Configure the HTTPD

To configure the HTTPD, follow the steps below:

  1. Create an admin user password.

    Use the following command to configure /opt/bweb/etc/htpasswd.bweb - create a password for the user: admin:

    [root@nasabacula etc]#  htpasswd -c /opt/bweb/etc/htpasswd.bweb admin
New password:
Re-type new password:
Adding password for user admin

  2. Configure Lighttpd configuration.

    # vi /opt/bweb/etc/httpd.conf
...
server.modules += ( "mod_auth") # if not already done
auth.backend = "htpasswd"
auth.backend.htpasswd.userfile = "/opt/bweb/etc/htpasswd.bweb"
auth.require = ( "/" =>
(
"method" => "basic",
"realm" => "Password protected area",
"require" => "valid-user"
)
)

  3. Restart Bweb and check if it runs.

    [root@nasabacula etc]# service bweb restart
Redirecting to /bin/systemctl restart bweb.service

[root@nasabacula etc]# service bweb status

Redirecting to /bin/systemctl status bweb.service
* bweb.service - Bacula Enterprise Bweb
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/bweb.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: active (running) since Fri 2020-10-30 13:31:59 WET; 3s ago
Process: 12826 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/lighttpd -f /opt/bweb/etc/httpd.conf (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 12828 (lighttpd)
Tasks: 1 (limit: 49777)
Memory: 800.0K
CGroup: /system.slice/bweb.service
└─12828 /usr/sbin/lighttpd -f /opt/bweb/etc/httpd.conf

out 30 13:31:59 nasabacula systemd[1]: Stopped Bacula Enterprise Bweb.
out 30 13:31:59 nasabacula systemd[1]: Starting Bacula Enterprise Bweb...
out 30 13:31:59 nasabacula lighttpd[12826]: 2020-10-30 13:31:59: (server.c.1521) server started (lighttpd/1.4.54)
out 30 13:31:59 nasabacula systemd[1]: Started Bacula Enterprise Bweb.

  4. Log in to Bweb.

    ../../../../_images/loginbweb01.png

  5. Click Bweb –> Main –> Configuration –> Configure BWeb.

    ../../../../_images/bwebconfig01.png

  6. Choose the following options.

    ../../../../_images/bwebconfig02.png

  7. Log out and log in again as admin user.

    ../../../../_images/bwebconfig03.png

  8. Check if “User Management” button appears.

    ../../../../_images/manageusersbutton.png

  9. Add a new User.

  10. Set administrator permissions.

../../../../_images/adminpermissions.png

  1. Log out and log in with the other administrator user.

Note

Remember to create an htpasswd password for this user.

# htpasswd /opt/bweb/etc/htpasswd.bweb pedro
New password:
Re-type new password:
Updating password for user pedro

Important

To test the login and logout, you need to refresh the page or clean cache files.

Possible Next Step

LDAP/Active Directory - Authentication