[Xitami] Re Change of IP address
Linda McCullough
ltdeditions at paradise.net.nz
Thu Dec 8 01:01:39 CET 2005
That fixed it!!!
(As well as everything else no doubt)
Thanks Ayhan. Thankyou everyone. I will
be keeping all this precious
information. Xitami is pretty hard, but
a little clearer to me now.
Ayhan Tuncer wrote:
> I tried to reproduce your configuration with the asterisk and the error
> but failed.
>
> Though did I notice something in your defaults.cfg which Xitami.cfg does
> not have (so Xitami would not be able to default to it).
>
> I think it needs this entry (two lines and then a linebreak):
>
> [Security]
> Filename=defaults.aut
>
> I have that in my defaults.cfg and perhaps this is why I fail to
> reproduce your error.
>
> Ayhan
>
> - - -
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: xitami-bounces at lists.xitami.org
> [mailto:xitami-bounces at lists.xitami.org] On Behalf Of Linda McCullough
> Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 12:51 PM
> To: Xitami Users General Discussion
> Subject: Re: [Xitami] Re Change of IP address
>
> This was because I was trying to delete
> (unsuccessfully I thought) the
> ltdediyions one.
>
> I have corrected the firt point and the
> second and not working still. About your
> third point, I don'y quite know what I
> am supposed to do.
>
> I don't really mind whether ltdeditions
> is there or not. Whatever is easiest.
>
> Linda
>
> Ayhan Tuncer wrote:
>
>>Linda,
>>
>>Firstly,
>>
>>[/Admin]
>> ltdeditions = "mypassword"[Private]
>>
>>is not correct. Remove the [Private] and the brackets. If your pasword
>>does not contain spaces, remove the quotation marks around the
>
> password
>
>>too.
>>
>>
>>Secondly, there is something wrong with your virtual hosts.
>>
>>
>>
>>>>From what I've seen in your attached files, ltdeditions has a cfg
>
> file
>
>>and an aut file in your Xitami directory. But it is not in your
>>defaults.cfg as a virtual host. Your only virtual host according to
>
> your
>
>>defaults.cfg is the solarcharts.
>>
>>The entry in your defaults.cfg is like this:
>>
>>[Virtual-hosts]
>> * = "solarcharts.cfg"
>>
>>If I'm not mistaken, this means everything is solarcharts, ie no
>
> matter
>
>>which host name or IP the browser used to arrive at your server, the
>>configuration file solarcharts.cfg is to be used by Xitami whenever
>>applicable. (And neither your ltdeditions.cfg nor your ltdeditions.aut
>>has any relevance because no such virtual host configuration was never
>>specified in your default.cfg.)
>>
>>This is how the defaults.cfg entry should be if you want ltdeditions
>>also:
>>
>>[Virtual-hosts]
>> solarcharts.com = "solarcharts.cfg"
>> ltdeditions.com = "ltdeditions.cfg"
>>
>>(I'm taking a guess here at the host names - you would know what they
>>are in reality and if you don't want a virtual host by the name of
>>ltdeditions then leave the second line out)
>>
>>Thirdly,
>>
>>the configuration files in Xitami are read in cascading order.
>>At the very core is the Xitami.cfg - which you should never ever
>
> change.
>
>>After that there is the Defaults.cfg - used to customize the server.
>>In the Defaults.cfg are your virtual host configuration entries..
>>These entries specify individual .cfg files for all your virtual
>
> hosts.
>
>>Then these specified .cfg file are read by Xitami for further
>>customization per virtual host.
>>
>>So the priority Xitami follows right now for all server rules is
>>
>>1) solarcharts.cfg
>>2) defaults.cfg
>>3) xitami.cfg
>>
>>Any rule missing in the solarcharts.cfg is read from defaults.cfg and
>
> if
>
>>not there, it's read ultimately fron Xitami.cfg .
>>
>>The same applies to the .aut files because they were specified.
>>Because in your defaults.cfg you are stating everything is
>
> solarcharts.
>
>>Then Xitami goes to solarcharts.cfg and sees that solarcharts has an
>>.aut
>>file of its own, the solarcharts.aut. It goes to solarcharts.aut and
>>sees
>>
>>[/Admin]
>> admin=-
>>
>>AND THIS IS THE ADMIN for Xitami.
>>The user name is "admin" and the password is "~" .
>>No matter what your defaults.aut says Xitami will read the
>>solarcharts.aut
>>because according to your defaults.cfg right now,
>>"*" everything = solarcharts.cfg .
>>
>>
>>
>>- - -
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: xitami-bounces at lists.xitami.org
>>[mailto:xitami-bounces at lists.xitami.org] On Behalf Of Linda McCullough
>>Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 10:54 AM
>>To: Xitami Users General Discussion
>>Subject: [Xitami] Re Change of IP address
>>
>>Still getting this.
>>
>> >>>Your username and/or password are
>>invalid.
>>
>>Want to check my file again?
>>
>>Linda
>>
>>Ayhan Tuncer wrote:
>>
>>
>>>It's an invisible combination of characters (linefeed and return)
>>
>>which
>>
>>
>>>marks the end of a line, and it's the thing that allows you to break
>>>text into consecutive lines when it does not automatically wrap in
>>
>>your
>>
>>
>>>screen.
>>>
>>>It is the "enter key" (the large one with a right-angled broken
>>
>>arrow?)
>>
>>
>>>on your keyboard.
>>>
>>>Do type it by hand because the character combination differs from OS
>>
>>to
>>
>>
>>>OS, and when you press the "enter" key of keyboard your OS inserts the
>>>appropriate invisible characters.
