[nonspam] Re: [Xitami] Next question: edit .aut file

[Johannes Prost]

Toni,

correct, both files go in the same directory and because the
username/password box is coming up the setup is correct. You MUST have
something wrong with the username password entries. That is the only spot
I can think of.

Johannes

> Hi, Johannes...
> Yes, I did create both the cfg and the aut files.  I realized that I
> need both even though you didn't mention the aut file specifically.
> I've been going through this over and over this morning and just can't
> find anything wrong, the username/password window DOES come up but it
> just doesn't accept the ID and password I set up, whether I use admin
> and verysecret from the faq, or my own.  I feel sure the two files need
> to go in same directory as xitami.cfg, right? I am wondering if
> something is missing in the installation of Xitami, any other things I
> might need on my system.  When I received this message from you I was
> reading through documentation but haven't come across anything yet.  It
> appears I only need to decompress the zip file and put the folder on my
> c: drive.  It doesn't appear to install anything in registry, is that
> right?  Have been wondering about that.
>
> I appreciate your help.
>
> Toni
>
> Johannes Prost wrote:
>> Toni,
>>
>> as Rick mentioned, you have to create the defaults.cfg file with the
>> reference to defaults.aut . I actually forgot about this, as I am no
>> longer using xitami activially. Please check your files and entries.
>> You should be able to call xitami in the browser with
>> http://youriphere/admin
>>
>> This should bring up the username/password window
>>
>> Johannes
>>
>>
>>
>>> I was not successful logging in using either this method from Johannes
>>> nor the one in the FAQ (which I had missed somehow and Rick told me
>>> about).  I have checked and doublechecked to be sure I entered
>>> everything correctly, for both techniques.  ???  I see only one thing
>>> that might make a difference.  My Xitami start window has TWO IP
>>> addresses, 198... and 127....  Both bring up the Xitami welcome page in
>>> the browser.  Does this change the way I need to set up the
>>> defaults.aut
>>> file?  I even tried using a different browser.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Johannes Prost wrote:
>>>
>>>> Toni,
>>>>
>>>> create a new file default.aut with notepad. When saving in notepad,
>>>> put
>>>> this in the box "default.aut."  The " will prevent windows to add the
>>>> default .txt file extension to the file. In this way it is not a .txt
>>>> file
>>>> Put this in the file
>>>>
>>>> [/admin]
>>>>     your username here = "your password here"
>>>>     Webmask = "192.168.100.*"
>>>>
>>>> Replace 'your username here' with your username and 'your password
>>>> here'
>>>> with your password. Please leave the " around the password
>>>> And the above IP range change with yours. This tells xitami which IP
>>>> range
>>>> or even only one single IP if you wish, will be allowed to use for
>>>> webaccess to the admin area. I liked more reading and configuring with
>>>> the
>>>> files itself.
>>>>
>>>> And If you make changes to the configuration file, please make a new
>>>> one.
>>>> DON'T change xitami.cfg, make a new defaults.cfg which contains your
>>>> customized settings.
>>>>
>>>> Take the time to read the xitami.cfg file and you will learn most of
>>>> the
>>>> handling/working of xitami.
>>>>
>>>> Johannes
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Now I can't log in to Xitami admin because I don't know what password
>>>>> is
>>>>> in the xitami.aut file, and I don't know how to read it (hate
>>>>> parading
>>>>> my ignorance like this but....).  I tried opening it in notepad but
>>>>> that
>>>>> didn't work.  How do I do this?
>>>>>
>>>>> Toni
>>>>>
>>>>>
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