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- 2. _I_n_s_t_a_l_l_a_t_i_o_n__I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
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- This chapter lists supplemental information to the _I_R_I_S
- _S_o_f_t_w_a_r_e _I_n_s_t_a_l_l_a_t_i_o_n _G_u_i_d_e. The information listed here is
- product- and release-specific; use it with the Installation
- Guide to install this product.
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- 2.1 _O_u_t__B_o_x__S_u_b_s_y_s_t_e_m_s
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- Mindshare Out Box includes these subsystems:
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- _o_u_t_b_o_x._s_w._o_u_t_b_o_x The Software that allows you
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- _o_u_t_b_o_x._b_o_o_k_s._O_u_t_b_o_x_H_e_l_p Help documentation with the
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- _w_e_b_s_e_r_v_e_r._s_w._w_e_b_s_e_r_v_e_r An HTTP/1.0 compliant Web
- Server including support for
- CGI-bin, ISMAPS, and server
- parsed HTML.
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- 2.2 _I_n_s_t_a_l_l_a_t_i_o_n__M_e_t_h_o_d
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- After installation of this software, the system must be
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- 2.3 _P_r_e_r_e_q_u_i_s_i_t_e_s
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- This software requires IRIX 5.3 or IRIX 6.1
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- 2.4 _N_e_t_s_c_a_p_e _S_e_r_v_e_r _a_n_d _O_u_t_b_o_x _I_n_s_t_a_l_l_a_t_i_o_n _a_n_d
- _C_o_n_f_i_g_u_r_a_t_i_o_n _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
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- This section has instructions for the following:
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- +o Information if you are currently running a Netscape 1.1
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- +o Installation of a Netscape 1.1.1 Server on a machine
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- 2.4.1 _I_f__Y_o_u__a_r_e__R_u_n_n_i_n_g__a__N_e_t_s_c_a_p_e__1_._1__o_r__1_._1_._1__W_e_b__S_e_r_v_e_r
- If your system is running a Netscape 1.1 or 1.1.1 server,
- you need to make a few changes to the server setup to enable
- Out Box and Whats New to work through the Netscape server.
- If you are unfamiliar with how to configure your Netscape
- server, contact the person who usually configures the
- server. More informaton is available in the Netscape
- Commerce and Communications Servers Administrator's Guide,
- Chapter 1, Installing the server, Section 2, Using the
- Server Manager. If installed, this book is accessible by
- selecting Online Books from the Help menu on the toolchest.
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- Start the Netscape Server Manager by going to the URL
- http://YourServerName:AdminPort/ (e.g. http://host1:8080/).
- Type your administrator name and password when prompted by
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- 1. Scroll to the section "CGI and Server Parsed HTML" and
- select "Specify a directory that will contain CGI programs
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- +o Type "cgi-bin" in the first text field.
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- +o Type "/var/www/cgi-bin" in the second text field.
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- +o Click the "Make These Changes" button followed by
- "Return to the Server Manager" link.
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- 2. Choose "Activate CGI as file type for part of your
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- +o Select "I'd like to activate a CGI as a file type."
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- +o Click the "Make These Changes" button followed by
- "Return to the Server Manager" link.
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- 3. Scroll to the section "URL Mappings" and select "Map a
- URL to a local directory".
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- +o Type "WhatsNew" in the first text field.
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- +o Type "/var/www/htdocs/WhatsNew" in the second text
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- +o Click the "Make These Changes" button followed by
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- "mkdir full-path-of-document-root/images" in a shell.
- You can determine the full path of the document root
- for your Netscape Server by clicking on the "Document
- Config" link in the Server Manager.
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- +o Copy all files in /var/www/httpd/htdocs/images to this
- directory. For example if you have the settings above
- you can do this by typing "cp /var/www/htdocs/images/*
- /usr/ns-home/htdocs/images" in a shell.
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- 5. Note: You have two choices in Step 5. Please do only ONE
- of 5(a) OR (b).
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- 5(a). If you want the machines default home page to be the
- Outbox generated home page:
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- Note: If you use this approach, you can still add your own
- content to the Outbox generated home page by editing
- the file "/var/www/htdocs/index.html".
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- +o Click on the "Home Page" button to select a different
- home page for the machine and type
- "/var/www/htdocs/index.html" in the text field next to
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- +o Click the "Make These Changes" button followed by
- "Return to the Server Manager" link.
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- 5(b). If you want your machines default home page to
- continue to be the one you currently have, but would like to
- access the Outbox generated page by a new name, say
- "Outbox.html", do the following:
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- +o Choose "Map a URL to a local directory".
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- +o Type "Outbox.html" in the first text field. The
- corresponding URL for your Outbox generated home page
- will be http://your-machine-name/Outbox.html. You can
- replace "Outbox.html" by whatever name you choose.
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- +o Type "/var/www/htdocs/index.html" in the second text
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- 7. Scroll to the section "CGI and Server Parsed HTML" and
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- +o Select I'd like to activate server parsed HTML in full.
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- +o Select I'd like to parse all the HTML files sent to the
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- +o Click the "Make These Changes" button followed by
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- 8. Under the "Server Control" section, choose "Start up,
- restart, or shutdown the server".
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- You can now use Out Box to publish files on your home page
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- _t_h_i_s _m_a_c_h_i_n_e: If you were previously running a Netscape
- Server on this machine and have removed this software from
- it, you need to do the following to enable Out Box and Whats
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- 1. Open a shell window by choosing "Unix Shell" from the
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- 2. Log in as root by typing "su" at the shell prompt. Type
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- 3. Remove the Netscape Server config files by typing "rm
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- running a Netscape 1.0 Web Server, there is a new release
- (version 1.1.1) of the server. Silicon Graphics, Inc.
- recommends that you upgrade to this release.
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- Note: Outbox and Whats New will not work with the 1.0
- release of the server. If you don't want to upgrade
- your server, you can remove the "outbox", "webserver"
- and "whatsnew" products on your system.
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- 2.4.4 _I_n_s_t_a_l_l_a_t_i_o_n _o_f _a _N_e_t_s_c_a_p_e _1._1._1 _S_e_r_v_e_r _o_n _a _m_a_c_h_i_n_e
- _r_u_n_n_i_n_g _O_u_t_b_o_x: The Outbox server uses port 80, which is
- the default for the HTTP protocol. This prevents Netscape
- from binding to this port during installation. To install a
- Netscape 1.1.1 Server on a machine running Outbox, follow
- this order of installation.
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- 1. Install the Netscape software using "swmgr" or "inst".
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- 2. Become root in a shell and type "chkconfig ns_httpd on".
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- 3. Reboot the machine, and the Outbox server will be
- automatically turned off. Outbox will be disabled till you
- follow the instructions above to enable it with a Netscape
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- 2.5 _T_o__t_u_r_n__o_f_f__O_u_t_b_o_x_:
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- To turn outbox off, for example on a secure system, follow
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- 1. Open a shell window by choosing "Unix Shell" from the
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- 2. Log in as root by typing "su" at the shell prompt. Type
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- 3. Type "chkconfig outbox off" and reboot your machine.
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- 2.6 _S_e_c_u_r_i_t_y__C_o_n_s_i_d_e_r_a_t_i_o_n_s_:
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- The Outbox and webserver products have the following
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- +o Information about the users, machine configuration and
- some user files are accessible to others on the same
- network. You can stop this by disabling Outbox
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