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Virtual hosts, Scripts, et al ...
If you need to host 1,000+ for Scripts, they must all be added or you will
need to change the Perl script itself...
If VH hurts - you are doing wrong...
If the Terminal is the best place to find /private/etc/httpd
Then either learn Terminal or purchase BBEdit :)
Cheers!
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Re: OS X httpd.conf
Posted by Bill -Sx- Jones <sn...@mac.com>.
On 3/13/02 11:06 AM, "Geoff Coffey" <gc...@wmotion.com> wrote:
> 6: Open the "Login" System Preference panel (in System Preferences)
> 7: Switch to the Login Window tab
> 8: Enable the "Show 'Other User' in list for network users" option
>
> Now log out. From the login window, you'll have an "Other" option. Click it
> and you'll be presented with a username and password field. For the
> username, enter "root". For the password, enter the password you gave root
> on step 4.
>
> You'll be logged in as root, and all your GUI applications will have root
> level access.
Please don't do that - it may likely cause you to have other unrelated
problems later when you are your normal self again.
It is better to log in as your normal self and SU to root.
Otherwise, if you do log in as root and touch something to become root only
access whereas it would work as the other self, I feel you will likely need
to ask us a TON of root questions now...
This is WAY OT now...
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Re: OS X httpd.conf
Posted by print <pr...@rogers.com>.
Problem solved, after login out and then back in as root
able to open httpd.conf file using codewarrior 7 and edit it. Didn't
need BBedit 6.5
Thanx again!
On Wednesday, March 13, 2002, at 10:06 AM, Geoff Coffey wrote:
> (I would take this off list, but I suspect there are a lot of
> MacOS/WebStar
> people switching to Apache on X (without X Server) so this may be
> valuable
> in the archives...)
>
> On 3/13/02 8:52 AM, "print" <pr...@rogers.com> wrote:
>
>> I am logged into OSX as an admin, how do I log in as root?
>
> I should preface this by saying that unless you're very comfortable
> that you
> know what you're doing, you probably should _not_ log in as root. Apple
> makes it difficult for a reason. From the finder or Terminal, you can
> do a
> lot of damage as root, but as an admin, you can't really hurt all that
> much
> (other than to delete your own data).
>
> BBEdit 6.5 <http://www.barebones.com> handles these situations the
> _right_
> way in the OSX world, by letting you log in as any user, and then
> allowing
> you to do some root things with all the requisite warnings and
> authentication dialogs. This is the way it is supposed to work in X.
>
> Also, Mac OS X Server makes administering Apache much easier. It
> provides a
> very nice GUI remote administration tool so you can admin all your OSX
> Server boxes from your desktop, and it can do most of your basic stuff
> like
> SSL and Virtual Hosts. It is well worth the price and would be very
> comfortable to former WebStar users (for about the same money I might
> add).
>
> That said, if you really want to log in as root, you need to take a few
> steps.
>
> 1: log in as a user with Administrator privileges.
> 2: Open /Application/Utilities/NetInfo Manager
> 3: From the "Domain" menu, choose "Security", then "Enable Root User"
>
> At this point you will be asked to authenticate. Use your administrator
> account username and password.
>
> 4: Set a password for root
> 5: Quit NetInfo Manager
> 6: Open the "Login" System Preference panel (in System Preferences)
> 7: Switch to the Login Window tab
> 8: Enable the "Show 'Other User' in list for network users" option
>
> Now log out. From the login window, you'll have an "Other" option.
> Click it
> and you'll be presented with a username and password field. For the
> username, enter "root". For the password, enter the password you gave
> root
> on step 4.
>
> You'll be logged in as root, and all your GUI applications will have
> root
> level access. I can't promise BBEdit 4 will work in this case (I'm not
> sure
> how classic behaves like this) but any X native application should be
> able
> to edit the httpd.conf file.
>
> Please be careful, and log back out and in when you're done.
