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
