[Opensim-users] Question about IAR files

[Karen Palen]

Sad to say Second Inventory is not yet a viable backup tool either for Second Life or OpenSim!

The error rate is too high to be useful for backup, and the restore so far must be done on an item by item basis!

There are quite a few entries in the SI blog concerning this issue:

http://www.secondinventory.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=423

Karen

--- On Mon, 2/22/10, John Patten <johnpat10 at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: John Patten <johnpat10 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Opensim-users] Question about IAR files
> To: opensim-users at lists.berlios.de
> Date: Monday, February 22, 2010, 1:48 PM
> Hello All...
> 
> I just started at looking at OpenSim and managed to get the
> "Diva" distribution installed in Sun/Oracle's
> VirtualBox running under Unbuntu. I'm evaluating it as
> part of  programs we might like to use it with for our K8
> students. It was pretty easy to get started, and with the
> ability to export the VirtualBox as an
> "appliance/image" it would be easy to create and
> and share an OpenSim environment in "appliance
> format,"  lesson plans, avatars,  beginning
> inventories, etc. etc.  by just sharing the VirtualBox
> applicance on DVD.   ...Everything preconfigured and ready
> to go. I actually tested this out with my son (9th grader)
> and he was able to pick it up pretty quick.
> 
> 
> Here's my question. If I have multiple people
> developing the content for a "pre-packaged"
> OpenSim curriculum, what is the easiest way to collect these
> assets, centralize them, and then load them up into and
> target sim for sharing?
> 
> 
> 
> -I have looked at the SecondInventory product. It looks
> like a possible solution, but not sure if it would work with
> multiple students and teachers saving to a common
> repository?
> 
> -I also looked at the short section on IAR files. This
> appears to be a good way to archive and save out individual
> build items, houses, furniture, etc. etc. I was thinking
> this would be better than SecondInventory, however I must
> not be using it correctly. Here's what I did:
> 
> 1. Downloaded the sample iar file from the OpenSim site.
> (my-great-items.iar)
> 2. Moved the iar sample into the documents folder on my
> server
> 3. Used the following command:  load iar Dr. Klink
> Documents/my-great-items.iar IAR-Additions/
> mySuperSecretPassword
> 
> 
> This is what I get:
> 
> [Inventory Archiver]: PLEASE NOT THAT THIS FACILITY IS
> EXPERIMENTAL. BUG REPORTS WELCOME.
> [Inventory Archiver]: Loading archive mySyoerSecretPassword
> to inventory path Documents/my-great-items.iar for Dr.
> Klink
> 
> [Inventory Archiver]: Password for user Dr. Klink
> incorrect. Please try again.
> 
> The second line seems a little strange. Is it supposed to
> report back the avatar password there?
> 
> Also, if there is a better way to save build assets off the
> OpenSim, I'd be much appreciative!
> 
> 
> Thank you!
> 
> John Patten
> Director of Tech and IS
> Sylvan Union SD
> 
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