> > > I use an older version of elog, but
> > >  
> > > Preset Author = $short_name <$long_name>
> > > 
> > > works for me.
> > > 
> > > One thing to note is that I also have :
> > > Self register = 1
> > > 
> > > So at first login, the user has to type in his name and email adress,
> > > maybe that's why you got "Anonymous". (Otherwise the variable $shortname etc. are not set.)
> > > 
> > > HTH,
> > > 
> > > Christof
> > 
> > Many thanks for your answer.
> > however it seems that your solution requires to have a eLog "password" authentication, which I'd like to avoid since I'd like to use only webserver one.
> > 
> No, I'm also using the webserver authentication.
> May I ask why you think "password" auth is required ?
> 
> The elog has an internal userdatabase with longname, shortname, email etc.
> Even if you are authenticated via the webserver, you also have to have an entry in that userdatabase.
> This entry has to be created by the user who is allowed to get into elog by the webserver. 
> Thus, the Self register option.
> 
> Bests,
> 
> Christof

Sorry, I just double-checked, this userdatabase, I was talking about is the Password-file...

Please try the following snippet :

allow password change = 0
Authentication = Webserver, File
Preset Author = $short_name <$long_name>
Locked Attributes = Author
Password file = PASSWD.file

Christof

> > I use an older version of elog, but
> >  
> > Preset Author = $short_name <$long_name>
> > 
> > works for me.
> > 
> > One thing to note is that I also have :
> > Self register = 1
> > 
> > So at first login, the user has to type in his name and email adress,
> > maybe that's why you got "Anonymous". (Otherwise the variable $shortname etc. are not set.)
> > 
> > HTH,
> > 
> > Christof
> 
> Many thanks for your answer.
> however it seems that your solution requires to have a eLog "password" authentication, which I'd like to avoid since I'd like to use only webserver one.
> 
No, I'm also using the webserver authentication.
May I ask why you think "password" auth is required ?

The elog has an internal userdatabase with longname, shortname, email etc.
Even if you are authenticated via the webserver, you also have to have an entry in that userdatabase.
This entry has to be created by the user who is allowed to get into elog by the webserver. 
Thus, the Self register option.

Bests,

Christof

> I use an older version of elog, but
>  
> Preset Author = $short_name <$long_name>
> 
> works for me.
> 
> One thing to note is that I also have :
> Self register = 1
> 
> So at first login, the user has to type in his name and email adress,
> maybe that's why you got "Anonymous". (Otherwise the variable $shortname etc. are not set.)
> 
> HTH,
> 
> Christof

Many thanks for your answer.
however it seems that your solution requires to have a eLog "password" authentication, which I'd like to avoid since I'd like to use only webserver one.

best,
  Stefano

> Hi,
>   I have an elog server which uses apache/ldap for authentication.
> I would like to have the username used for ldap to be set automatically as author field in the elog.
> 
> I'm using: 
> Authentication = Webserver
> and I do set the env-variable X-Forwarded-User correctly to the ldap username
> 
> GET /test/?cmd=New HTTP/1.1
> Host: localhost:8080
> Authorization: Basic bGFjYXByYXI6TWEwMiSyYnVt
> ...
> Cookie: elmode=Summary; sid=D7DE678B7CAA1D10; ufnm=lacaprar; urem=0
> ...
> X-Forwarded-User: lacaprar
> 
> How can I preset author to X-Forwarded-User?
> Preset Author = $??
> I've tried $short_name/$long_name but I got Anonymous.
> I understand that it is so because these are meant to be filled when password authentication is used: any way to use some other variable with the Webserver auth?
> 
> thanks in advance,
>   Stefano


Hi,

I use an older version of elog, but
 
Preset Author = $short_name <$long_name>

works for me.

One thing to note is that I also have :
Self register = 1

So at first login, the user has to type in his name and email adress,
maybe that's why you got "Anonymous". (Otherwise the variable $shortname etc. are not set.)

HTH,

Christof

Hi,
  I have an elog server which uses apache/ldap for authentication.
I would like to have the username used for ldap to be set automatically as author field in the elog.

I'm using: 
Authentication = Webserver
and I do set the env-variable X-Forwarded-User correctly to the ldap username

GET /test/?cmd=New HTTP/1.1
Host: localhost:8080
Authorization: Basic bGFjYXByYXI6TWEwMiSyYnVt
...
Cookie: elmode=Summary; sid=D7DE678B7CAA1D10; ufnm=lacaprar; urem=0
...
X-Forwarded-User: lacaprar

How can I preset author to X-Forwarded-User?
Preset Author = $??
I've tried $short_name/$long_name but I got Anonymous.
I understand that it is so because these are meant to be filled when password authentication is used: any way to use some other variable with the Webserver auth?

thanks in advance,
  Stefano

When there are attachments in an entry, logbook is adding additional "MIME-Version" header to e-mail messages.

Spam filter in our university system is mostly giving warnings:

• X-Amavis-Alert: BAD HEADER SECTION, Duplicate header field: "MIME-Version"

But sometimes it is not redirecting further the message.

• Remote Server returned '< #5.6.0 smtp; 554 5.6.0 Bounce, id=27666-07 - BAD HEADER>'

In code I noticed there is always "MIME-Version" header added to the message and additionaly it is added again when a file is attached. I think it is not neccessary to add again this header.

Ok, got it. Will put it on the to-do list.

I think I understand the question (although I have no answer):

When someone uses the "Find" page search, then there is an option to limit the search to e.g. the last year. If you search for a non existing string, it'll only search entries from the past year.

If people are instead using the quickfilter to search for the same non existing string, then all entries of all past years are searched for the string.

In both cases the result page will be empty, so "Entries per page" does not change anything. But in the second case the search might need an order of magnitude longer.