• Knowledge Base: Customizing your private server


    1. How to disable SSL for the Web GUI?
    2. Can I change the notice clients receive when they login using telnet?
    3. How can I change the default landing page for my private server?
    4. How can I change the logo on the logout page?
    5. Can the Ensim logo on the control panels be removed or replaced?
    6. Can I customize the landing page for the logout link in the nav bar?
    7. How do I customize index pages on new sites?

    1. How to disable SSL for the Web GUI? - Top

    If you wish to disable SSL for the Webppliance GUI (just the GUI and not the virtual sites):




    Edit /usr/lib/opcenter/fastcgi/httpd-tmpl.conf. Comment out 'SSLEngine on' by adding a # at the beginning of the line.


    Then edit '/home/httpd/html/index.shtml' and change 'https' to 'http'.


    Then run this command:

    /etc/rc.d/init.d/webgui restart.
    .

    Remember that affects only the GUI. SSL is still available for the virtual sites.

    All current domains need to be changed so a redirect to SSL is prevented for the login page.

    Edit the /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf file and remove the "s" from "https" on all lines that start with Redirect.

    To prevent future domains from redirecting to SSL edit the following file.

    VHAppConf.pm

    Search for "https" There will be 2 lines you have to change:
    "\tRedirect /admin https://$IP:19638/webhost/services/virtualhosting/siteadmin\n".
    "\tRedirect /user https://$IP:19638/webhost/services/virtualhosting/useradmin\n".

    Remove the "s"

    This will force all future domains not to have the https.

    - Updated: June 15, 2001

    2. Can I change the notice clients receive when they login using telnet? - Top

    Yes. Just modify the file /etc/motd, this can only be accessed when your logged in using SSH or telnet as super user (root)



    - Updated: April 9, 2001

    3. How can I change the default landing page for my private server? - Top

    In the /home/httpd/html directory there is a file called index.shtml that redirects to the ensim default main web GUI link page. By removing this or changing the redirect it contains you can change the landing page of the private server domain.

    The redirect is done with a meta refresh tag that looks like

    meta http-equiv="Refresh"
    content="1; URL=https://:19638/webhost/rollout">

    If you change the last part starting with 19638 to

    19638/webhost/services/virtualhosting/siteadmin

    you can change it to redirect clients right to the siteadmin login page.

    Donot remove this tag from the page.

    <!--#set var="hostname" value="$HTTP_HOST"-->

    The redirect that automatically log you into a clients GUI will no longer work if removed.




    - Updated: June 26, 2001

    4. How can I change the logo on the logout page? - Top

    The logout page logo is located at:

    /usr/lib/opcenter/images/splash.gif

    This is only accessible as root user. You will need to upload your replacement graphic to the server then log into shell become root and move the graphic to the location specified above.

    - Updated: March 15, 2001

    5. Can the Ensim logo on the control panels be removed or replaced? - Top

    Yes. In the Appliance Administrator for the WSE and RSE and the Private Server Administrator for the BSE, you can replace the OLM.net logo with your company logo so as to brand/private label the control panels. When logged in through Telnet,

    • Type su - and then your root password to become root
    • Then use this path to make any changes: /usr/lib/opcenter/images/logo.gif

    - Updated: March 15, 2001

    6. Can I customize the landing page for the logout link in the nav bar? - Top

    Yes go to:

    /usr/lib/opcenter/published/logout.dtml

    Please note you need to back up files that you have customized because any upgrades we implement will over write these files. Once upgrades have been completed you can re-initiate your customizations.

    - Updated: March 15, 2001

    7. How do I customize index pages on new sites? - Top

    You need to modify the following file to customize the index page for new sites:

    /etc/virtualhosting/templates/index.html

    Please note you need to back up files that you have customized because any upgrades we implement will overwrite these files. Once upgrades have been completed you can re-initiate your customizations.

    - Updated: March 15, 2001

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