--- Eric House <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> While webconf is really cool, I'm concerned that it makes it too easy > for the kids to change things. While you need the root password to > use lrcfg, you need only an easily-sniffable http-access password to > use webconf. I'd like a way to make webconf read-only so that it can > be used for status information the way weblet was. Is there any way to > do this? Eric, If you load webconf.lrp, and /remove/ webconf.lwp and any other .lwp from your system, you'll have a read-only system. (Well, mostly - your kids will still be able to back-up the existing packages... but there's nothing that they could /change/ through the web interface.) The lrcfg.cgi is in the webconf.lwp - and that's what gives you write-access. Longer term, I'm working on adding role-based authentication to webconf, so that a single "webconf instance" could have both read-only and read-write pages, depending on who you log in as. Of course, in your case, you would probably still want to load an https web server to prevent password snooping. There is a mini-http .lrp that /does/ support https.) Unfortunately, the realities of LEAF development (e.g. its all volunteer) mean long development times, so I am guessing the role-based authentication features not to be ready for several months - just to set expectations. But if that sounds like something that would be helpful in your situation, encouragement always helps <smile>. > > Alternatively, could I just go back to using weblet? Webconf is so much > more powerful I'm expecting weblet to be deprecated, but perhaps weblet > remains the right tool for folks like me? I think using webconf.lrp without the extra plugins might work for you, its at least worth a try. Thanks for your kind words! ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: NEC IT Guy Games. Get your fingers limbered up and give it your best shot. 4 great events, 4 opportunities to win big! Highest score wins.NEC IT Guy Games. Play to win an NEC 61 plasma display. Visit http://www.necitguy.com/?r=20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ leaf-user mailing list: leaf-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user SR FAQ: http://leaf-project.org/pub/doc/docmanager/docid_1891.html
