Hi Derek,
You should be able to access the status page even if you are
already registered… this is the purpose of that page.
Also, that page will list your current registered devices and offers you the
option to unregister some of them.
I see, that isn’t how I imagined it. For our environment we see users connect
to the captive portal with a previously registered device, for a number of
reasons. Sometimes accidental, sometimes because their device has become
unconfigured somehow. It would have been helpful if these users could login
somewhere within the captive portal to unregister their device themselves
rather than having to call the helpdesk.
Just to make sure, is this the message you are trying to get rid of
? —> Your network should be enabled within a minute or two. If it is not reboot
your computer.
Yep, that’s the one.
Cheers,
Andi
From: Derek Wuelfrath [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: 08 December 2014 15:48
To: ML PF
Subject: Re: [PacketFence-users] redir.cgi
Hello Andi,
User connects to setup SSID, which sends them to the PacketFence captive
portal. This has an automatic redirect to an internal web server with Xpress
Connect config tools
User’s device is configured using Xpress Connect, which automatically sends the
device to the eduroam SSID, which is controlled by PacketFence.
Using the built-in subroutine in /usr/local/pf/lib/pf/vlan/custom.pm we
auto-register the users device using their dot1x credentials.
If this is not possible to work around then it’s no biggie, but it would save
our helpdesk staff a lot of time if there was a way to allow users to
unregister their own devices.
I understand that part. You should be able to access the status page even if
you are already registered… this is the purpose of that page.
Also, that page will list your current registered devices and offers you the
option to unregister some of them.
As for the “Sorry” error message. I have edited line 193-5 in
/usr/local/pf/html/captive-portal/redir.cgi to show:
193 pf::web::generate_error_page($portalSession,
194 i18n("Your device is already registered. Please try connecting to
eduroam and if this fails contact the IT Helpdesk and ask them to unregister
your device.")
195 );
I restarted the services after doing this, and it seemed to work for a short
period (I have 3 PF environments, I could be confused here and it never
worked), but now it shows the default Sorry message again and I can’t work out
where it’s pulling it from.
Just to make sure, is this the message you are trying to get rid of ? —> Your
network should be enabled within a minute or two. If it is not reboot your
computer.
Cheers!
dw.
—
Derek Wuelfrath
[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ::
www.inverse.ca<http://www.inverse.ca>
+1.514.447.4918 (x110) :: +1.866.353.6153 (x110)
Inverse inc. :: Leaders behind SOGo (www.sogo.nu<http://www.sogo.nu>) and
PacketFence (www.packetfence.org<http://www.packetfence.org>)
On Dec 2, 2014, at 07:32, Morris, Andi
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Hi Derek,
Workflow is as follows:
User connects to setup SSID, which sends them to the PacketFence captive
portal. This has an automatic redirect to an internal web server with Xpress
Connect config tools
User’s device is configured using Xpress Connect, which automatically sends the
device to the eduroam SSID, which is controlled by PacketFence.
Using the built-in subroutine in /usr/local/pf/lib/pf/vlan/custom.pm we
auto-register the users device using their dot1x credentials.
If this is not possible to work around then it’s no biggie, but it would save
our helpdesk staff a lot of time if there was a way to allow users to
unregister their own devices.
As for the “Sorry” error message. I have edited line 193-5 in
/usr/local/pf/html/captive-portal/redir.cgi to show:
193 pf::web::generate_error_page($portalSession,
194 i18n("Your device is already registered. Please try connecting to
eduroam and if this fails contact the IT Helpdesk and ask them to unregister
your device.")
195 );
I restarted the services after doing this, and it seemed to work for a short
period (I have 3 PF environments, I could be confused here and it never
worked), but now it shows the default Sorry message again and I can’t work out
where it’s pulling it from.
Cheers,
Andi
From: Derek Wuelfrath [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: 01 December 2014 20:53
To: ML PF
Subject: Re: [PacketFence-users] redir.cgi
So I found that the /status page is available in 4.2 and above, however we are
utilising the dot1x auto-registration custom script here, and so the status
page doesn’t have the desired effects.
I don’t have enough info on the workflow you use. If you don’t mind sharing, we
might help you on that part.
I get shown the AUP and asked to login, and after logging in I get pushed
straight back to the “Sorry” message.
I’m still struggling to work out why I’m still seeing the default “Sorry”
message when I’ve changed the test in redir.cgi.
Can you detail the modifications you made to the redir.cgi file ?
Cheers!
dw.
