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Secure App Access

2011-08-21T17:42:42Z

Majide:

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This is an example of how to force web app access via HTTPS. For this example, AjaXplorer will be used but this will work with any web app.

* Go to your config file for apache:
{{Code|cd /etc/httpd/conf}}
* Now it is time to create a key and a crt. It will ask you a few questions, just make sure that the '''Common Name''' is the domain name:
{{code|openssl genrsa -out filename.key 1024
openssl req -new -key filename.key -x509 -days 1000 -out filename.crt}}
* Next open up '''/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf''' with you favorite editor and add the following to the end:
{{Text|NameVirtualHost *:443}}
* Open terminal and do (needed by apache to make this work):
{{Code|yum -y install mod_ssl}}
* Find the file that has ajaxplorer in its name (i.e. '''1026-ajaxplorer.conf'''):
{{Code|cd /etc/httpd/conf.d/}}
* Edit it to like this (change username.yourhda.com):
{{Code|<VirtualHost *:443>
ServerName ajaxplorer
ServerAlias username.yourhda.com
SSLEngine On
SSLCertificateFile /etc/httpd/conf/filename.crt
SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/httpd/conf/filename.key

DocumentRoot /var/hda/web-apps/ajaxplorer/html

<Directory "/var/hda/web-apps/ajaxplorer/html">
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks +ExecCGI
AddHandler fcgid-script .fcg
AllowOverride AuthConfig
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>

</VirtualHost>}}
* Finally create a file called '''1026-ajaxplorerhttp.conf''' (number may be different for you) and add this code (change username.hda.com):
{{Code|<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName ajaxplorer
ServerAlias username.yourhda.com
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} !^443$
RewriteRule ^.*$ https://%{SERVER_NAME}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R]

ExpiresDefault "access plus 10 years"

AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/html text/plain text/xml

</VirtualHost>}}
* Now you need to restart apache:
{{Code|service httpd restart}}
* And that's all, you now have 128 bit encryption for AjaXplorer. Note that when you uninstall the app, you will need to manually remove the '''1026-ajaxplorerhttp.conf''' file you created.

==== See also ====
[[Access HDA over SSL]]

GUI Install for Express Disc

2011-08-17T20:04:00Z

Majide:

{{NeedsUpdate}}'''
Appears to be Fedora 12 Guidance'''

== Synopsis ==

The Amahi Express install does not install the graphical user interface gnome. This Guide instructs you on how to install the X Server as well as to make the X Server boot everytime. To install after Amahi Express has finished installing execute the following commands:

== Commands ==

Become root:

su -

Enter your password for the root user

yum -y groupinstall "X Window System" "GNOME Desktop Environment"

For the users who want KDE

yum -y groupinstall "X Windows System" KDE

== Optional ==

You can remove the packages with:

i.e. yum groupremove KDE

== Configure Your Display ==

You may also need to configure your display:

yum -y install system-config-display

Then run system-config-display as root.

You can then boot into the GNOME/KDE Desktop:

startx

== To change your Amahi HDA to boot into gnome ==

First and foremost you should be logged in as root.

The /etc folder on these Linux installations contain a file named inittab - mind you no extensions to the filename. This file contains lots of important parameters & runlevel configurations that the kernel reads while booting and configures the system accordingly. Open this file in your favourite editor and scroll down just a little bit say, till the 18th-20th line (usually) till you find something similar to this:

id:3:initdefault:

As you can see the last line id:3:initdefault: specifies WHAT MODE (Graphical/Text/MultiUser etc) to boot the system into. The number "3" which according to the options - is Full multiuser mode - involving all the networking features of Linux, but in a non-graphical environment.

Change this value to "5" - here, according to the Commented out options above tells the system to boot straight into X11 (X-Windows) i.e. the Graphical Mode.

That's it. We are done. Save the file and quit. Reboot your system for the setting to take effect.

WARNING: When you are editing these critical system files in Linux, be absolutely sure of WHAT you are editing. One SINGLE MISTAKE can render the whole system non-bootable. These are as dangerous as (if not more) Windows Registry. So there...

* Default runlevel. The runlevels used by RHS are:
* 0 - halt (Do NOT set initdefault to this)
* 1 - Single user mode
* 2 - Multiuser, without NFS (The same as 3, if you do not have networking)
* 3 - Full multiuser mode
* 4 - unused
* 5 - X11
* 6 - reboot (Do NOT set initdefault to this)

== Automatic Login ==

If you want a specified user to login (if you are using MythTV or some other app which requires the X Server) then please do so with [http://wiki.amahi.org/index.php/VNC these instructions].

Cheers!