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> Geoff
>
>
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Re: OS X httpd.conf
Posted by print <pr...@rogers.com>.
Thank you for not booting this topic off the list, from what I understand
X Server is for serving 100 sites and more, X is for serving 2 sites.
Yet instead of using the list for petty stuff I decided to utilize my 90
day
free support by calling Apple, they couldn't tell me how to alter the
httpd.conf file,
but they'll get a techie to call me back. What are we Newbies suppose to
do when there is no online support for simple things as logging in as
Root? and trying to find support on unix commands is just as hard! After
logging in as root unable to find the etc/httpd.conf
Anyway I'll get bbedit 6.5 and try that.
On Wednesday, March 13, 2002, at 10:06 AM, Geoff Coffey wrote:
> (I would take this off list, but I suspect there are a lot of
> MacOS/WebStar
> people switching to Apache on X (without X Server) so this may be
> valuable
> in the archives...)
>
> On 3/13/02 8:52 AM, "print" <pr...@rogers.com> wrote:
>
>> I am logged into OSX as an admin, how do I log in as root?
>
> I should preface this by saying that unless you're very comfortable
> that you
> know what you're doing, you probably should _not_ log in as root. Apple
> makes it difficult for a reason. From the finder or Terminal, you can
> do a
> lot of damage as root, but as an admin, you can't really hurt all that
> much
> (other than to delete your own data).
>
> BBEdit 6.5 <http://www.barebones.com> handles these situations the
> _right_
> way in the OSX world, by letting you log in as any user, and then
> allowing
> you to do some root things with all the requisite warnings and
> authentication dialogs. This is the way it is supposed to work in X.
>
> Also, Mac OS X Server makes administering Apache much easier. It
> provides a
> very nice GUI remote administration tool so you can admin all your OSX
> Server boxes from your desktop, and it can do most of your basic stuff
> like
> SSL and Virtual Hosts. It is well worth the price and would be very
> comfortable to former WebStar users (for about the same money I might
> add).
>
> That said, if you really want to log in as root, you need to take a few
> steps.
>
> 1: log in as a user with Administrator privileges.
> 2: Open /Application/Utilities/NetInfo Manager
> 3: From the "Domain" menu, choose "Security", then "Enable Root User"
>
> At this point you will be asked to authenticate. Use your administrator
> account username and password.
>
> 4: Set a password for root
> 5: Quit NetInfo Manager
> 6: Open the "Login" System Preference panel (in System Preferences)
> 7: Switch to the Login Window tab
> 8: Enable the "Show 'Other User' in list for network users" option
>
> Now log out. From the login window, you'll have an "Other" option.
> Click it
> and you'll be presented with a username and password field. For the
> username, enter "root". For the password, enter the password you gave
> root
> on step 4.
>
> You'll be logged in as root, and all your GUI applications will have
> root
> level access. I can't promise BBEdit 4 will work in this case (I'm not
> sure
> how classic behaves like this) but any X native application should be
> able
> to edit the httpd.conf file.
>
> Please be careful, and log back out and in when you're done.
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> Geoff
>
>
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Re: OS X httpd.conf
Posted by Print <pr...@rogers.com>.
Ok I was able to login as Root your directions were much clearer than
Apple's telephone support, Apple never asked me to logout before the changes
would take effect. Anyway am able to open the httpd.conf file and alter it
using Codewarrior 7, so bbedit 6.5 is not necessary. Now all I have to do is
figure out how to add a 2nd virtualhost sucessfully. Thanx
> (I would take this off list, but I suspect there are a lot of MacOS/WebStar
> people switching to Apache on X (without X Server) so this may be valuable
> in the archives...)
>
> On 3/13/02 8:52 AM, "print" <pr...@rogers.com> wrote:
>
>> I am logged into OSX as an admin, how do I log in as root?
>
> I should preface this by saying that unless you're very comfortable that you
> know what you're doing, you probably should _not_ log in as root. Apple
> makes it difficult for a reason. From the finder or Terminal, you can do a
> lot of damage as root, but as an admin, you can't really hurt all that much
> (other than to delete your own data).
