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

[Johannes Prost]

I guess it's time you just show us your files by marking the password /
username with xxxx
Did you write correct the .aut file in your .cfg file ? Can you check that ?



> Well, I cut and pasted from FAQ, so I don't think the username password
> entries can be wrong.  Did the same thing with your suggestions, and
> with Rick's.  And Notepad has four different options for encoding when
> saving; I saved in all four (ANSI, Unicode, etc.).  Stumped.  I even
> totally reinstalled Xitami.  I'm out of things to try.
> Long experience as a computer user tells me that when the answer
> emerges, it will be something maddeningly simple.  Sigh.
> Toni
>
> Johannes Prost wrote:
>> 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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