Initial administrator log in to horde
I have installed horde webmail on my debian wheezy machine using the jessie packages and this guide: https://wiki.debian.org/Horde
I have set up a database skeleton in mysql - just created a horde database and a horde user to access it - and I have run webmail install.
No, to continue configuring horde, all the guides I find say that I should go to the administrator tab and do the settings. Where do I find that? When I point my web browser to the hostname of my machine, I get a login screen, and no matter what I write I can't log in. I have tried my unix user name and password, and I have tried the horde user name and password, but I only get Error connecting to mail server. back.
I feel I am missing something obvious - but what?
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I have installed horde webmail on my debian wheezy machine using the jessie packages and this guide: https://wiki.debian.org/Horde
I have set up a database skeleton in mysql - just created a horde database and a horde user to access it - and I have run webmail install.
No, to continue configuring horde, all the guides I find say that I should go to the administrator tab and do the settings. Where do I find that? When I point my web browser to the hostname of my machine, I get a login screen, and no matter what I write I can't log in. I have tried my unix user name and password, and I have tried the horde user name and password, but I only get Error connecting to mail server. back.
I feel I am missing something obvious - but what?
email debian mysql
asked Apr 25 '14 at 6:25
BexBex
155111
add a comment |
I have installed horde webmail on my debian wheezy machine using the jessie packages and this guide: https://wiki.debian.org/Horde
I have set up a database skeleton in mysql - just created a horde database and a horde user to access it - and I have run webmail install.
No, to continue configuring horde, all the guides I find say that I should go to the administrator tab and do the settings. Where do I find that? When I point my web browser to the hostname of my machine, I get a login screen, and no matter what I write I can't log in. I have tried my unix user name and password, and I have tried the horde user name and password, but I only get Error connecting to mail server. back.
I feel I am missing something obvious - but what?
email debian mysql
asked Apr 25 '14 at 6:25
BexBex
155111
I have installed horde webmail on my debian wheezy machine using the jessie packages and this guide: https://wiki.debian.org/Horde
I have set up a database skeleton in mysql - just created a horde database and a horde user to access it - and I have run webmail install.
No, to continue configuring horde, all the guides I find say that I should go to the administrator tab and do the settings. Where do I find that? When I point my web browser to the hostname of my machine, I get a login screen, and no matter what I write I can't log in. I have tried my unix user name and password, and I have tried the horde user name and password, but I only get Error connecting to mail server. back.
I feel I am missing something obvious - but what?
email debian mysql
email debian mysql
asked Apr 25 '14 at 6:25
BexBex
155111
asked Apr 25 '14 at 6:25
BexBex
155111
asked Apr 25 '14 at 6:25
BexBex
155111
asked Apr 25 '14 at 6:25
BexBex
155111
asked Apr 25 '14 at 6:25
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From the online documentation:
What are the default user name and password for the administrator?
There are none. Since Horde supports a broad variety of different authentication backends and you are free to choose any of them for your Horde installation, the selected backend decides which are valid login credentials. And we didn't add an authentication independent backdoor to Horde, for obvious reasons.
Instead, you can turn any valid and authenticated user into an administrator by adding his user name to the administrator list in Horde's configuration. Make sure to use user names exactly like they are used inside Horde, i.e. with or without a domain name, and considering any user name hooks that you enabled.
To do this, edit the /config/config.php file adding the following line:
$conf['auth']['admins'] = array('your_admin_user');
This should allow you to login. From there, you should be able to configure everything else.
answered Apr 25 '14 at 6:52
user1301428user1301428
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Than you for your reply. Yes, I found that as well, but what does it mean? When I try to find documentation on how to install an authentication backend, I get pointed back to theadministratortab that I can't access - because I don't have am authentication backend. So the question still stands - how do I get there the fist time? What is the initial authentication back end? Or how do I install the initial authentication backend?
– Bex
Apr 25 '14 at 7:08
@Bex I am not very familiar with horde, but I have updated my answer. I believe you can configure everything after doing this initial step, which will allow you to access all the configuration sections.
– user1301428
Apr 25 '14 at 8:27
1
Thank you! I came that far - so I do have my user name in the conf.php-file - but I can't log in, because there is no back end to authenticate the user. I mean - I write a name in theyour_admin_userslot, but what password will that user name have? How will it be authenticated? I write the name of my unix user, but the unix password doesn't work. I have tried adding the mysql user name of horde and tried logging in with the corresponding (mysql) password, but that doesn't work either.
– Bex
Apr 25 '14 at 9:58
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From the online documentation:
What are the default user name and password for the administrator?
