[cobalt-users] Raq4 frontpage SSL error FIXED!

["admin" <admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Apply the instructions blocks here from the bottom to the top of the page.
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction!

-----Original Message-----
From: admin [mailto:admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 12:03 PM
To: admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: raq4 frontpage SSL error FIXED!


I'm getting a front page error when submitting forms.

One possible cause is that the way that Front Page creates it's
configuration files does not get the site's information correct, and tries
to use an incorrect value in form/mail scripts.
It will be necessary to log into the server via telnet to correct this, if
this is the problem in your case.


SECOND------

telnet into the server
use the su command to gain root access
change into the /usr/local/frontpage directory
You will see files in the format of www.domain.com:80.cnf, use your
preferred text editor and open the .cnf file to the afflicted site.
Look for SMTPhost, and verify that it is NOT set to localhost, it should
have the fully qualified name of the mail server for the site.
Also the last line of the .cnf file should read
MailSender=siteadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
If SSL is also running on that site you will have to do one extra step. Make
a copy of the .cnf file for that site. Type:
cp www.domain.com:80.cnf www.domain.com:443.cnf

-----Original Message-----
From: admin [mailto:admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 11:03 AM
To: admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: raq4 frontpage SSL error




-----Original Message-----
From: admin [mailto:admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 10:47 AM
To: admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: raq4


RaQ4
I installed all the patches without errors.
Frontpage form works fine - will go to https confirmation page,
data loads to txt file, email is sent - all is well...
but only when that form is called from http. When form is called
from https, I get the following error...

  Cannot open "/usr/local/frontpage/we443.cnf": no such file or folder.

Now, I read the archives and found this gem... is this my fix?
Seems dated - since I have applied all the patches. Or, is there
something amiss with my patching? Thanks for all your help!

Mitch

>>>>>>>>>
[cobalt-users] RaQ3 SSL and FP2K
Will DeHaan will@xxxxxxxxxx
Wed, 05 Apr 2000 12:28:23 -0700

Forms can not be submitted securely unless the following file is
created:

  /usr/local/frontpage/we443.cnf

If you need this functionality now, and can't wait for a RaQ 3 OS Update
package (I don't know a release date for the next update), please telnet
or ssh to your RaQ 3.  Authenticate as 'admin'.  Type "su -" and
re-enter your admin password to gain root access.

FIRST-----Cut and paste the following commands to the shell prompt:

echo "vti_encoding:SR|utf8-nl" > /usr/local/frontpage/we443.cnf
echo "frontpageroot:/usr/local/frontpage/version4.0" \
 >>  /usr/local/frontpage/we443.cnf
echo "serverconfig:/etc/httpd/conf/fpx.httpd.conf" \
 >>  /usr/local/frontpage/we443.cnf
echo "authoring:enabled" \
 >>  /usr/local/frontpage/we443.cnf
echo "servertype:apache" \
 >>  /usr/local/frontpage/we443.cnf
echo "SMTPHost: 127.0.0.1" \
 >>  /usr/local/frontpage/we443.cnf
exit
echo " "

That's it!

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