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Re: [webmin-l] Webmin Login Help
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From: Jamie C. <jca...@we...> - 2005-10-20 00:10:26
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It shouldn't matter if Webmin is running on another port .. Which version are you using there? Some older releases don't have that no_testing_cookie option.. - Jamie On Thu, 2005-10-20 at 01:48, Matt wrote: > hey jamie, > I did what you suggested but got the same error message. This is how > my miniserv.conf look like > > port=10000 > root=/usr/local/webmin-1.070 > mimetypes=/usr/local/webmin-1.070/mime.types > addtype_cgi=internal/cgi > realm=Webmin Server > logfile=/var/webmin/miniserv.log > errorlog=/var/webmin/miniserv.error > pidfile=/var/webmin/miniserv.pid > logtime=168 > ppath= > ssl=1 > env_WEBMIN_CONFIG=/etc/webmin > no_testing_cookie=1 > env_WEBMIN_VAR=/var/webmin > atboot=1 > logout=/etc/webmin/logout-flag > listen=10000 > denyfile=\.pl$ > log=1 > blockhost_failures=5 > blockhost_time=60 > syslog=1 > session=1 > userfile=/etc/webmin/miniserv.users > keyfile=/etc/webmin/miniserv.pem > passwd_file=/etc/shadow > passwd_uindex=0 > passwd_pindex=1 > preroot=mscstyle3 > no_pam=0 > logouttime=30 > passdelay=0 > preroot_admin=watchstyle > > I rebooted the box just to make sure. Would it matter if my webmin was > running on another port say 443. I have another machine running webmin > @ 443 and it has the same problem. > > Am I doing something wrong? > > Thanks, > > Matt > > Jamie Cameron <jca...@we...> wrote: > > Ah, I see now .. you are running into a check in Webmin to > ensure that cookies are enabled on the login page. To avoid > this, add the line no_testing_cookie=1 to > /etc/webmin/miniserv.conf , and then re-start Webmin. > > - Jamie > > On Wed, 2005-10-19 at 00:16, Matt wrote: > > > I tried with Firefox and the error message was > > > > Error - No cookies > > > > Your browser does not support cookies, which are required for this web server to work in session authentication mode > > > > Again when I tried the second method, i.e just typing the IP > > Address in the URL without passing the username/password, > > getting the login screen and then typing the complete URL > > with username/password, it works fine. How is it that it is > > able to set cookies when only the IP Address is entered > > https://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:10000 and not with the complete URL > > https://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:10000/session_login.cgi?user=adminamp;pass=xxxxxxamp;log_account=10? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Matt > > > > Jamie Cameron <jca...@we...> wrote: > > > > You should try connecting in a browser other than > > IE, such as Firefox. IE hides the real error message > > from the web server, so it is hard to see what is > > going wrong.. > > > > - Jamie > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Matt > > Subj: Re: [webmin-l] Webmin Login Help > > Date: Tue 18 Oct 2005 5:09 am > > Size: 2K > > To: web...@li... > > > > Thanks a lot for the help. It worked fine for me. > > Another question is the first time I click the link > > https://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:10000/session_login.cgi?user=adminamp;pass=xxxxxxamp;log_account=10 > > , it comes up with an error saying > > The page cannot be displayed There is a problem with > > the page you are trying to reach and it cannot be > > displayed. > > But if I just give the link > > https://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:10000 and hit enter, it > > shows the login page which is fine. But after that > > clic k the above url with the username and password > > it works just fine. > > > > What is the reason it doesn't work initially ? Does > > it need to set any cookies? Why does it work the > > second method. Any help or suggestion is highly > > appreciated. > > > > Matt > > > > > > Jamie Cameron jca...@we... wrote: > > On Sat, 2005-10-15 at 04:50, Matt wrote: > > I have a link of my web page to open a browser and > > log me into my > > machine running webmin without having to login. The > > url is > > > > https://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:10000/session_login.cgi?user=adminamp;pass=xxxxxxamp;log_account=10 > > > > Now I want to able to control which page is loaded > > by default > > depending on the value of log_account, for eg: if > > log_account=10, I > > want it to load Networking page and if > > log_account=20, I want it to > > load System page. Can I check the value of > > log_account or any other > > variable I pass? So can anyone explain how webmin's > > login process > > works and what file is executed after the login > > button on > > session_login.cgi has been clicked? > > > > You should be able to specify the page to go to > > after login already, by > > adding a URL parameter like : > > > > amp;page=/%3Fcat%3Dsystem > > > > to go to the system category. > > > > - Jamie > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: > > Power Architecture Resource Center: Free content, > > downloads, discussions, > > and more. > > http://solutions.newsforge.com/ibmarch.tmpl > > - > > Forwarded by the Webmin mailing list at > > web...@li... > > To remove yourself from this list, go to > > http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/webadmin-list > > Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million > > songs. 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