Re: [SLUG] IPCOP Firewall
I can't say that I have ever tried setting the root and admin passwords to be the same. Mine are different. However, I would have expected that the two would be completely separate, and that it would not matter if they were the same. Ben. On Tue, 2005-03-29 at 07:43, Edwin Humphries wrote: Ben, My apologies: I did see the front page, and the auth window came up when I tried to do something. I have just (again) reset the password through the setup utility, this time I set it to something that wasn't also the root password. It works. Maybe that's a feature if IPCOP. On 28 Mar 2005 at 22:01, Ben Stanley wrote: Hi, I have been using IPCop for years. I must admit I've never had the problem that you describe, but I'll try to help you work through it. I just checked my /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow files, and root is the only account with a username. However, I also have an admin account and password. This is administered through the setup program, and the details are stored in /var/ipcop/auth/users . These users are apache users rather than unix users. When you connect to ipcop, using http://ipcop:81/ , it should just show you the front page. There should be no need to authenticate, unless you try to 'connect' or use some other function through the menus. In that case, you should login with the username 'admin' or 'dial', with the appropriate password. I don't believe the root password will help you here. Try again and please tell us exactly when it asks for authentication. Your message seems to indicate 'immediately, without showing the home page'. What version of IPCop did you install? You might also consider bugging the IPCop mailing lists... Ben. On Mon, 2005-03-28 at 09:03, Edwin Humphries wrote: G'day all, We're just setting up an IPCOP box to handle all our firewalling and routing, but I have a problem. I've RTFM'd and no help there. After installation, I checked out the web interface with no problems. Then interruptions for over a week before I came back to it; now I can't access it. Pulled up the interface on a browser (Firefox) and when I try to do anything up comes a auth window, asking for the name and password for Restricted. Entering root and the root password doesn't work, although the shadow password file shows root is the only user. I tried creating user admin and set it's password - still no good. Tried setting the admin password using the setup utility - no good. Tred entering Restricted as the username - no good. Can anyone help? Regards, Edwin Humphries Mobile: 0419 233 051 Ironstone Technology Pty Ltd P. O. Box 423, Kiama, NSW, 2533 Phone: +61 (0)2 4233 2285 Facsimile: +61 (0)2 4233 2299 Web: http//www.ironstone.com.au *** This email is intended for the named addressee/s only and may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not a named addressee please delete the message and notify the sender. *** Regards, Edwin Humphries Mobile: 0419 233 051 Ironstone Technology Pty Ltd P. O. Box 423, Kiama, NSW, 2533 Phone: +61 (0)2 4233 2285 Facsimile: +61 (0)2 4233 2299 Web: http//www.ironstone.com.au *** This email is intended for the named addressee/s only and may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not a named addressee please delete the message and notify the sender. *** -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] IPCOP Firewall
Hi, I have been using IPCop for years. I must admit I've never had the problem that you describe, but I'll try to help you work through it. I just checked my /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow files, and root is the only account with a username. However, I also have an admin account and password. This is administered through the setup program, and the details are stored in /var/ipcop/auth/users . These users are apache users rather than unix users. When you connect to ipcop, using http://ipcop:81/ , it should just show you the front page. There should be no need to authenticate, unless you try to 'connect' or use some other function through the menus. In that case, you should login with the username 'admin' or 'dial', with the appropriate password. I don't believe the root password will help you here. Try again and please tell us exactly when it asks for authentication. Your message seems to indicate 'immediately, without showing the home page'. What version of IPCop did you install? You might also consider bugging the IPCop mailing lists... Ben. On Mon, 2005-03-28 at 09:03, Edwin Humphries wrote: G'day all, We're just setting up an IPCOP box to handle all our firewalling and routing, but I have a problem. I've RTFM'd and no help there. After installation, I checked out the web interface with no problems. Then interruptions for over a week before I came back to it; now I can't access it. Pulled up the interface on a browser (Firefox) and when I try to do anything up comes a auth window, asking for the name and password for Restricted. Entering root and the root password doesn't work, although the shadow password file shows root is the only user. I tried creating user admin and set it's password - still no good. Tried setting the admin password using the setup utility - no good. Tred entering Restricted as the username - no good. Can anyone help? Regards, Edwin Humphries Mobile: 0419 233 051 Ironstone Technology Pty Ltd P. O. Box 423, Kiama, NSW, 2533 Phone: +61 (0)2 4233 2285 Facsimile: +61 (0)2 4233 2299 Web: http//www.ironstone.com.au *** This email is intended for the named addressee/s only and may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not a named addressee please delete the message and notify the sender. *** -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] IPCOP Firewall
