> > > Can you consider implementing the following additions to the 
functionality
> > > 
> > > 1) Subt on edit <attribute> = xyz 
> > > 
> > > This would be fantastic for implementing version control so you can see 
> > who 
> > > has edited a posted or a db entry.
> > 
> > Can you give me an example of how you would use that?
> 
> -----
> 
> Lets say you are storing configuration information relating to a customers 
> solution, you need the ability to track who has made what changes to the 
> config information stored in the log book so you can backtrack who changed 
> what and when, for example
> 
> If you have a field name called Last Edited by this field is locked and not 
> editable using the Lock attributes flag, but if you had Subt on edit 
> everytime that entry is updated it places your login name into this field 
and 
> therefore stamps it to say you have edited it, as the field isnt free txt 
it 
> cant be spoofed as the $long_name comes from your login details.

Ok, I implemented "Subst on edit", it will be contained in Version 2.3.1 
which is supposed to come out next week.

- Stefan

> I was wondering if you can help me understand the concept and if i am doing 
> something wrong with securing Elog via SSL
> 
> Basically im running elog on a redhat 8 box with stunnel already installed 
> as part of OpenSSL, on the server i ran the command specified in the 
> instructions
> 
> stunnel -d 443 -r 172.16.24.108:81
> 
> This command runs on the server, but when I access https://172.16.24.108/ i 
> get a page cannot be displayed, ive also put the URL = 
> https://172.16.24.108 entry in the elogd.cfg file
> 
> HELP!!!!!!!

Can you access your server locally under http://172.16.24.108:81 ??? If not, 
then you maybe specified the wrong port, so check elogd.cfg and the "-p" flag 
when starting elogd. If you can access it, and cannot access it under 
https://, then something must be wrong with your stunnel configuration. Maybe 
you run already a secure server under port 443? User "netstat -a" to check 
that.

> Is there a way to change the title entry for individual log books, and 
> forms ive completely rebranded our system but ut stil says ELOG ENTRIES on 
> the summary screen

I changed the default title recently to "ELOG - <logbook>" where <logbook> 
is the name of the current logbook. For the individual messages, the 
title "ELOG" can be changed with the elogd.cfg option "Page title". This 
title can even contain attributes from the logook entry like:

Page title = ELOG - $subject

where $subject gets replaced by the subject of the logbook entry.

> I need something to set the title of the page when on the summary page for 
> the logbook, as it just says ELOG - Config DB (this isnt set anywhere)

I added the option "Summary page title = xxx" in a similar way than the "Page 
title". The new version is at

http://midas.psi.ch/cgi-bin/cvsweb/elog/src/elogd.c?rev=1.64

It will be included in the release 2.3.5 of elog.

- Stefan

> Forgot password option generates an error message

Which error? Can you be more specific. I tried it myself with this forum and 
it worked for me.

> Password file hashes are different causing migrated password files to fail 
> but only for certain users, try password 516135 hashed in 2.3.4 and compare 
> to version 2.3.5 they are different.

Yes indeed. Please see elog:273 for more details

> Summary page title = string doesnt work also it results in the default ELOG 
> DB Name

Thanks, has just been fixed, new version under CVS.

- Stefan

> Error sending Email 
> Please use your browser's back button to go back  

This error is caused if elogd cannot contact your SMTP server for sending 
email. Can you please check the "SMTP host" entry in the configuration file?

> Is there a way to convert all the hashes from one system to another, the 
> problem ive got is my password files are quiet large and want upgrades of 
> this nature to go seemlessly without people complaining about it.

Unfortunately not. The old system had a bug which deleted the last one or two 
characters, if the password length was dividable by three. Since the 
characters were deleted, there is no way to reconstruct the full password. I 
apoligize for the inconveniences, I know that this can cause lot of trouble, 
but therefore I implemented the "Forgot password?" functionality, so that 
users can log in again. Alternatively, one can edit the password file, delete 
all passwords, and ask the users to log in without password and change it 
afterwards immediately.

> Is there a way to hide logbooks from all views.
> 
> Basically i want to use the move function to move old entries to another 
> logbook but only want administrators to be able to see the logbooks in the 
> view, everyone will just see the primary ones.
> 
> At the min im having to put Archive logbook, everyone is complaining at me 
> that there is too many to choose from :)
> 
> Any suggestions ?

What about grouping the archive logbooks into a logbook group? Like:

Group Pubilc = Logook1, Logbook2, ...
Group Archive = Archive1, Archive2, ...

So if a "normal" user is in the public group, it only sees Logoook1, ... and 
a single tab "archive", which is then (I hope) not too much to choose from.

> I tried that but on the summary screen it displays a list of all the 
logbook 
> regardless of group, also im not using public groups im using a seperate 
> password file.

Ah, you mean by "summary screen" the initial logbook selection screen where 
each logbook is displayed in one line. For that case, I just added a 
flag "Hide from selection". If set to "1", this logbook is not dispalyed 
among the list of logbooks. Is this what you want? New version under CVS.