Please excuse my double-posting. But my first entry was not displayed on the forum and I haven't received feedback yet. I think this is because I responded to an entry that was still in draft mode, whereas my entry was a "normal" entry. My initial entry has the Message ID: 69870 and was in reply to: 68348

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Dear Andreas and Stefan,

First of all thank you for the template for a checklist. I have created my own version of it and the HTML looks fine. For comparison, I temporarily also included the shiftcheck template provided by Stefan to my ELOG.

However, I have the same problem as JD. After submitting the data in shiftcheck, I receive the error "Cannot open file passwords.pwd: No such file or directory" and the URL is http://localhost:8085/ShiftCheck/?cmd=Submit&suppress=1&unm=&upwd=&Author=Marcel+Zauner-Wieczorek&edit_id=&D=1&M=4&Shift=Morning&a4=&h2=&a5=&a6=&c1=&c2=&c3=&c4=&c5=&bb1=&cr1=&cr9=&cr18=&cr20=&cr21=&cr23=&cr24="

I have tried to include the path of the password file in the cfg file (using "", <>, <"">, and only the path name), but then the elogd.exe won't start at all unless I change it back to the simple "Password file = passwords.pwd".

Here is an excerpt of my config file:

    ****

    [global]
    port = 8085
     

    Password file = passwords.pwd
    Login expiration = 1
    Admin user = Marcel
    Login user = Marcel

    Self register = 1

    Group General = ShiftCheck
    Group Gas phase instruments = Checklist_MARGA

    Restrict edit time = 1
    Admin restrict edit time = 0
    Autosave = 60

    [ShiftCheck]
    Comment = Shift Check List

    Attributes = Author, D, M, Y, Shift, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, c1, c2, c3, c4, c5, c6, c7, bb1, cr1, cr2, cr3, cr4, cr5, cr6, cr7, cr8, cr9, cr10, cr11, cr12, cr13, cr14, cr15, cr16, cr17, cr18, cr19, cr20, cr21, cr22, cr23, cr24, cr25, cr26, sw1, sw2, sw3, sw4, sw5
    Quick filter = Shift, Author
    Options Shift = Morning, Evening, Night

    Enable attachments = 0
    Show text = 0
    Custom new form = shiftcheck.html
    Custom edit form = shiftcheck.html
    Custom display form = shiftcheck.html
    List after submit = 1

    [Checklist_MARGA]
    Comment = Check List for MARGA

    Date Format = %d.%m.%Y
    Time Format = %d.%m.%Y %H:%M:%S

    Reverse sort = 1

    Attributes = Author, D, M, Y, On, DP2h, T_SJAC, T_heat, EC_An, EC_Cat, IonBal, IS_Cat_Ae, IS_An_Ae, IS_Cat_Ga, IS_An_Ga, P1, P2, Err, Com

    Quick filter = Author

    Enable attachments = 0
    Show text = 0
    Custom new form = checklist_MARGA.html
    Custom edit form = checklist_MARGA.html
    Custom display form = checklist_MARGA.html
    List after submit = 1
    ***

I am actually confused about the passwords.pwd file. I have successfully created several users with passwords and I can use their credentials to log into the different labbooks. However, none of these users (let along their (encrypted) passwords) turn up in the passwords.pwd file. I don't know where ELOG saves these information, but it's apparently not the passwords.pwd file that is defined in the cfg file and that I have access to.

I hope that someone can help me with this issue. Otherwise, I would omit the password function within ELOG and find an external solution for a password protection.

Cheers,

Marcel

i work on Windows2000

part of my elog.cfg:

    Passwort file = c:\elog\passwd.txt
    Self register = 1
    Guest user commands = config, admin, logout

file system:

    - i created an emty file with name passwd.txt

problem:

    - if i use the link "Register as new user" on login, it does not work.
    - if i login as guest user and choose the menu config, it only 
    display  the attributes Login_name, Full_name and Email.    
    So i kann not create user.

what should i do ?
what are my mistakes ?

Can you attache as sample password file ?

in Unix:
i fixed the problem by defining a password file entry like 'user1::::'. 
then i defined 'admin user = user1' in elogd.cfg.
then i connected with login name 'user1' and created new user (as admin).

in Windows2000:
if i do this steps and i save the new user, it fails. the server service 
crash down.



> i work on Windows2000
> 
> part of my elog.cfg:
> 
>     Passwort file = c:\elog\passwd.txt
>     Self register = 1
>     Guest user commands = config, admin, logout
> 
> file system:
> 
>     - i created an emty file with name passwd.txt
> 
> problem:
> 
>     - if i use the link "Register as new user" on login, it does not work.
>     - if i login as guest user and choose the menu config, it only 
>     display  the attributes Login_name, Full_name and Email.    
>     So i kann not create user.
> 
> what should i do ?
> what are my mistakes ?
> 
> Can you attache as sample password file ?

It is posible to use logical search operators like "and" and "or" ?

Which Operators can i use how do i so ?


Thank you for your anwser.

Dear All,

is it possible to write to the elog instead of the Command line throug a .dll

Best

MK

Hi,

the use of extendable options in the global section seem to "crash" elogd 
when creating a new entry.
My elogd.cfg is included
the problem attribute is "Client"
Should it be possible to have it extendable only in one specific logbook ?

Are extendable and conditionnal "compatible" on the same set of attributes ?

Cheers,
Marc

Hi Stefan,

Many thanks, it works. I'm impressed by your reactivity ! thanks again.

Is it possible to have a conditionnal attribute depend on an extendanble one ?


> > the use of extendable options in the global section seem to "crash" elogd 
> > when creating a new entry.
> > My elogd.cfg is included
> > the problem attribute is "Client"
> > Should it be possible to have it extendable only in one specific logbook ?
> 
> Actually it was never foreseen to have extendable options in the [global]
> section. I added now this functionality. The new windows version can be obtained
> under
> 
> http://midas.psi.ch/elog/download/windows/elogd-snapshot.exe

> > Is it possible to have a conditionnal attribute depend on an extendanble one ?
> 
> In principle yes, but I never tried it...

The snapshot version you sent me seems to be locked onto port 80 and does not honor 
the port directive in elog.cfg....