Icecast Server/2.5 Maintenance - Revision history

Phschafft: /* Sources list */ Added list of messages

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Sources list: Added list of messages

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 == Sources list ==
 === Info ===
 === Warning ===
 === Error ===

Phschafft: Added section stub for Sources list

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	== Overview ==		== Overview ==
	Icecast versions 2.5.x report a list of "Maintenance" items in the dashboard within the admin interface. Those messages are meant to provide help to keep a deployment in best shape.		Icecast versions 2.5.x report a list of "Maintenance" items in the dashboard within the admin interface. Those messages are meant to provide help to keep a deployment in best shape.

			The Following levels are defined:
			=== Info ===
			Info level messages are just there to aid e.g. in case of a problem. No active action is required.

			=== Warning ===
			Warnings should be considered thoroughly and the problems generally should be resolved in a timely manner. It is possible that the operation is affected by the problems reported with warnings.

			=== Error ===
			Errors record actual problems and should be taken care of as soon as possible.


	== Dashboard ==		== Dashboard ==
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	=== Info ===		=== Info ===
	~~Info level messages are just there to aid e.g. in case of a problem. No active action is required.~~

	==== Core files are disabled. / Core files are enabled. ====		==== Core files are disabled. / Core files are enabled. ====
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	=== Warning ===		=== Warning ===
	~~Warnings should be considered thoroughly and the problems generally should be resolved in a timely manner. It is possible that the operation is affected by the problems reported with warnings.~~

	==== Developer logging is active. This mode is not for production. ====		==== Developer logging is active. This mode is not for production. ====
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	=== Error ===		=== Error ===
	~~Errors record actual problems and should be taken care of as soon as possible.~~

	==== Global client, and source limit is bigger than suitable for current open file limit. ====		==== Global client, and source limit is bigger than suitable for current open file limit. ====
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	==== Change of UID/GID configured but not supported by operating system. ====		==== Change of UID/GID configured but not supported by operating system. ====
	Changing of the user ID and/or group ID was configured but is not supported by the operating system. This is a security problem and requires immediate handling. See the error log and your operation system's documentation for more details.		Changing of the user ID and/or group ID was configured but is not supported by the operating system. This is a security problem and requires immediate handling. See the error log and your operation system's documentation for more details.



			== Sources list ==
			=== Info ===
			=== Warning ===
			=== Error ===

Phschafft: /* List */ Renamed section to Dashboard

2026-01-19T22:59:14Z

List: Renamed section to Dashboard

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	Icecast versions 2.5.x report a list of "Maintenance" items in the dashboard within the admin interface. Those messages are meant to provide help to keep a deployment in best shape.		Icecast versions 2.5.x report a list of "Maintenance" items in the dashboard within the admin interface. Those messages are meant to provide help to keep a deployment in best shape.

	== ~~List~~ ==		== Dashboard ==

			The following messages can be found on the global dashboard.

	=== Info ===		=== Info ===
	Info level messages are just there to aid e.g. in case of a problem. No active action is required.		Info level messages are just there to aid e.g. in case of a problem. No active action is required.

Phschafft: /* Error */ Added new errors

2026-01-19T22:57:17Z

Error: Added new errors

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	==== The configuration did not validate. See the error.log for details and update your configuration accordingly. ====		==== The configuration did not validate. See the error.log for details and update your configuration accordingly. ====
	The configuration file is not valid. It may contain logical errors such as invalid combinations of values. Those must be corrected. Future versions of Icecast may not load with them present. See the error log for details.		The configuration file is not valid. It may contain logical errors such as invalid combinations of values. Those must be corrected. Future versions of Icecast may not load with them present. See the error log for details.

			==== File permissions are wrong. See the error.log for details and update your configuration accordingly. Future versions of Icecast may reject affected files. ====
			Some of the files used by Icecast (such as the configuration or logfiles) have wrong permissions. Please check the permissions and correct them accordingly. The error log will contain more information on which files are the problem.

			==== Potentially unsafe file permissions. See the error.log for details and update your configuration accordingly. Future versions of Icecast may reject affected files. ====
			Some of the files used by Icecast seem to have unsafe permissions. This may result in leakage of credentials, secret keys, or similar data. It is strongly recommended to check the files reported in the error log and change credentials and secret keys accordingly.
			Future versions of Icecast may reject those files, including rejecting to start at all or only starting in a limited fashion if unresolved.

