RE: [cobalt-users] A FrontPage web could not be configuredsuccessfully (Raq4)

[David Lucas <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 02:39 PM 6/25/2003, you wrote:
> > >
> > > http://list.cobalt.com/pipermail/cobalt-users/2002-March/065824.html
> > >
> > Thanks for the link, but it really doesn't relate to my dilemma.
> >
> > So what you're saying is all I really need to do is ensure
> > that FP ext are enable for the site and I have been able to
> > successfully assign the password to "webmaster".  Then why
> > does Cobalt have the feature of "Enable Frontpage User Web"
> > for the user if it's not necessary?
>
> I'm not sure what that does. I've never used it. I'm guessing it's to
> have a FP web at domain.com/~username/ with all the extensions, but I
> don't know.
>
> >
> > Is there a way via ssh that I can ensure the particular user
> > has FP capabilities.  Forgive me for being ignorant, but I
> > don't use FP, never have never will, and it's probably my
> > fault I don't keep myself informed.
>
> You got me on that.
> --


If FP has been set up, the user/domain will have a bunch of FP specific 
subdirectories
_private
_vit_bin
_vit_cnf
_vti_log
_vti_pvt
_vti_txt
and the page _vti_inf.html which has configuration info for frontpage.

You can always go to http://www.domain.tld/~user/_vti_inf.html in a browser 
to tell


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