> > I have considered creating a CGI Perl front end (for a few
> limited functions
> > I need) to the command line version of linuxconf for allowing
> remote access
> > thru a secure web server. Has anyone else already started such
> a project or
> > are there other projects in the works that would allow this
> functionality?
> > If there is anything else already available under the GPL I would rather
> > contribute to it than start over.
>
> I believe it would be possible to do a CGI which play back the request to
> linuxconf on http://localhost:98. This way all linuxconf functionality
> would be available from a secure http server. I started on this some time
> ago, but never managed to get back to it.
It can almost been done with the proxy support in Apache. I tried this one
in httpd.conf (apache 1.3.1 with BenSSL):
<VirtualHost linuxconf.terminator.net:443>
Port 443
ServerAdmin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
DocumentRoot /home/www/hotel
ProxyRequests On
ProxyPass / http://localhost:98/
SSLEnable
</VirtualHost>
It works to the point where you access the "main entry" (after the login
screen), then linuxconf starts to rewrite the links like this:
[part of html page]
<form method=post action=/html:/>
<CENTER>
<TABLE border=1>
<tr><td><th colspan=10 align=center><strong>Config</strong>
<tr><td><td><A HREF="http:/html:/ok,==Networking"></A><td><A
HREF="http:/html:/ok,==Networking">Networking</A>
<tr><td><td><A HREF="http:/html:/ok,==Users==accounts"></A><td><A
HREF="http:/html:/ok,==Users==accounts">Users accounts</A>
<tr><td><td><A HREF="http:/html:/ok,==File==systems"></A><td><A
HREF="http:/html:/ok,==File==systems">File systems</A>
<tr><td><td><A HREF="http:/html:/ok,==boot==mode"></A><td><A
HREF="http:/html:/ok,==boot==mode">boot mode</A>
<tr><td><td><A HREF="http:/html:/ok,==cluster==administration"></A><td><A
HREF="http:/html:/ok,==cluster==administration">cluster administration</A>
<tr><td><th colspan=10 align=center><strong>Control</strong>
I think it must be linuxconf who adds the http: since the form action is
correct. If someone have a good idea to rewrite the returning links with
apache or something, this could be a nice and simple way to make the HTTP
mode secure.
(Someone will of course note that the link above is a valid one, please feel
free to try the first pages of LinuxconfSSL live at
https://linuxconf.terminator.net/ , I keep it there for some days for
testing but please dont assume it is acceptable to try a serious breakin on
this server, ok?)
Stein Vr�le
BTW Thanks again for Linuxconf, Jacques, the 1.12r5 release works really
nice so far :-)
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