Chapter 6. Graphical User Interface Login
- Table of Contents
- 6.1. The Login Page
- 6.2. The Start Page
6.1. The Login Page
Navigational location:
[LOGIN]--->[start]---> [package management]-\ /-->[program execution] | | | |----> [project management]-+->+-->[file view] | | | |----> [pool management]----/ \-->[directory browser] | |----> [configuration] | \----> [help] default context
The login page is used to create a new session when working with the ComPactHTTPd server. It is also the default home page of the server, that is the page that is deliverd for a request of the form http://localhost:7777/.
The header commands frame (4) of this page contains input fields for username and home directory, which are filled with default values for the user who started ComPactHTTPd. In general it will not be of much use to change the username, since the GUI server process cannot change its identity and authorizations; but it is possible to enter a different home directory (which may include different initialization files for ComPact). The only possible action is to press the Enter button, which instructs the server to create a new session, a new directory context for the users home directory, and to reply with the start page.
From the login page it is not possible to get directly to package, project, or pool management, since these pages need special contexts which are created upon selection of a certain package, project, or pool.
You may of course consult the online manual by pressing the help or terminate the server with the quit button.