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  • How does one configure elog to display a listing of all messages by default instead the last message

    -This can be done with the Start page option. The entry:

    +Starting from version 2.2.0 on, a page with the last messages is displayed by default. To display +something else, one can use the Start page option in elogd. The entry:

    -Start page = last10 +Start page = 0?cmd=last

    -shows the last 10 entries as the default. To show all messages, one can use: +shows the last entry by default (pre-2.2.0 behaviour). To show all messages, one can use:

    Start page = ?cmd=Search&mode=summary&all=1

    -This shows all messages from all logbooks (all=1). It is a good idea to have logbook tabs one -here in the elogd.cfg configuration file:

    -

    -Logbook tabs = 1 -

    -and to have additional menu command in the search page like:

    -

    -Find menu commands = New, Find, Last x, Last day, Last 10, Config, Help -

    -To have the described behaviour for all logbooks, the above statements can be placed in the [global] section. +This shows all messages from all logbooks (all=1). To have the described behaviour for +all logbooks, the above statements can be placed in the [global] section.

    @@ -57,15 +50,23 @@ No. The idea behind ELOG is that it is a simple to use, simple to inst

  • Can I run the ELOG daemon from inside Apache or any other Web server?

    -No. The ELOG daemon was designed as a standalone server and it will stay like that in the future. The reason for that is that elogd should not rely on any other software. This is for example important for many people running elogd under Windows, and they have no clue how to install Apache for Windows. The installation and maintenance for elogd therefore becomes much simpler. The disadvantage of this solution is that elogd needs to run on a different port than 80 in case it runs in parallel with a Web server. -

    +No. The ELOG daemon was designed as a standalone server and it will stay like that in the future. +The reason for that is that elogd should not rely on any other software. This is for +example important for many people running elogd under Windows, and they have no clue +how to install Apache for Windows. The installation and maintenance for elogd +therefore becomes much simpler. To run elogd in parallel to an Apache server on +port 80, use Apache as a proxy, following the instruction on the installation page +("Running elogd under Apache").

  • I can access my logbook without any password, isn't that a security problem? -

    -By default, no password is used in ELOG. This can be useful for public directories etc. that anybody should be able to read. To add password security, read the documentation under Access control. -

    -Note that passwords are transferred over the network in plain text and therefore not secure. If this is a problem, a secure network connection should be used. -

    + +

    By default, no password is used in ELOG. This can be useful for public directories etc. that +anybody should be able to read. To add password security, read the documentation under Access control. The recommended setup is password file security with +guest access. + +

    Note that passwords are transferred over the network in plain text and therefore not secure. If this +is a problem, a secure network connection should be used.

  • I want a bookmark pointing to the last page where an attribute has a certain value