The Amahi Team

GUI Install for Express Disc

2011-08-17T20:03:27Z

Majide:

{{NeedsUpdate}}'''
Appears to be Fedora 12 Guidance'''

== Synopsis ==

The Amahi Express install does not install the graphical user interface gnome. This Guide instructs you on how to install the X Server as well as to make the X Server boot everytime. To install after Amahi Express has finished installing execute the following commands:

== Commands ==

Become root:

su -

Enter your password for the root user

yum -y groupinstall "X Window System" "GNOME Desktop Environment"

For the users who want KDE

yum -y groupinstall "X Windows System" KDE

== Optional ==

You can remove the packages with:

i.e. yum groupremove KDE

== Configure Your Display ==

You may also need to configure your display:

yum -y install system-config-display

Then run system-config-display as root.

You can then boot into the GNOME Desktop:

startx

== To change your Amahi HDA to boot into gnome ==

First and foremost you should be logged in as root.

The /etc folder on these Linux installations contain a file named inittab - mind you no extensions to the filename. This file contains lots of important parameters & runlevel configurations that the kernel reads while booting and configures the system accordingly. Open this file in your favourite editor and scroll down just a little bit say, till the 18th-20th line (usually) till you find something similar to this:

id:3:initdefault:

As you can see the last line id:3:initdefault: specifies WHAT MODE (Graphical/Text/MultiUser etc) to boot the system into. The number "3" which according to the options - is Full multiuser mode - involving all the networking features of Linux, but in a non-graphical environment.

Change this value to "5" - here, according to the Commented out options above tells the system to boot straight into X11 (X-Windows) i.e. the Graphical Mode.

That's it. We are done. Save the file and quit. Reboot your system for the setting to take effect.

WARNING: When you are editing these critical system files in Linux, be absolutely sure of WHAT you are editing. One SINGLE MISTAKE can render the whole system non-bootable. These are as dangerous as (if not more) Windows Registry. So there...

* Default runlevel. The runlevels used by RHS are:
* 0 - halt (Do NOT set initdefault to this)
* 1 - Single user mode
* 2 - Multiuser, without NFS (The same as 3, if you do not have networking)
* 3 - Full multiuser mode
* 4 - unused
* 5 - X11
* 6 - reboot (Do NOT set initdefault to this)

== Automatic Login ==

If you want a specified user to login (if you are using MythTV or some other app which requires the X Server) then please do so with [http://wiki.amahi.org/index.php/VNC these instructions].

Cheers!

The Amahi Team

GUI Install for Express Disc

2011-08-17T18:57:13Z

Majide:

{{NeedsUpdate}}'''
Appears to be Fedora 12 Guidance'''

== Synopsis ==

The Amahi Express install does not install the graphical user interface gnome. This Guide instructs you on how to install the X Server as well as to make the X Server boot everytime. To install after Amahi Express has finished installing execute the following commands:

== Commands ==

Become root:

su -

Enter your password for the root user

yum -y groupinstall "X Window System" "GNOME Desktop Environment"

== Configure Your Display ==

You may also need to configure your display:

yum -y install system-config-display

Then run system-config-display as root.

You can then boot into the GNOME Desktop:

startx

== To change your Amahi HDA to boot into gnome ==

First and foremost you should be logged in as root.

The /etc folder on these Linux installations contain a file named inittab - mind you no extensions to the filename. This file contains lots of important parameters & runlevel configurations that the kernel reads while booting and configures the system accordingly. Open this file in your favourite editor and scroll down just a little bit say, till the 18th-20th line (usually) till you find something similar to this:

id:3:initdefault:

As you can see the last line id:3:initdefault: specifies WHAT MODE (Graphical/Text/MultiUser etc) to boot the system into. The number "3" which according to the options - is Full multiuser mode - involving all the networking features of Linux, but in a non-graphical environment.

Change this value to "5" - here, according to the Commented out options above tells the system to boot straight into X11 (X-Windows) i.e. the Graphical Mode.

That's it. We are done. Save the file and quit. Reboot your system for the setting to take effect.

WARNING: When you are editing these critical system files in Linux, be absolutely sure of WHAT you are editing. One SINGLE MISTAKE can render the whole system non-bootable. These are as dangerous as (if not more) Windows Registry. So there...

* Default runlevel. The runlevels used by RHS are:
* 0 - halt (Do NOT set initdefault to this)
* 1 - Single user mode
* 2 - Multiuser, without NFS (The same as 3, if you do not have networking)
* 3 - Full multiuser mode
* 4 - unused
* 5 - X11
* 6 - reboot (Do NOT set initdefault to this)

== Automatic Login ==

If you want a specified user to login (if you are using MythTV or some other app which requires the X Server) then please do so with [http://wiki.amahi.org/index.php/VNC these instructions].

Cheers!

The Amahi Team