AuthPuppy

New setup questions

Asked by Alan Robertson

Hi

I've managed to setup AuthPuppy on an Ubuntu server (using a Linksys router running DD-WRT to connect to it).

However I've got a couple of queries about user access:

1) Validation emails - finally got Postfix sorted on my machine and these are going out fine, but when you click on the link it sends you to the Administrator login page. If I login as admin then try the link again it works fine and authorises the account, but obviously a user won't have that access. Am I doing something wrong or is this a bug?

2) Once a validated user signs in, how long does their access remain valid for? Is there a way of changing this?

3) When signing up the user is given temporary internet access to check their email and validate - is there a way of changing how long this is for?

4) Once a user is changed from validated to 'locked' or 'denied' it doesn't seem to make any difference to their access rights. How soon should they stop being able to access the web? Is it only when they try to sign in again or does it happen during that session? What's the difference between locked and denied?

Sorry for so many questions!

Cheers

Alan

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Alan Robertson (ninewellsdoctorsmess) said : 		#1

Re. point 1 - trying this more on a few new test sign-ups and it now seems to be working as expected, not quite sure why.

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gbastien (gbastien02) said : 		#2

Sorry, this question has been asked a while ago, but here is the answer in case you still need it:

2- and 3- These can all be set using connection policies provided by the apConnectionPoliciesPlugin, where connections can be limited by bandwitdh or time, given the authentication method

4- Changing status to 'locked' or 'denied' will only take effect the next time the user tries to sign in. And these status really do not mean anything, it is more for administrative purpose.

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Wadih (wadih) said : 		#3

Hi Alan,

If that helps, here's what I use for my Network Policy (you can translate to english):

Nombre octets maximum: 1000000000
Durée maximale: 720 minute
Expiration: 720 minute
Fenêtre de temps: 720 minute
Message d'expiration: Votre session est expirée.

This allows the user to be logged long enough. If you don't fill the Network Policy, your users won't be able to surf the net.

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Alan Robertson (ninewellsdoctorsmess) said : 		#4

Thanks, Wadih - I investigated this after gbastien told me about the apConnectionPoliciesPlugin and set pretty similar valules to yourself!

Cheers

Alan