[cobalt-users] [Raq3] Need help with hostname, GUI , SSL

[Liz <daldog@xxxxxxxx>]

Here's the problem.

My provider setup my RaQ3 so my server's hostname is "ns1.domain.net".

They were suppose to setup the main server name to "www.domain.com" since 
this was the digitial certificate they were informed that I was going to 
apply for.

For what I know so far, the hostname is the main name of the server that 
uses the directory /home/sites/home/web/.  But when I try to use the GUI in 
SSL mode for https://www.domain.com/admin/  the browser warns me that I'm 
about to enter unsecure pages, click OK, entered access info, and then the 
GUI is now in unsecure mode.
Not good!

According to the RaQ3 manual (for whatever it's worth) in order for the 
hostname to run secure it needs SSL enabled for that site, but since the 
site is "ns1.domain.net" and my certificate is isued for "www.domain.com" 
so now we're talking apples and oranges.
Who buys a certificate for their name server???? (shrug!!!)

In addition, not all Miva Merchant's admin files for "www.domain.com" run 
in SSL mode either, although the same for other virtual sites with SSL 
enabled for their sites run ok with their Miva admin files.  Makes sense to 
me!

Of course I asked my provider for support on this hostname SSL problem -- 
their answer was for me to call Cobalt and "hire" Cobalt's support 
staff.  What a great answer, although it's the WRONG answer.   Provider 
claims they "offers you the best pricing and support on Cobalt RaQ Servers 
in the industry"  Yeah, I think we all heard THAT one before.  Also tried 
the archives, but nothing referrancing RaQ3s comes up.  Lots of RaQ2s and 
Qubes info althought don't know if any of those threads would apply to the 
RaQ3.

Is there a way to "safely" manually change specific files as to change the 
hostname to www.domain.com , make ns1.domain.net a virtual site, keep name 
server info same so no vsites are affected, and yet have the GUI understand 
all these changes?

Attempted to do this in GUI,  No can do since the hostname entry doesn't 
offer option to change the hostname..no "boxes" to type in.

Here's an example of the current IPs and site paths:
ns1.domain.net  -  111.22.333.111  - /home/sites/home/ (has pointer to 
www.domain.com)
ns2.domain.net  - 111.22.333.112 - /home/sites/site2/
www.domain.com - 111.22.333.113 - /home/sites/site1/

TIA,
Liz

PS:  Anyone write that "Cobalt RaQs for Dummies" book yet?