Adding a New User Account
Perform the following tasks to create a new user account for Backburner Web Monitor:
Open a terminal.
Note: on Mac OS X, the Terminal is in the Applications/Utilities folder.
Log in as superuser (root) by typing:
su -
Enter the root password when asked.
Check that the backburner.auth file is in place: On Linux type:
ls /etc/httpd/auth
On Mac OS X type:
ls /etc/apache2/auth
Make sure backburner.auth is listed in the command output.
If backburner.auth is not is place, copy it over from the Backburner directory. On Linux type:
cp /usr/discreet/backburner/WebMonitor/backburner.auth /etc/httpd/auth/
On Mac OS X type:
cp /usr/discreet/backburner/WebMonitor/backburner.auth /etc/apache2/auth/
Type one of the following commands to create a user: On Linux type:
htpasswd -b -c /etc/httpd/auth/backburner.auth <user name> <password>
On Mac OS X type:
htpasswd -b -c /etc/apache2/auth/backburner.auth <user name> <password>
Restart the Apache Web server for the changes to take effect. On Linux type:
/etc/init.d/httpd restart
On Mac OS X type:
/usr/sbin/apachectl restart
Test your username and password by trying to log into Backburner Web Monitor.
Assigning Administrative Privileges to an Account
To assign administrator privileges to a Backbuner WebMonitor user account, edit the wiretap.cfg file.
Open a terminal and log in as root.
Open the /usr/discreet/backburner/Network/wiretap.cfg file in a text editor.
nano /usr/discreet/backburner/Network/wiretap.cfg
Locate the [SECURITY] section.
Add the list of user accounts that will be granted administrator privileges to the BackburnerAdministrators keyword.
Separate multiple account names with commas.
For example:
BackburnerAdministrators=root,backburner,administrator,apache,_www
Save the configuration file. Press CTRL+O followed by CTRL+X.
Restart the Apache Web server.
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