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Enabling web server authentication for the classic webtop

To enable web server authentication for the classic webtop:

  1. On each array member, configure the web server to protect access to the /opt/tarantella/var/docroot/cgi-bin/secure directory.
  2. In Array Manager, click Secure Global Desktop Login, Properties.
  3. Check the box next to Use classic web server authentication.
  4. Check one or more boxes in User identity mapping.
  5. If necessary, change the Tokens are valid for and Web server username attributes.

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Example of how to configure the Secure Global Desktop Web Server

The following is an example of how you might configure the Secure Global Desktop Web Server for web server authentication:

  1. Use the /opt/tarantella/webserver/apache/version/bin/htpasswd binary to create a web server password file.
  2. Edit the /opt/tarantella/webserver/apache/version/conf/httpd.conf file and insert the following directory directive:
    <Directory /opt/tarantella/var/docroot/cgi-bin/secure>
    AuthUserFile  file-path
    AuthName      auth-domain
    AuthType      Basic
    Require       valid-user
    </Directory>
    where file-path is the full path to the web server password file

    and auth-domain is the name of authorization realm that appears in the web browser's authentication dialog.
  3. Restart the Secure Global Desktop Web Server (using tarantella webserver restart ) for the configuration changes to take effect.

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