There are none. Since Horde supports a broad variety of different authentication backends and you are free to choose any of them for your Horde installation, the selected backend decides which are valid login credentials. And we didn't add an authentication independent backdoor to Horde, for obvious reasons.
Instead, you can turn any valid and authenticated user into an administrator by adding his user name to the administrator list in Horde's configuration. Make sure to use user names exactly like they are used inside Horde, i.e. with or without a domain name, and considering any user name hooks that you enabled.
To do this, edit the /config/config.php file adding the following line:
$conf['auth']['admins'] = array('your_admin_user');
This should allow you to login. From there, you should be able to configure everything else.
answered Apr 25 '14 at 6:52
user1301428user1301428
1,96072852
Than you for your reply. Yes, I found that as well, but what does it mean? When I try to find documentation on how to install an authentication backend, I get pointed back to theadministratortab that I can't access - because I don't have am authentication backend. So the question still stands - how do I get there the fist time? What is the initial authentication back end? Or how do I install the initial authentication backend?
– Bex
Apr 25 '14 at 7:08
@Bex I am not very familiar with horde, but I have updated my answer. I believe you can configure everything after doing this initial step, which will allow you to access all the configuration sections.
– user1301428
Apr 25 '14 at 8:27
1
Thank you! I came that far - so I do have my user name in the conf.php-file - but I can't log in, because there is no back end to authenticate the user. I mean - I write a name in theyour_admin_userslot, but what password will that user name have? How will it be authenticated? I write the name of my unix user, but the unix password doesn't work. I have tried adding the mysql user name of horde and tried logging in with the corresponding (mysql) password, but that doesn't work either.
– Bex
Apr 25 '14 at 9:58
add a comment |
From the online documentation:
What are the default user name and password for the administrator?
There are none. Since Horde supports a broad variety of different authentication backends and you are free to choose any of them for your Horde installation, the selected backend decides which are valid login credentials. And we didn't add an authentication independent backdoor to Horde, for obvious reasons.
Instead, you can turn any valid and authenticated user into an administrator by adding his user name to the administrator list in Horde's configuration. Make sure to use user names exactly like they are used inside Horde, i.e. with or without a domain name, and considering any user name hooks that you enabled.
To do this, edit the /config/config.php file adding the following line:
$conf['auth']['admins'] = array('your_admin_user');
This should allow you to login. From there, you should be able to configure everything else.
answered Apr 25 '14 at 6:52
user1301428user1301428
1,96072852
Than you for your reply. Yes, I found that as well, but what does it mean? When I try to find documentation on how to install an authentication backend, I get pointed back to theadministratortab that I can't access - because I don't have am authentication backend. So the question still stands - how do I get there the fist time? What is the initial authentication back end? Or how do I install the initial authentication backend?
– Bex
Apr 25 '14 at 7:08
@Bex I am not very familiar with horde, but I have updated my answer. I believe you can configure everything after doing this initial step, which will allow you to access all the configuration sections.
– user1301428
Apr 25 '14 at 8:27
1
Thank you! I came that far - so I do have my user name in the conf.php-file - but I can't log in, because there is no back end to authenticate the user. I mean - I write a name in theyour_admin_userslot, but what password will that user name have? How will it be authenticated? I write the name of my unix user, but the unix password doesn't work. I have tried adding the mysql user name of horde and tried logging in with the corresponding (mysql) password, but that doesn't work either.
– Bex
Apr 25 '14 at 9:58
add a comment |
From the online documentation:
What are the default user name and password for the administrator?
There are none. Since Horde supports a broad variety of different authentication backends and you are free to choose any of them for your Horde installation, the selected backend decides which are valid login credentials. And we didn't add an authentication independent backdoor to Horde, for obvious reasons.
Instead, you can turn any valid and authenticated user into an administrator by adding his user name to the administrator list in Horde's configuration. Make sure to use user names exactly like they are used inside Horde, i.e. with or without a domain name, and considering any user name hooks that you enabled.
To do this, edit the /config/config.php file adding the following line:
$conf['auth']['admins'] = array('your_admin_user');
This should allow you to login. From there, you should be able to configure everything else.
answered Apr 25 '14 at 6:52
user1301428user1301428
1,96072852
From the online documentation:
What are the default user name and password for the administrator?
There are none. Since Horde supports a broad variety of different authentication backends and you are free to choose any of them for your Horde installation, the selected backend decides which are valid login credentials. And we didn't add an authentication independent backdoor to Horde, for obvious reasons.
Instead, you can turn any valid and authenticated user into an administrator by adding his user name to the administrator list in Horde's configuration. Make sure to use user names exactly like they are used inside Horde, i.e. with or without a domain name, and considering any user name hooks that you enabled.
