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Title:

WSConfig does not back up all the config files it changes

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Status/Resolution/Reason: Closed/Fixed/

Reporter/Name(from Bugbase): Adam Cameron / Adam Cameron (Adam Cameron)

Created: 11/03/2012

Components: Installation/Config, Connector

Versions: 10.0

Failure Type: Data Corruption

Found In Build/Fixed In Build: Final / CF11 Update5

Priority/Frequency: Major / Some users will encounter

Locale/System: English / Windows 7 64-bit

Vote Count: 2

Listed in the version 11.0.05.293506 Issues Fixed doc 
Problem Description:
I just ran Updater 4 and as part of that re-ran WSConfig to recreate my web server connectors.  I had some modifications to mod_jk.conf and uriworkermap.properties and workers.properties (as detailed here: http://rob.brooks-bilson.com/index.cfm/2012/2/23/Configuring-Multiple-Instances-of-ColdFusion-10-with-Apache-Virtual-Hosts).  WSConfig overwrote those changes.  THis is not so bad in itself, but it did not back-up the files first so I can remerge your changes and my changes.  I have the expectation that you back-up these files before you mess with them because you DO back-up httpd.conf before you mess with it.  Why back-up one file, but not the other files you monkey with?

-- 
Adam

----------------------------- Additional Watson Details -----------------------------

Watson Bug ID:	3358792

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Comments:

+1 - I've forgotten too, and lost my uriworkermap.properties as a result. The wsconfig tool should _always_ create a backup of the settings files.
Vote by External U.
17318 | November 03, 2012 08:43:49 AM GMT
This one bit me as well. Lost my uriworkermap.properties file.
Vote by External U.
17319 | November 03, 2012 09:39:12 AM GMT
For update 5 I remembered to back-up my uriworkermap.properties and workers.properties files, but then ColdFusion DELETED THE ENTIRE DIRECTORY, so I lost the back-ups as well. You guys are having a laugh, you really are. Not impressed. -- Adam
Comment by External U.
17312 | November 19, 2012 02:57:06 PM GMT
In case of removal of connector from tool, user will be asked whether he wants to backup the connector files or not. And accordingly it will be backed up. In case of removal from command prompt, connector files will be backed up by default. Connector files will be backed up in C:\ColdFusion11\config\wsconfig\ with name as magicNumber_bak_1 or magicNumber_bak_2 depending on directories already present.
Comment by Milan C.
17313 | November 21, 2014 06:21:10 AM GMT
The fix for this bug is available in the pre-release build of ColdFusion 11 Update 5
Comment by CFwatson U.
17314 | February 20, 2015 09:25:30 AM GMT
WSConfig now backs up connector configurations after unconfiguration, If configured with the Apache web server, the mod_jk.conf file is also backed up. Backup directory: /config/wsconfig/backup/<originalConfigDirectory>.<incrementedNumber>
Comment by Immanuel N.
17315 | March 12, 2015 03:51:32 AM GMT
Added the "Backing up connector files" topic with this change, in the Config guide.
Comment by Jacob J.
17316 | March 27, 2015 08:38:54 AM GMT
Verified this is fixed in CF11 Update 5 (11,0,05,293506). Thanks very much!, -Aaron
Comment by External U.
17317 | May 14, 2015 10:15:39 PM GMT