIX platform. Once you strip the ^M's the'll work just fine.
Note too that most Linux and UNIX installations come with two utilities for making these conversions: unix2dos and dos2unix. Windows users can obtain these utilities as part of Cygwin.
characterset problems
If you have problems displaying the correct characterset try adding
```
AddDefaultCharset On
```
in your httpd.conf file.
cannot create function
1. Run: createlang -U postgres plpgsql ledgersmb to install the plpgsql language handler into the "ledgersmb" database. More information on this utility can be found at the interactive documentation at the PostgreSQL site.
IDENT Authentication failed for user "ledger-smb"
Edit pg_hba.conf and change authentication to
```
  local           all        all                         md5
  host            all        all       127.0.0.1/32      md5
```
The file is often in the 'data' directory of your postgresql installation. In some distributions it may be in /etc/pgsql or a similar directory. A file search can be helpful when all else fails.
```
  # find / -name 'pg_hba.conf'
```
WARNING! DO NOT just put a 'host all all trust' in pg_hba.conf unless you know what you are doing; that can introduce a pretty huge security hole.
LaTeX templates
If you don't want to edit tex code by hand, you could use Lyx, Abiword, or any WYSIWYG editor capable of exporting latex code.
LaTeX is somewhat complex to learn, initially, but offers a much superior environment to produce professional-looking forms in postscript and PDF format.
Use without Frames
To use without frames, add ?path=/bin/lynx to the login URL:
```
http://localhost/ledger-smb/login.pl?path=/bin/lynx
```
PDF option disappeared
Edit ledgersmb.conf and set: latex = 1
printing to a printer
Printers are defined in ledgersmb.conf
```
[printers] 
Default = lpr
Color = lpr -PEpson
```
Check in your /etc/printcap file for the names of available printers.
If you have LaTeX installed set
```
  latex = 1
```
in ledger-smb.conf
Note: html data entry format is for screen preview. Use the "Print" option from your browser to print to a printer.
beginning balances
Add a GL Journal entry and enter the beginning balance for your accounts. Beginning balances are the balances from your last balance sheet. If you also add open invoices to account for COGS for inventory, add the invoices and make the appropriate adjustments.
establish a beginning inventory
add the parts with a vendor invoice. Use the real cost for the items, not zero. If you use zero cost then the cost of goods will be zero when you sell the item.
Assemblies
Assemblies are manufactured goods assembled from parts, services and assemblies. Because you do not buy assemblies you 'stock assemblies' by adding assembled units to your inventory. The quantity for individual parts is reduced and the quantity for the assembly increased. To disassemble an assembly you simply return the parts to inventory by entering a negative quantity for the number of assemblies to stock.
DBD-Pg not installed
Most modern distributions now package DBD-Pg. If it is not packaged follow this recipe to get it working.
- check if you have the header files for PostgreSQL
  $ find / -name 'libpq-fe.h'
  if nothing shows up install the development package for PostgreSQL
- download and untar DBD-Pg
- set the environment variables POSTGRES_LIB and POSTGRES_INCLUDE
- cd to DBD-Pg directory
  as ordinary user
  $ perl Makefile.PL
  $ make
  $ make test
  if all went well su to root
  # make install
- remove the DBD-Pg directory
script not executing, shows in browser instead
Add
```
  AddHandler cgi-script .pl
```
in your httpd.conf file.
switch display to a foreign language
Load your preferences and select the language.
Language selection is in accordance to ISO 3166-1 standards.
Text shows in English when I use a foreign language
This is because the corresponding entry in the .po file. Add the missing text the appropriate .po
switch to a foreign language for the login and admin screen
Edit ledger-smb.conf and enter the code for the $language variable
```
  language = "de"
```
This is a global change and applies to all logins, individual settings may be changed by setting the language in your Preferences.

LedgerSMB security

  Typical setups:
  
  /usr/local/vh/www                   <- DocumentRoot for virtual host
  /usr/local/vh/ledger-smb            <- Alias for ledger-smb
  /usr/local/vh/users                 <- users directory out of reach


  /usr/local/vh/www                   <- DocumentRoot for virtual host
  /usr/local/vh/www/ledger-smb        <- Alias for ledger-smb
  /usr/local/vh/www/ledger-smb/users  <- users configuration files and tmp space

  <Directory /usr/local/vh/www/ledger-smb/users>  <- disable webserver access
    Order Deny,Allow                                 for users directory
    Deny from All
  </Directory>

Set permission for the users and templates directory to 711
If you do not want anyone to change the templates with the built-in editor set the files in templates/directory/ to read only or disable the menu item to edit the templates.
You can set up a read-only environment if you disable the menu items to add data. i.e 'Add Transaction' if unchecked you will not be able to add a transaction or repost a transaction. You may look at it but nothing else.
There are various settings for audit control and you may disable reposting entirely or up to a certain date. And with the audit trail enabled you can keep tab of who is doing what.
For PostgreSQL you may also set who has access to the server in the file pg_hba.conf
in addition you can secure the tables from unauthorized access by setting up a different database user and GRANT rights. For instance, users without DELETE rights will still be able to use the program, change customers and vendors, add transactions but will not be able to delete or repost transactions.
To lock all the tables to create a RO system GRANT SELECT rights only.
Other security options include a secure shell, your webserver's authentication system, SSL, encrypted tunnels, ...

Printing to a Printer from a Windows Server

Error on converting from SQL-Ledger: ERROR: column "chart_id" contains null values

SELinux

lineitems not printing

characterset problems

cannot create function

IDENT Authentication failed for user "ledger-smb"

LaTeX templates

Use without Frames

PDF option disappeared

printing to a printer

beginning balances

establish a beginning inventory

Assemblies

DBD-Pg not installed

script not executing, shows in browser instead

switch display to a foreign language

Text shows in English when I use a foreign language

switch to a foreign language for the login and admin screen

LedgerSMB security