[Moin-user] UserPreferences / Access Control

[Oliver Stüker]

Thomas Waldmann wrote:

>> I've just updated MoinMoin 1.1 from Revision 1.173 to 1.178 on SuSE Linux
>> 8.2 (Apache 2.xx) and want to protect it from external access. But when I
>> add the follwing lines to the httpd.conf :
>> 
>> ScriptAlias /test_wiki     "/home/httpd/test_wiki/moin.cgi"
>> <Directory "/home/httpd/test_wiki">
>> [...]
>>    require user test
>> </Directory>
> 
> That should be rather "require valid user" or similar, so that all users 
> (or all of a certain group) can login.

Usually I have a group. "test" is just a Test-Login. ;-)

>> MoinMoin doesn't remember my User-Login.
>> The Moin-Account ist properly created and the cookie saved by the browser
>> (Netscape FireBird and IE6).
>> But: the cookie-information is not read by MoinMoin.
> 
> Strange. But maybe there is something wrong. A user "test" should not 
> get accepted by a moin with ACLs switched on. IIRC, it requires you to 
> enter a CamelCase WikiName as username (and also password and email).
> 
> So maybe try with "TestUser" (both in httpd.users and MoinMoin account 
> data).

Yes, when I have a TestUser in "httpd.users" MoinMoin remembers the login
of "TestUser".

Does MoinMoin really interact with the Apache users? Do they have to be the
same? Is there a way to switch it of (in the config)?

I'd like to have the Users authenticate with their Unix-login-Name (it is
used for some other non-public parts on the server) and have a different
CamelCase Name in the Wiki. Is that possible?

> If it doesnt work, modify your config to know "TestUser" so we can try 
> from externally - or meet us on IRC for debugging ;)

What about ICQ?


...Oliver
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