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Re: [webmin-l] Webmin Login Help
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From: Jamie C. <jca...@we...> - 2005-10-20 22:49:22
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That would be a good idea - I am not even sure if version 1.070 included the feature to bypass the cookie check. - Jamie On Fri, 2005-10-21 at 01:35, Matt wrote: > That could be a reason. I am currently running an old version 1.070. I > will upgrade to the new version 1.240 and update you if it worked or > not. > > Thanks for all your help. > > Matt > > Jamie Cameron <jca...@we...> wrote: > 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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