	==== chroot configured but failed. ====		==== chroot configured but failed. ====

Phschafft: /* Warning */ Removed duplicate

2026-01-19T22:28:08Z

Warning: Removed duplicate

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	==== No useful location is given in <location>. ====		==== No useful location is given in <location>. ====
	The location tag is not set to anything useful in the configuration. See https://icecast.org/faq/#faqentry-what-should-i-set-location-to for details.		The location tag is not set to anything useful in the configuration. See https://icecast.org/faq/#faqentry-what-should-i-set-location-to for details.

	~~==== No useful location is given in <location>. ====~~
	~~No useful location is given in the configuration. See https://icecast.org/faq/#faqentry-what-should-i-set-location-to for details.~~

	==== No admin contact given in <admin>. YP directory support is disabled. ====		==== No admin contact given in <admin>. YP directory support is disabled. ====
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	==== No secure password hash support detected. ====		==== No secure password hash support detected. ====
	No secure password hashing scheme was detected. Icecast will fall back to legacy support. It is best to contact the support with the full details from the admin's version page.		No secure password hashing scheme was detected. Icecast will fall back to legacy support. It is best to contact the support with the full details from the admin's version page.



	=== Error ===		=== Error ===

Phschafft: Updates and more items

2023-11-20T12:07:15Z

Updates and more items

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 ==== Change of UID/GID configured and active. ====
 Changing of the user ID and/or group ID was configured and was successful.
 === Warning ===
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 ==== No admin contact given in <admin>. YP directory support is disabled. ====
 No valid admin contact details are given. Some features such as directory support may be disabled. See https://icecast.org/faq/#faqentry-what-should-i-set-admin-to for details.

Phschafft: Updates and more items

2023-11-20T11:57:29Z

Updates and more items

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 This information may be hidden if Icecast seems to be configured correctly to avoid spamming the section.
 === Warning ===
 ==== Developer logging is active. This mode is not for production. ====
 Icecast is build with developer logging active. This should never be seen in production. If seen without an Icecast developer asked for it it should be disabled. To disable this Icecast needs to be recompiled.
-=== Hostname is not set to anything useful in <hostname>. ===
+==== Hostname is not set to anything useful in <hostname>. ====
-The hostname tag is not set correctly in the Icecast configuration. Some features such as directory support may be disabled. There is generally more details in the error log.
+The hostname tag is not set correctly in the Icecast configuration. Some features such as directory support may be disabled. Playlist generation may not work correctly. There is generally more details in the error log. See https://icecast.org/faq/#faqentry-what-should-i-set-hostname-to for details.
 === Error ===
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 ==== IPv6 not enabled. ====
 Icecast is configured with only legacy IP enabled. The current IP version (IPv6) needs to be enabled.

Phschafft: Initial stub

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Initial stub

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= Icecast 2.5.x Maintenance =
== Overview ==
Icecast versions 2.5.x report a list of "Maintenance" items in the dashboard within the admin interface. Those messages are meant to provide help to keep a deployment in best shape.

== List ==
=== Info ===
Info level messages are just there to aid e.g. in case of a problem. No active action is required.

==== Core files are disabled. / Core files are enabled. ====
This informs whether or not core files are enabled. Core files are a classic mean of debugging offered by some operating systems. Support may ask for this value.

==== IPv4-mapped IPv6 is available on this system. ====
The operation system supports legacy IP via current IP sockets. This means that only an IPv6 socket needs to be configured to also handle legacy IP.

This information may be hidden if Icecast seems to be configured correctly to avoid spamming the section.

=== Warning ===

==== Developer logging is active. This mode is not for production. ====
Icecast is build with developer logging active. This should never be seen in production. If seen without an Icecast developer asked for it it should be disabled. To disable this Icecast needs to be recompiled.

=== Hostname is not set to anything useful in <hostname>. ===
The hostname tag is not set correctly in the Icecast configuration. Some features such as directory support may be disabled. There is generally more details in the error log.

=== Error ===
Errors record actual problems and should be taken care of as soon as possible.

==== Global client, and source limit is bigger than suitable for current open file limit. ====
Icecast is configured in a way allowing for more connections than the operating system permits. This may result in strange behaviour when the operating system's limit is reached.

Usually this is due to Icecast being set to some aggressively high client limit. However it can also be due to a low limit enforced by the operating system. In general the limit of the operating system must be higher than the one set by Icecast for Icecast to actually handle the number of clients.

==== IPv6 not enabled. ====
Icecast is configured with only legacy IP enabled. The current IP version (IPv6) needs to be enabled.