The Server Selector is the interface that lets you select a server to configure. Using the Server Selector, you can manage one web server, multiple web servers, or multiple Netscape servers (such as the News, Proxy, and Mail servers) that are installed on different ports on one machine, and multiple servers that answer to different domains. You can perform the following tasks from the Server Selector:
http://[servername].[your_domain].[domain]:[port_number]/For example, http://atomic.acmecorp.com:1357
Use the port number for the administration server that you specified during installation; this is not the port number for the web server.
The Server Selector lists all the servers you've installed on this system. Click the name of the server you want to configure.
Shutting down the administration server
To minimize security risks, you should shut down the administration server when you are finished using it unless you are using the Server Manager to rotate your log files with the timing utility. In this case, leave your administration server running. You can shut down the administration server by doing one of the following:
./stop-admin
in the server root directory.
To set up multiple servers that respond to different IP addresses, install separate instances of the server into the same directory by clicking Install a new Netscape Enterprise Server from the Server Selector. If you installed your server before configuring your system to host multiple IP addresses, configure your system to respond to different IP addresses, change the server's bind address using the Server Manager (see "Configuring network settings" in Chapter 5), and install separate instances of the server for each IP address.
To install another web server with its own separate configuration files,
Caution!Do not remove the administration binaries if there is more than one server installed on your system.
Port number--This is the port number the administration server uses; it should be different from the port the HTTP server uses.
Activate SSL and specify a key pair and certificate file--You can configure the administration server to run in secure mode by activating SSL. Before activating SSL for your administration server, you must already have a certificate file and a key pair file. If you already have a secure server running, you can use its key pair file for your administration server.
Authentication password--You can also change the authentication password for the username you specified. If you leave the password field blank, the server does not remove the authentication password; rather, the password remains unchanged.
Hosts to allow--You can change which hosts are allowed to administrate the server. You can restrict access by hostname or IP address. Using hostnames is more flexible; if a system's IP address changes, you won't need to update the server's configuration. Using IP addresses is more reliable; if a DNS lookup fails for the connected client, hostname restriction can't be used.
Detailed logging--You can have the server keep a log of all the configuration changes you make. Enter a path relative to your administration server root or a full path to where you want to keep the detailed logs. Leaving this field blank deactivates detailed logging.
Number of backups--The administration server can keep backups of the web server's configuration files; backups are made every time the server configuration changes. Backups are stored in the admserv/https-[server_name] directory in the server root directory.
NoteYou must save and apply your changes in order for your changes to take place. After you submit a form, you get a pointer to a script that allows you to save and apply your changes. You can return to the Server Selector by clicking Choose in the upper left corner of the Server Manager. The Server Manager is shown in Figure 3.2.
You use the Server Manager forms to configure the web server.
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