>
> BBEdit 6.5 <http://www.barebones.com> handles these situations the _right_
> way in the OSX world, by letting you log in as any user, and then allowing
> you to do some root things with all the requisite warnings and
> authentication dialogs. This is the way it is supposed to work in X.
>
> Also, Mac OS X Server makes administering Apache much easier. It provides a
> very nice GUI remote administration tool so you can admin all your OSX
> Server boxes from your desktop, and it can do most of your basic stuff like
> SSL and Virtual Hosts. It is well worth the price and would be very
> comfortable to former WebStar users (for about the same money I might add).
>
> That said, if you really want to log in as root, you need to take a few
> steps.
>
> 1: log in as a user with Administrator privileges.
> 2: Open /Application/Utilities/NetInfo Manager
> 3: From the "Domain" menu, choose "Security", then "Enable Root User"
>
> At this point you will be asked to authenticate. Use your administrator
> account username and password.
>
> 4: Set a password for root
> 5: Quit NetInfo Manager
> 6: Open the "Login" System Preference panel (in System Preferences)
> 7: Switch to the Login Window tab
> 8: Enable the "Show 'Other User' in list for network users" option
>
> Now log out. From the login window, you'll have an "Other" option. Click it
> and you'll be presented with a username and password field. For the
> username, enter "root". For the password, enter the password you gave root
> on step 4.
>
> You'll be logged in as root, and all your GUI applications will have root
> level access. I can't promise BBEdit 4 will work in this case (I'm not sure
> how classic behaves like this) but any X native application should be able
> to edit the httpd.conf file.
>
> Please be careful, and log back out and in when you're done.
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> Geoff
>
>
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Re: OS X httpd.conf
Posted by Geoff Coffey <gc...@wmotion.com>.
(I would take this off list, but I suspect there are a lot of MacOS/WebStar
people switching to Apache on X (without X Server) so this may be valuable
in the archives...)
On 3/13/02 8:52 AM, "print" <pr...@rogers.com> wrote:
> I am logged into OSX as an admin, how do I log in as root?
I should preface this by saying that unless you're very comfortable that you
know what you're doing, you probably should _not_ log in as root. Apple
makes it difficult for a reason. From the finder or Terminal, you can do a
lot of damage as root, but as an admin, you can't really hurt all that much
(other than to delete your own data).
BBEdit 6.5 <http://www.barebones.com> handles these situations the _right_
way in the OSX world, by letting you log in as any user, and then allowing
you to do some root things with all the requisite warnings and
authentication dialogs. This is the way it is supposed to work in X.
Also, Mac OS X Server makes administering Apache much easier. It provides a
very nice GUI remote administration tool so you can admin all your OSX
Server boxes from your desktop, and it can do most of your basic stuff like
SSL and Virtual Hosts. It is well worth the price and would be very
comfortable to former WebStar users (for about the same money I might add).
That said, if you really want to log in as root, you need to take a few
steps.
1: log in as a user with Administrator privileges.
2: Open /Application/Utilities/NetInfo Manager
3: From the "Domain" menu, choose "Security", then "Enable Root User"
At this point you will be asked to authenticate. Use your administrator
account username and password.
4: Set a password for root
5: Quit NetInfo Manager
6: Open the "Login" System Preference panel (in System Preferences)
7: Switch to the Login Window tab
8: Enable the "Show 'Other User' in list for network users" option
Now log out. From the login window, you'll have an "Other" option. Click it
and you'll be presented with a username and password field. For the
username, enter "root". For the password, enter the password you gave root
on step 4.
You'll be logged in as root, and all your GUI applications will have root
level access. I can't promise BBEdit 4 will work in this case (I'm not sure
how classic behaves like this) but any X native application should be able
to edit the httpd.conf file.
Please be careful, and log back out and in when you're done.
Hope this helps!
