X-Git-Url: https://git.tokkee.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=FAQ;h=dfbc7234717b976c6702519d4ebe88d1425eda1e;hb=95752211798c38c8608900b11ae4be1d9aa86654;hp=927b4c8431f6357a42c9e1fcd6e93f813f0675f6;hpb=e299f0ca47a924516f2afbe4e922f2418b75315c;p=gosa.git diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ index 927b4c843..dfbc72347 100644 --- a/FAQ +++ b/FAQ @@ -1,6 +1,5 @@ This is the textual form of the GOsa FAQ. Online information with -comments is set up at Wiki: http://wiki.subnet.at/gosa/, thanks to -Markus Amersdorfer. +comments is set up at Wiki: http://oss.gonicus.de/gosa/. Q: When creating many users for one department, I need to fill some fields again and again. Is there a shortcut for that? @@ -91,6 +90,14 @@ A: Yes. Just go to the locale directory and copy the messages.po file somewhere to have your locale generated (dpkg-reconfigure locales) before. +Q: The online help doesn't exist in my language, can i translate it to my language? + +A: Yes. Just go to the doc/guide/user/en directory and copy the lyx-source directory + to a new directory in doc/guide/user/. You have to use the lyx + program create the online help in your language. When you have finish just run + ./gen_online_help from the gosa root directory to generate the online docs. + + Q: Can I specify some kind of password policies? A: You can place the keywords "pwminlen" and "pwdiffer" in the main section of your @@ -237,12 +244,6 @@ A: This is an additional security feature, so that no one can fall back to uid 0 in your configuration. In this example 40 will be the smallest ID you can enter. -Q: Aahhrg. I've updated to a new version and my gosa.conf seems to be broken. - -A: Some parameters have changed. Please call the fix_config.sh script which is in - the contrib directory. - - Q: I've saved my windows workstations in other locations like GOsa is doing it for decades. Is there a way to change this? @@ -264,12 +265,12 @@ Q: I'd like to have TLS based LDAP connections from within GOsa. Is this possibl A: Yes, add -
+ ... tls="true" ... \> - to the main section of GOsa. This switch affects all LDAP connections. + to the location section of GOsa. This switch affects LDAP connections for a single location only. Q: Cyrus folder get created in the style user.username. I prefer the unix hirachy @@ -284,3 +285,148 @@ A: Yes, add to the main section of GOsa and the folders are created in unix style. + +Q: I'd like to do special checks for several plugin parameters. How can I modify + GOsa to take care of these checks? + +A: No need to modify anything. Just add a hook the the plugin you'd like to + check: + + check="/your/command/binary" + + This binary will get an ldif to STDIN for analysis and may write an error message + to STDOUT. Note, that the supplied ldif may NOT be the original target ldif due + to technical reasons. + + +Q: Is there a way to use ACL independet filtering when using administrative units? + +A: Yes. Set STRICT_UNITS to "true" in your gosa.conf's location section. + + +Q: How can i active the account expiration code for the gosa interface? + +A: Yes. Just set "account_expiration" to "true" in your gosa.conf's main section. + + +Q: What is the correct connection string for a Kolab server in GOsa? + +A: Try {localhost:143/novalidate-cert}. + + +Q: Sieve is not working from GOsa - there are authentication problems + with this service, IMAP/POP is working. What's wrong? + +A: Verify that the paramater sasl_auto_transition: no is not + present in your imap.conf + + +Q: Slapd does not start with kolab2.schema included. It claims that the + definition of calFBURL is missing. What can I do? + +A: For Kolab to work correctly you have to include the rfc2739.schema + in your slapd.conf. Insert it before the kolab2.schema + + +Q: Is there a way to let GOsa automatically fill missing fields in the network + configuration? + +A: Sure. You can specify the "auto_network_hook" option and provide the contributed + script "net-resolver.sh" in your gosa.conf. If this is configured, you're + getting an additional button in each network dialog. + + +Q: New implementations of OpenLDAP seem to require {sasl} instead of {kerberos} + in password hashes. GOsa writes the wrong string. What can I do? + +A: You can set "krbsasl" to "true" in your gosa.conf's main section. + + +Q: Is there a way to add the personalTitle attribute the the users dn? + +A: Just add this line into the location section of your gosa.conf. + + + +Q: I'd like to assign different uid bases for certain user/group objects. + How can this be achieved? + +A: Use the base_hook in your gosa.conf's location section to specify a script + which handles the ID generation externaly. It get's called with the "dn" + and the attribute to be ID'd. It should return an integer value. + + +Q: I'd like to use rfc2307bis compliant groups. Is this possible? + +A: Yes - place the rfc2307bis="true" inside of the location section of + your gosa.conf. Remember, that you can't create empty groups in this mode. + + +Q: Can GOsa show some vendor information for given MAC addresses? + +A: Yes. Download http://standards.ieee.org/regauth/oui/oui.txt and place + it in /etc/gosa/oui.txt. + + +Q: GOsa sessions expire too quick. Is there a way to change this? + +A: Yes. Set "session_lifetime" to the number of seconds of inactivity. 7200 + (60x60x2) would be for two hours. Place this option inside the main + section of your gosa.conf. + + +Q: Microsoft Internet Explorer <=6 paints strange blocks around images. + What's up with this? + +A: Use Firefox, Konqueror, Safari, Opera, IE >= 7, etc. IE is broken and + I don't want to waste my time with working around this old crap. There's + a quick hack, if you just put "ie_png_workaround='true'" inside the main + section of your gosa.conf. This is a JavaScript based workaround and I've + to place a WARNING here: it is damn slow if you've large lists to display. + + If you have much time, you can provide a seamless integration with MS + filter css extension. + + +Q: Is there a way to let users change passwords without logging into GOsa? + +A: Yes. Browse to "password.php". You can preset a couple of things i.e.: + + http://your.admin.server/password.php?uid=cajus&method=md5&directory=GONICUS+GmbH + + +Q: GOsa only shows 300 entries at a time. Is this normal? + +A: There's a default sizelimit. You can set the "sizelimit" option in your + gosa.conf's location section to a higher value to get rid of it. + + +Q: Is it possible to see some kind of information about how many objects + get shown in the list I'm currently looking at? + +A: Just add "list_summary = 'true'" inside the main section of your gosa.conf. + + +Q: Is it possible to login with the users mail address too? + +A: Yes, just add the following line to your gosa.conf: + + + +Q: I want to use cyrus for multiple mail domains, but GOsa uses the 'uid' attribute + for account names, how do I change this to 'mail'? + +A: Just add/modify the following line to/in your gosa.conf: + + +Q: When creating mail group with a Kolab server i got this error message + "Object class violation (invalid structural object class chain (posixGroup/kolabSharedFolder)" + +A: In your kolab2.schema objectclass kolabSharedFolder change + 'SUP top STRUCTURAL' to 'SUP top AUXILIARY'