Date: Sat, 01 Jul 2000 01:48:19 -0400 From: Damon Hammis <squirrel@hammis.com> To: "Daniel Mahoney, Systems Admin" <danm@firestorm2000.com>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FrontPage. Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.0.20000701014123.00b3b150@hammis.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10007010023050.51226-100000@freebsd1.firesto rm2000.com>
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I have Frontpage running on quite a few servers with no problems. Best way
that I've discovered to do it is kinda like this:
1) Install the standalone install of apache through the ports tree.
2) Fetch the latest Frontpage binaries from www.rtr.com/fpsupport . I've
recently used the FreeBSD version with 4.0-Release without a problem.
3) Fetch the fp_install.sh script from www.rtr.com/fpsupport
4) Edit fp_install.sh with vi and copy line 71 and make the following changes:
Copy this
line: BSD/OS*) machine="bsdi" ;;
Change the new line to look like
this: FreeBSD*) machine="freebsd" ;;
5) chmod 755 fp_install.sh
6) ./fp_install.sh as root. Follow the prompts and you shouldn't have any
problems.
--Damon
At 12:33 AM 7/1/00 -0400, Daniel Mahoney, Systems Admin wrote:
>Okay, I've been wrestling with frontpage for most of the night. It's been
>a NOT FUN evening.
>
>The versions in "ports" fail because microsoft just released new bloatcode
>on the 24th.
>
>Compiling apache from scratch is yielding mixed results at best:
>
>I followed the FAQ at http://freebsd.lanfear.com/howtos/frontpage.html
>pretty much to the letter. It's giving me THIS problem:
>
>I can specify ONE user. After that one, no others can log in (none
>specified subsequently).
>
>I tried following microsoft's advice (whereby it runs some crucial
>binaries setuid), and this resulted in a wrapper of some sort not being
>found (it was an exe/_vti_ something or other, the exe was there, but
>apache wasn't understanding the syntax too well)
>
>I have reinstalled this crap like six times tonight, always hitting the
>same problem. Once I create a root web, all my virtual hosts won't accept
>any password except the root web's admin password. It SHOWS them being
>there when I look through fp 98, but they don't work.
>
>I tried patching the binary. WHen patched it runs for all of two seconds
>and dies. (perhaps because my apache is located in /usr/local/apachefp --
>I see no reason to down my sites to hammer on frontpage, but I would
>think the patch program would pick up on that)
>
>I'm rather exasperated by all this, and my real question is:has anyone
>gotten frontpage, with the FreeBSD server extensions, working flawlessly?
>
>By this I mean having your root web working, as well as your virtual webs
>(why can't m$ use standard terms?). With all using more than one
>password, with all running as the user owning the directory (possibly as
>DIFFERENT users)
>
>If so, would you care to share?
>
>By the way, love that little disclaimer on the m$ site that says they're
>not responsible for freebsd.
>
>*sigh*
>
>-Dan Mahoney
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