Geoff
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Re: OS X httpd.conf
Posted by Darrel Austin <da...@visi.com>.
O'Reilly has a nice tutorials on Apache and OSX:
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/ct/49
-Darrel
on 3/13/02 9:52 AM, print at printmodel@rogers.com wrote:
> I am logged into OSX as an admin, how do I log in as root?
>
> On Wednesday, March 13, 2002, at 09:44 AM, Geoff Coffey wrote:
>
>> On 3/12/02 6:06 PM, "print" <pr...@rogers.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Great found and opened the httpd.conf file, opened it in bbedit
>>> and it won't allow any alteration of the file
>>> tried saving a copy get -5000 error.
>>> bbedit 4.6
>>
>> You either need to do it with BBEdit 6.5 (which understands the osx
>> security
>> model and has special features to make this kind of thing easy for you)
>> or
>> you need to log in to OSX as root (which may need to be enabled).
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Geoff
>>
>>
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Re: OS X httpd.conf
Posted by print <pr...@rogers.com>.
I am logged into OSX as an admin, how do I log in as root?
On Wednesday, March 13, 2002, at 09:44 AM, Geoff Coffey wrote:
> On 3/12/02 6:06 PM, "print" <pr...@rogers.com> wrote:
>
>> Great found and opened the httpd.conf file, opened it in bbedit
>> and it won't allow any alteration of the file
>> tried saving a copy get -5000 error.
>> bbedit 4.6
>
> You either need to do it with BBEdit 6.5 (which understands the osx
> security
> model and has special features to make this kind of thing easy for you)
> or
> you need to log in to OSX as root (which may need to be enabled).
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Geoff
>
>
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Re: OS X httpd.conf
Posted by Bill -Sx- Jones <sn...@mac.com>.
On 3/13/02 10:49 AM, "print" <pr...@rogers.com> wrote:
> Was able to open httpd.conf with codewarrior 7 but restricted from
> making changes
> says its a read only file, so made a copy of it named it httpd1.conf and
> that is also a read only file. Then tried to change the file status
> using chmod in the terminal and that doesn't work.
Did you turn on the guy named root?
He will show you how AFTER you enable him to do so...
(You must have missed my posting about enabling root a while back, huh?)
???
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Re: OS X httpd.conf
Posted by print <pr...@rogers.com>.
Was able to open httpd.conf with codewarrior 7 but restricted from
making changes
says its a read only file, so made a copy of it named it httpd1.conf and
that is also a read only file. Then tried to change the file status
using chmod in the terminal and that doesn't work.
On Wednesday, March 13, 2002, at 09:44 AM, Geoff Coffey wrote:
> On 3/12/02 6:06 PM, "print" <pr...@rogers.com> wrote:
>
>> Great found and opened the httpd.conf file, opened it in bbedit
>> and it won't allow any alteration of the file
>> tried saving a copy get -5000 error.
>> bbedit 4.6
>
> You either need to do it with BBEdit 6.5 (which understands the osx
> security
> model and has special features to make this kind of thing easy for you)
> or
> you need to log in to OSX as root (which may need to be enabled).
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Geoff
>
>
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Re: OS X httpd.conf
Posted by Geoff Coffey <gc...@wmotion.com>.
On 3/12/02 6:06 PM, "print" <pr...@rogers.com> wrote:
> Great found and opened the httpd.conf file, opened it in bbedit
> and it won't allow any alteration of the file
> tried saving a copy get -5000 error.
> bbedit 4.6
You either need to do it with BBEdit 6.5 (which understands the osx security
model and has special features to make this kind of thing easy for you) or
you need to log in to OSX as root (which may need to be enabled).
Hope this helps.
Geoff
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Re:OS X httpd.conf
Posted by print <pr...@rogers.com>.
Great found and opened the httpd.conf file, opened it in bbedit
and it won't allow any alteration of the file
tried saving a copy get -5000 error.
bbedit 4.6
>
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