[Xitami] Re Change of IP address
Linda McCullough
ltdeditions at paradise.net.nz
Fri Dec 9 04:02:01 CET 2005
Yes. I did familiarize myself with the
xitami files a bit and learned more from
this. The entry which fixed the problem
[Security]
Filename=defaults.aut
Tells xitami to go and look at the
password. I'm getting there!
Cheers!
Linda
Ayhan Tuncer wrote:
> I'm glad that fixed it. I tried half a day between my work, disabling my
> own configuration, to understand what exactly was objectionable your
> configuration.
>
> Linda, Xitami is not hard. There are these set of text files it reads to
> decide how you want it to behave.
>
> The text files are only tiny databases, where the records are separated
> (delimited) in a special way.
>
> The admin screen acts only as a translator (with limited capabilites)
> for you to write to these tiny text databases.
>
> If you take the time to open and read the Xitami.cfg + Xitami.aut, these
> tell you everything (they have explanatory notes on the top parts and
> the right side) you can do to change how Xitami behaves. Because these
> are all the rules Xitami uses by default unless you override and change
> them with another cfg file (and this is why you should never change the
> Xitami.cfg and Xitami.aut files).
>
> AFter you start reading these, you also understand the Xitami Help
> better.
>
> Good Luck
> Ayhan
>
> - - -
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: xitami-bounces at lists.xitami.org
> [mailto:xitami-bounces at lists.xitami.org] On Behalf Of Linda McCullough
> Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 2:02 AM
> To: Xitami Users General Discussion
> Subject: Re: [Xitami] Re Change of IP address
>
> 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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