Hi Stefan,

When we use Webserver authentication, we have the correct username already in the variable http_user.

The old way of copying this http_user to "user" is wrong since we don't use the size of http_user.

Instead, just encode the http_user variable directly.

See attached patch against git HEAD.

Christof

Yes, I saw it on bitbucket, also all the commits. Thanks!

> 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

> > 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.
> > 
> 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

Hello,

In my opinion, there should be a "close/return" button (discard changes), even with the drafts enabled, but effectively there will have to be several saves made (at least before/after).
I chose to unable the drafts because of this unwanted behaviour: when I modify an entry without any change and click on another tab/logbook without saving, then choose to close the window, the entry is deleted.

Chris 

Hello users,

When I configure an attribute with "Type <attribute>= date", in the new entry form a clic on the calendar symbol does nothing.

Reading the source code I see it's trying to open a window named "cal.html" through javascript (function opencal) but this file doesn't exist anywhere in source elog files.

Thanks

Hello all,

I use ELOG for about 30 users, and I've listed their email adresses in the "login user" parameter, using the LDAP authentication.
As I had problems with the users from the end of the list (they couldn't log in the logbooks) I guessed that there is a max length for the string "login user" (or other parameter?). it seems to be a 1000 character limit.
How can I parameter this limit to another value? Is this value used for other parameters?

Thanks for your answer.