The access to root is restricted via the web interface. To log in as root requires a monitor keyboard on the IPcop box. Most things can be done as Admin. (the password would have been set up when you loaded IPcop). I find it is easier to reload the box if I have problems (like forgetting the password...) I suggest downloading the latest release, as some older versions had some problems. For problems like this Google because there are many QAs on the web that will steer you in the right direction. The manual is good, but you need an understanding of the terminology (I get mixed up with the red, orange green interfaces - so lucky I am not colour blind as well!) regards Doug On Monday 28 March 2005 9:03, Edwin Humphries wrote: G'day all, We're just setting up an IPCOP box to handle all our firewalling and routing, but I have a problem. I've RTFM'd and no help there. After installation, I checked out the web interface with no problems. Then interruptions for over a week before I came back to it; now I can't access it. Pulled up the interface on a browser (Firefox) and when I try to do anything up comes a auth window, asking for the name and password for Restricted. Entering root and the root password doesn't work, although the shadow password file shows root is the only user. I tried creating user admin and set it's password - still no good. Tried setting the admin password using the setup utility - no good. Tred entering Restricted as the username - no good. Can anyone help? Regards, Edwin Humphries Mobile: 0419 233 051 Ironstone Technology Pty Ltd P. O. Box 423, Kiama, NSW, 2533 Phone: +61 (0)2 4233 2285 Facsimile: +61 (0)2 4233 2299 Web: http//www.ironstone.com.au *** This email is intended for the named addressee/s only and may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not a named addressee please delete the message and notify the sender. *** -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] IPCOP Firewall
Ben, My apologies: I did see the front page, and the auth window came up when I tried to do something. I have just (again) reset the password through the setup utility, this time I set it to something that wasn't also the root password. It works. Maybe that's a feature if IPCOP. On 28 Mar 2005 at 22:01, Ben Stanley wrote: Hi, I have been using IPCop for years. I must admit I've never had the problem that you describe, but I'll try to help you work through it. I just checked my /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow files, and root is the only account with a username. However, I also have an admin account and password. This is administered through the setup program, and the details are stored in /var/ipcop/auth/users . These users are apache users rather than unix users. When you connect to ipcop, using http://ipcop:81/ , it should just show you the front page. There should be no need to authenticate, unless you try to 'connect' or use some other function through the menus. In that case, you should login with the username 'admin' or 'dial', with the appropriate password. I don't believe the root password will help you here. Try again and please tell us exactly when it asks for authentication. Your message seems to indicate 'immediately, without showing the home page'. What version of IPCop did you install? You might also consider bugging the IPCop mailing lists... Ben. On Mon, 2005-03-28 at 09:03, Edwin Humphries wrote: G'day all, We're just setting up an IPCOP box to handle all our firewalling and routing, but I have a problem. I've RTFM'd and no help there. After installation, I checked out the web interface with no problems. Then interruptions for over a week before I came back to it; now I can't access it. Pulled up the interface on a browser (Firefox) and when I try to do anything up comes a auth window, asking for the name and password for Restricted. Entering root and the root password doesn't work, although the shadow password file shows root is the only user. I tried creating user admin and set it's password - still no good. Tried setting the admin password using the setup utility - no good. Tred entering Restricted as the username - no good. Can anyone help? Regards, Edwin Humphries Mobile: 0419 233 051 Ironstone Technology Pty Ltd P. O. Box 423, Kiama, NSW, 2533 Phone: +61 (0)2 4233 2285 Facsimile: +61 (0)2 4233 2299 Web: http//www.ironstone.com.au *** This email is intended for the named addressee/s only and may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not a named addressee please delete the message and notify the sender. *** Regards, Edwin Humphries Mobile: 0419 233 051 Ironstone Technology Pty Ltd P. O. Box 423, Kiama, NSW, 2533 Phone: +61 (0)2 4233 2285 Facsimile: +61 (0)2 4233 2299 Web: http//www.ironstone.com.au *** This email is intended for the named addressee/s only and may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not a named addressee please delete the message and notify the sender. *** -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] IPCOP Firewall
G'day all, We're just setting up an IPCOP box to handle all our firewalling and routing, but I have a problem. I've RTFM'd and no help there. After installation, I checked out the web interface with no problems. Then interruptions for over a week before I came back to it; now I can't access it. Pulled up the interface on a browser (Firefox) and when I try to do anything up comes a auth window, asking for the name and password for Restricted. Entering root and the root password doesn't work, although the shadow password file shows root is the only user. I tried creating user admin and set it's password - still no good. Tried setting the admin password using the setup utility - no good. Tred entering Restricted as the username - no good. Can anyone help? Regards, Edwin Humphries Mobile: 0419 233 051 Ironstone Technology Pty Ltd P. O. Box 423, Kiama, NSW, 2533 Phone: +61 (0)2 4233 2285 Facsimile: +61 (0)2 4233 2299 Web: http//www.ironstone.com.au *** This email is intended for the named addressee/s only and may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not a named addressee please delete the message and notify the sender. *** -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