>>>
>>>- - -
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: xitami-bounces at lists.xitami.org
>>>[mailto:xitami-bounces at lists.xitami.org] On Behalf Of Linda McCullough
>>>Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 9:44 AM
>>>To: Xitami Users General Discussion
>>>Subject: Re: [Xitami] Re changed IP address
>>>
>>>Ok. What's a line break?
>>>
>>>Linda
>>>
>>>Ayhan Tuncer wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Linda,
>>>>
>>>>Your defaults.aut:
>>>>
>>>>You don't have a linebreak after the name=password entry in the
>>>>defaults.aut. It goes one record per line and a line ends with a
>>>>linebreak. Add a linebreak to end the record. Actually add many
>>>>linebreaks to the end of the file so this won't happen to you in
>>>
>>>future
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>again.
>>>>
>>>>Other than that, the format is perfectly fine. You don't have to have
>>>>anything else in the file. I don't and it works.
>>>>
>>>>There are other things to say about your virtual hosts bur I think
>
> you
>
>>>>should get your admin password working first.
>>>>
>>>>Ayhan
>>>>
>>>>- - -
>>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: xitami-bounces at lists.xitami.org
>>>>[mailto:xitami-bounces at lists.xitami.org] On Behalf Of Linda
>
> McCullough
>
>>>>Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 7:50 AM
>>>>To: Xitami Users General Discussion
>>>>Subject: [Xitami] Re changed IP address
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I will try it in reverse this time.
>>>>Attached are my Defaults.aut and
>>>>Defaults.cfg
>>>>And some other ones. Thanks for all the
>>>>time and help from all of you.
>>>>
>>>>Linda
>>>>
>>>>Ayhan Tuncer wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>The defaults.aut on my system (XP Pro) is attached. It works fine
>>>>>without spaces or the #*END.
>>>>>
>>>>>If you want to use the singular form of the file name as:
>>
>>default.aut,
>>
>>
>>>>>then your defaults.cfg file should contain a line like this:
>>>>>
>>>>>[Security]
>>>>> Filename=default.aut
>>>>>
>>>>>Because that's how Xitami knows the name of the file which is to
>>>>
>>>>contain
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>the authentication data and spelling of the name does make a
>>>>
>>>>difference.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>The name of the file Xitami looks for by default (if nothing
>>
>>overrides
>>
>>
>>>>>that in cfg) is plural defaults.aut and if not there then
>
> xitami.aut.
>
>>>>>I've also attached the xitami.aut. It serves as the ultimate format
>>>>>example for the aut files.
>>>>>
>>>>>- - -
>>>>>
>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>From: xitami-bounces at lists.xitami.org
>>>>>[mailto:xitami-bounces at lists.xitami.org] On Behalf Of Johannes Prost
>>>>>Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 3:50 PM
>>>>>To: Xitami Users General Discussion
>>>>>Subject: Re: [Xitami] RE: Changed IP address / default.aut
>>>>>
>>>>>okay, here we go. Attached is my default.aut file exept the
>
> password.
>
>>>>>put yours in and you should
>>>>>be ready to go if your LAN addresses are 192.168.100.*
>>>>>
>>>>>In case the attachment is stripped, create your file as desribed in
>>>>
>>>>the
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>other mails and put the
>>>>>following lines in:(without the ---------) copy/paste
>>>>>only make sure you have a space between = and " otherwise it is not
>>>>>working for me here (2.5c2)
>>>>>----------------------------
>>>>>#*END
>>>>>
>>>>>[/admin]
>>>>> username = "yourpassword"
>>>>> Webmask = "192.168.100.*"
>>>>>---------------------------------
>>>>>
>>>>>With this you should be able to open the console in your browser
>
> with
>
>>>>:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>1. http://computername/admin
>>>>>2. username password
>>>>>3. console window
>>>>>
>>>>>I am using this webmask so I am able to connect from any machine in
>>
>>my
>>
>>
>>>>>small LAN
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Johannes
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>I can see my site in the browser using
>>>>>>this: http://127.0.0.1
>>>>>>
>>>>>>When I type: http://127.0.0.1/admin It
>>>>>>puts up the screen asking for password
>>>>>>and I get no further. I had the password
>>>>>>written down so I know it was the right
>>>>>>one but didn't work. So I can't get to
>>>>>>console.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>When I go to the url I get the error page.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>If I have to make the defaults file
>>>>>>manually (I've tried but nothing worked)
>>>>>>can someone give me a clear example of
>>>>>>the layout and exactly what must go
>>>>>>there. In the copy of xitami that I had
>>>>>>backed up, there was no defaults.aut
>>>>>>only defaults.cfg and that only
>>>>>>mentioned the virtual host that I made a
>>>>>>while ago.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Linda
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Go Bonkers wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Default.aut here makes and modifies itself with a very little
>>
>>effort
>>
>>
>>>>>>>and by making it in the console you have ip access restrictions,
>>>>>
>>>>>realm
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>if needed, login/passwords.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Basicly mine;
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>http://192.168.0.11/admin (from my laptop) takes me to the
>>>>>
>>>>>console.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>click Configuration button, at top of page click the link
>>>>>>>'Security'
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Password file name it, defaults.aut if its not existing.
>>>>>>>Define button ...
>>>>>>>/admin webpages/admin 192.168.0.12,192.168.0.11,127.0.0.1
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Click /admin username password
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>pretty much everything is done with defaults except there are a
>
> few
>
>>
>>>>>>>fill text boxes and add some checks marks along the way.
>
> Takes
>
>>
>>>>>>>moments.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>>Johannes
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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