Question

Can't run the configure script with a new installation, because it requires authentication. I installed a new OS, new Apache, new TWiki. I haven't set any passwords anywhere, except for Linux users. How can I manually configure, so no passwords are needed? I don't care if I have security or not in my LAN. I just want to get started.

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-- VaughnSpurlin - 25 Nov 2006

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Made a little progress by editing the twiki.conf text from ApacheConfigGenerator. I turned off all security, so now I can execute the configure script, and have a bunch of errors to figure out. I thought a plain vanilla install of Suse Linux + Apache + TWiki would just run, but I guess not. After spending a couple of days on this, maybe next weekend I can try again. Any advice about a way to reinstall everything and have it work the first time would be greatly appreciated.

-- VaughnSpurlin - 26 Nov 2006

You can use the distributed twiki_httpd_conf.txt file. Rename to twiki_httpd.conf, edit the values and include the file from the default httpd.conf.

-- ArthurClemens - 27 Nov 2006

I am closing this question since you are able to execute configure now. If needed, please re-open this with detailed error message (see SupportGuidelines.)

-- PeterThoeny - 27 Nov 2006

I try to install TWIKI on a Linux/Apache server and generated the server security settings with "TWIki:TWiki.ApacheConfigGenerator". If I will run now the "configure" script from my browser, the browser ask for a password - but what password, the configuration is not finished. What can I do? What is wrong?

- The answers above I do not understand as solution ??? What "httpd.conf" should I include in the "twiki_httpd.conf"...

-- TWikiGuest - 29 Nov 2006

Apache has a default httpd.conf, most likely located in /etc/httpd/. In that file write:

Include /path/to/my/twiki/twiki_httpd.conf

-- ArthurClemens - 29 Nov 2006

Oh - but I have no administration rights on this server and can nothing change on apache. I have only my folder, and there I can install whatever ...

-- TWikiGuest - 29 Nov 2006

You can install TWiki also into existing directories. Copy the twiki/bin into a cgi-bin enabled directory, twiki/pub into an htdocs enabled directory, and the other dirs anywhere you like; reflect the directory structure in bin/LocalLib.cfg and lib/LocalSite.cfg.

-- PeterThoeny - 29 Dec 2006