—
Derek Wuelfrath
[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ::
www.inverse.ca<http://www.inverse.ca/>
+1.514.447.4918 (x110) :: +1.866.353.6153 (x110)
Inverse inc. :: Leaders behind SOGo (www.sogo.nu<http://www.sogo.nu/>) and
PacketFence (www.packetfence.org<http://www.packetfence.org/>)
On Nov 27, 2014, at 06:43, Morris, Andi
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
So I found that the /status page is available in 4.2 and above, however we are
utilising the dot1x auto-registration custom script here, and so the status
page doesn’t have the desired effects. I get shown the AUP and asked to login,
and after logging in I get pushed straight back to the “Sorry” message.
I’m still struggling to work out why I’m still seeing the default “Sorry”
message when I’ve changed the test in redir.cgi.
Cheers,
Andi
From: Morris, Andi [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: 26 November 2014 09:31
To:
'[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>'
Subject: Re: [PacketFence-users] redir.cgi
Thanks Derek,
I have two PacketFence environments here, one is on 4.3 and the other 4.2.1.
I’m not in a position to upgrade at the moment.
So essentially I still need to work out why my message from redir.cgi isn’t
showing up.
I will look into that status page for my 4.3 environment however. That could
prove to be very useful.
Cheers,
Andi
From: Derek Wuelfrath [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: 25 November 2014 19:39
To: ML PF
Subject: Re: [PacketFence-users] redir.cgi
Hey Andi,
To bump an old thread, can anybody help here?
On version 4.2.1 I have edited line 194 from the “Sorry…” message to a message
explaining to the user that they already have this device registered and to
contact the helpdesk”. This seemed to work for a period of time, but for some
reason the users that reconnect to the captive portal with a registered device
have started to see the original Sorry message. Despite the edited text still
being in the redir.cgi file.
I presume there’s somewhere else I need to edit this. Can anyone please point
me at this?
Refering to that old thread, you were saying that you were now using
PacketFence v4.3 or + (now using Catalyst application to handle the portal).
Can you just confirm with me that it is the case ?
Also, is the ability for users to unregister their own devices on the roadmap
at all?
It is part of PacketFence with the ‘status page’ feature.
If I not mistaken, it was part of 4.3
Cheers!
dw.
—
Derek Wuelfrath
[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ::
www.inverse.ca<http://www.inverse.ca/>
+1.514.447.4918 (x110) :: +1.866.353.6153 (x110)
Inverse inc. :: Leaders behind SOGo (www.sogo.nu<http://www.sogo.nu/>) and
PacketFence (www.packetfence.org<http://www.packetfence.org/>)
On Nov 25, 2014, at 05:08, Morris, Andi
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
To bump an old thread, can anybody help here?
On version 4.2.1 I have edited line 194 from the “Sorry…” message to a message
explaining to the user that they already have this device registered and to
contact the helpdesk”. This seemed to work for a period of time, but for some
reason the users that reconnect to the captive portal with a registered device
have started to see the original Sorry message. Despite the edited text still
being in the redir.cgi file.
I presume there’s somewhere else I need to edit this. Can anyone please point
me at this?
Also, is the ability for users to unregister their own devices on the roadmap
at all?
Cheers,
Andi
From: Derek Wuelfrath [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: 17 September 2014 15:06
To: ML PF
Subject: Re: [PacketFence-users] redir.cgi
Hello Andy,
I am looking to modify the “Sorry! Your network should be enabled within a
minute or two. If it is not reboot your computer” message as in our environment
it is always shown when a user connects a registered device to the registration
network. On my 4.2.1 environment I have successfully just changed the string
within redir.cgi, but I’ve just gone to do this on my 4.3.0 environment and I
see the captive portal file structure has vastly changed and there is no longer
cgi created pages.
That’s right. We changed from perl cgi to perl Catalyst between the two
versions.
Can anyone tell me where the string is to edit within the file structure of 4.3
please?
Have a look at the following file / line.
/html/captive-portal/lib/captiveportal/PacketFence/Controller/CaptivePortal.pm:403
Cheers!
dw.
—
Derek Wuelfrath
[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ::
www.inverse.ca<http://www.inverse.ca/>
+1.514.447.4918 (x110) :: +1.866.353.6153 (x110)
Inverse inc. :: Leaders behind SOGo (www.sogo.nu<http://www.sogo.nu/>) and
PacketFence (www.packetfence.org<http://www.packetfence.org/>)
On Sep 17, 2014, at 6:33, Morris, Andi
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Hi,
I am looking to modify the “Sorry! Your network should be enabled within a
minute or two. If it is not reboot your computer” message as in our environment
it is always shown when a user connects a registered device to the registration
network. On my 4.2.1 environment I have successfully just changed the string
within redir.cgi, but I’ve just gone to do this on my 4.3.0 environment and I
see the captive portal file structure has vastly changed and there is no longer
cgi created pages.
Can anyone tell me where the string is to edit within the file structure of 4.3
please?
Cheers,
Andi
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IT Security Officer
Cardiff Metropolitan University
T: 02920 205720
E: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
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