To do this, edit the /config/config.php file adding the following line:
$conf['auth']['admins'] = array('your_admin_user');
This should allow you to login. From there, you should be able to configure everything else.
answered Apr 25 '14 at 6:52
user1301428user1301428
1,96072852
edited Apr 25 '14 at 8:26
answered Apr 25 '14 at 6:52
user1301428user1301428
1,96072852
answered Apr 25 '14 at 6:52
user1301428user1301428
1,96072852
answered Apr 25 '14 at 6:52
user1301428user1301428
1,96072852
1,96072852
Than you for your reply. Yes, I found that as well, but what does it mean? When I try to find documentation on how to install an authentication backend, I get pointed back to theadministratortab that I can't access - because I don't have am authentication backend. So the question still stands - how do I get there the fist time? What is the initial authentication back end? Or how do I install the initial authentication backend?
– Bex
Apr 25 '14 at 7:08
@Bex I am not very familiar with horde, but I have updated my answer. I believe you can configure everything after doing this initial step, which will allow you to access all the configuration sections.
– user1301428
Apr 25 '14 at 8:27
1
Thank you! I came that far - so I do have my user name in the conf.php-file - but I can't log in, because there is no back end to authenticate the user. I mean - I write a name in theyour_admin_userslot, but what password will that user name have? How will it be authenticated? I write the name of my unix user, but the unix password doesn't work. I have tried adding the mysql user name of horde and tried logging in with the corresponding (mysql) password, but that doesn't work either.
– Bex
Apr 25 '14 at 9:58
add a comment |
Than you for your reply. Yes, I found that as well, but what does it mean? When I try to find documentation on how to install an authentication backend, I get pointed back to theadministratortab that I can't access - because I don't have am authentication backend. So the question still stands - how do I get there the fist time? What is the initial authentication back end? Or how do I install the initial authentication backend?
– Bex
Apr 25 '14 at 7:08
@Bex I am not very familiar with horde, but I have updated my answer. I believe you can configure everything after doing this initial step, which will allow you to access all the configuration sections.
– user1301428
Apr 25 '14 at 8:27
1
Thank you! I came that far - so I do have my user name in the conf.php-file - but I can't log in, because there is no back end to authenticate the user. I mean - I write a name in theyour_admin_userslot, but what password will that user name have? How will it be authenticated? I write the name of my unix user, but the unix password doesn't work. I have tried adding the mysql user name of horde and tried logging in with the corresponding (mysql) password, but that doesn't work either.
– Bex
Apr 25 '14 at 9:58
Than you for your reply. Yes, I found that as well, but what does it mean? When I try to find documentation on how to install an authentication backend, I get pointed back to the
administrator tab that I can't access - because I don't have am authentication backend. So the question still stands - how do I get there the fist time? What is the initial authentication back end? Or how do I install the initial authentication backend?– Bex
Apr 25 '14 at 7:08
Than you for your reply. Yes, I found that as well, but what does it mean? When I try to find documentation on how to install an authentication backend, I get pointed back to the
administrator tab that I can't access - because I don't have am authentication backend. So the question still stands - how do I get there the fist time? What is the initial authentication back end? Or how do I install the initial authentication backend?– Bex
Apr 25 '14 at 7:08
@Bex I am not very familiar with horde, but I have updated my answer. I believe you can configure everything after doing this initial step, which will allow you to access all the configuration sections.
– user1301428
Apr 25 '14 at 8:27
@Bex I am not very familiar with horde, but I have updated my answer. I believe you can configure everything after doing this initial step, which will allow you to access all the configuration sections.
– user1301428
Apr 25 '14 at 8:27
1
1
Thank you! I came that far - so I do have my user name in the conf.php-file - but I can't log in, because there is no back end to authenticate the user. I mean - I write a name in the
your_admin_user slot, but what password will that user name have? How will it be authenticated? I write the name of my unix user, but the unix password doesn't work. I have tried adding the mysql user name of horde and tried logging in with the corresponding (mysql) password, but that doesn't work either.– Bex
Apr 25 '14 at 9:58
Thank you! I came that far - so I do have my user name in the conf.php-file - but I can't log in, because there is no back end to authenticate the user. I mean - I write a name in the
your_admin_user slot, but what password will that user name have? How will it be authenticated? I write the name of my unix user, but the unix password doesn't work. I have tried adding the mysql user name of horde and tried logging in with the corresponding (mysql) password, but that doesn't work either.– Bex
Apr 25 '14 at 9:58
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