indexsoft access manager ver 1.0 readme file

description:
The powerfull manager of .htpasswd, .htgroups and .htaccess files. It allow you very easy manage all restricted directories of your web-site, manage all users and groups. Try it and you will see as all work it will make for you!

features:

1. Intuitively understandable navigator on website directories;
2. Create aceess permission for any selected directory for list of users or groups;
3. "One-click" view all of protected directory;
4. Change aceess permission for any directory easy and fast;
5. Create users to allow access to restricted pages;
6. Delete users;
7. Change password for any user;
8. Temporarily disable access for list of users;
9. Create groups of users;
10. Delete groups;
11. MD5, CRYPT, SHA encryption of the password support;

system requirements:
Any operating system with Perl and Apache web-server installed (including Windows)

installation:

1. change first line of accessmanager.cgi (#!/usr/bin/perl) if needed. This line should contain symbols "!#" at the beginning of line and further a path and a name of a file for run Perl
2. open accessmanager.pm for writing
3. set $Encryption variable ('-m', '-d', '-s' or empty)
   -m force MD5 encryption of the password.
   -d force CRYPT encryption of the password.
   -s force SHA encryption of the password.
   empty for default (try it first)
4. set $PassFile (complete path and file name of the .htpasswd file)
5. set $GroupFile (complete path and file name of the .htgroups file - groups of users)
6. set $WebRootDir variable (specify an start path to a directory of a website to which contents you want to sets access restrictions). Please leave out trailing "\" or "/"
7. set $ChangeUserCommand variable (this variable contains a full path and a name of the program which is delivered with distribution of Apache and which is intended for addition of new users and change of their passwords. if you don't know path to this program try /usr/local/apache/bin/htpasswd for linux or \apache\bin\htpasswd.exe forWindows or try w/o path)
8. $DirSeparator must be '\\' for windows of '/' for *nux
9. $htaccessTempl contains templete of .htaccess file for new protected directories. If you change name of .htaccess, .htpasswd or .htgroups files then change Apache directive if you wish.
10. $AdminPassword contains default password for user administrator. You may set any password here, and change it after installing software.
11. copy accessmanager.cgi and accessmanager.pm to any directory where scripts runs (most likely cgi-bin). If you upload files via FTP to *nix system pay attention that you unloading it in ASCII mode.
12. chmod accessmanager.cgi to 755
13. open accessmanager.cgi from your browser

release history

• ver 1.0, June 24 2002
  
  1. fixed deleting group members when deleting users;
  2. first shareware version;
• ver 0.90beta, June 19 2002
  1. first release;
  2. rename indexsoft .htpasswd manager pro to indexsoft access manager;
• no version, April 19 2002

URL:
http://www.indexsoft.com

evaluation and registration:
indexsoft access manager is not free software. You may use this software for evaluation purposes without charge for a period of 15 days. If you use this software after the 15 day evaluation period, you must pay registration fee.

distribution of the evaluation version:
You may copy the evaluation version of this software and documentation as you wish, and give exact copies of the original evaluation version to anyone, and distribute the evaluation version of the software and documentation in its unmodified form via electronic means. But you should not charge or requesting donations for any such copies however made and from distributing the software and/or documentation with other products without the author's written permission.

registered version:
One registered copy of indexsoft access manager may be used by a single person on only one website. For use copy of indexsoft access manager on another website you must buy another copy of this product.

no warranty:
indexsoft access manager is "as is" software without any warranty as to merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or any other warranties either expressed or implied. indexsoft will not be liable for data loss, damages, loss of profits or any other kind of loss while using or misusing this software.

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