Re: [cobalt-users] Here we go again!

[Patrick Beart <patrick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 10:31 PM +0000 8/30/00, Lorraine Egsit wrote:
> Hi
>
> Firstly let me apologize; I know this subject has been dealt with 
> many times but, after studying the answers and after extensive 
> searches of the archives, have not been able to find a fully 
> comprehensive answer.
>
> Question... "How do you replace the default holding page for ALL new 
> sites without having to do each one manually"?

	There are literally more than a hundreds (100) files the some 
kind of CGI program assembles on the fly. They can be found at (but 
may not be accessible via FTP):
		/usr/admserv/cgi-bin
			... /html
			... /icons
			... /templates


	As you noted, the default ".html" pages can be found at:
		/etc/skel/group/en_US/web
		/etc/skel/user/en_US/web

	FYI, this question was most recently asked by H.P. Strobel on 8/10/00



> I know where the default index.html file can be found, but what is 
> more elusive is the folder containing the image files, I have even 
> seen a posting mentioning this but the path stated does not exist on 
> my RAQ 3!

	That's because once you get to a certain point in the 
directory structure, you hit a ".cobalt" file that doesn't generally 
show up in an FTP program - unless, or course, yours shows "dot" 
files.



> Also when an attempt is made to replace the existing "index.htm" 
> through FTP, a "permission denied" message is given.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas?

	I have created a "default" page that replaces the dynamically 
generated on that the box (Raq3, in my case) creates. I find it 
easier to replace the file than to hack the PERL program(s) and 
create new image files to replace Cobalt's.
	I'd be NICE if Cobalt would make this process easier for all of us.

	You might have to make your changes and use Telnet to finish 
the process.



Patrick Beart
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