Re: [xwiki-users] RES: [Proposal] Improving first-time installs of XWiki (was Re: RES: Problems with login-xwiki + ubuntu 12.04)

On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 10:03 PM, Guillaume Fenollar <guillaume.fenollar(a)xwiki.com> wrote: Again you do get the DW the first time, it always worked like this. Please guys try things before stating unexisting issues.

> 2013/7/4 Danilo Amaral de Oliveira &lt;danilo.oliveira(a)energisa.com.br&gt; > >> Hello Vincent, >> >> As new user, I faced this problem... I have installed the empty wiki and >> it wasn't very easy to understand how to use the super admin. There was not >> a easy documentation about the super admin account, so that I put an advice >> in the xwiki documentation. But I guess that the solution 1 is enough to >> solve the problem if you know that has a super admin and how to turn on its. >> >> See you. >> >> Danilo Amaral de Oliveira >> Engenheiro Trainee >> Gerência Corporativa de Infraestrutura de TI >> >> Minas Gerais >> (0xx32) 9111-6867 >> >> >> -----Mensagem original----- >> De: users-bounces(a)xwiki.org [mailto:users-bounces@xwiki.org] Em nome de >> Vincent Massol >> Enviada em: quinta-feira, 4 de julho de 2013 15:49 >> Para: XWiki Users >> Assunto: Re: [xwiki-users] [Proposal] Improving first-time installs of >> XWiki (was Re: RES: Problems with login-xwiki + ubuntu 12.04) >> >> >> On Jul 4, 2013, at 8:43 PM, Thomas Mortagne &lt;thomas.mortagne(a)xwiki.com&gt; >> wrote: >> >>> I really don't understand what you are talking about here. >>> >>> When the database is empty you get Distribution Wizard which install >>> you default UI. >> >> Only if you're logged in! >> >> And when you install the WAR your DB is empty and there's no user so you >> have to edit xwiki.cfg and set the superadmin user. >> >> That's the problem everyone is having now in 5.x when they install using >> the WAR. >> >> Thanks >> -Vincent >> >>> >>> On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 8:36 PM, Vincent Massol &lt;vincent(a)massol.net&gt; >> wrote: >>>> It's been several emails that I see on this topic from users >> unfortunately. I think It's almost impossible for a new user to understand >> by themselves that they have to edit xwik.cfg's superadmin password and >> restart their wiki. Thus I believe we need to improve the XWiki install >> process. I'm proposing 2 solutions. >>>> >>>> Solution 1 >>>> ======== >>>> >>>> I'm proposing something very simple for now: >>>> * If the database is empty and no user is logged in then always display >> an information box when accessing the first page of the wiki in view mode. >> If we restart the wiki then again the first page accessed in view mode will >> display the information (if the user is not logged in). >>>> * In this information box, we explain that the admin has to edit the >> xwiki.cfg file, set a password and restart XWiki and that he'll then get a >> wizard to install default wiki pages and extensions. >>>> >>>> Solution 2 >>>> ======== >>>> >>>> In the future, it would be nice to have a new step in the >>>> Distribution Wizard so that if the database is empty then the >>>> Distribution Wizard appears and asks the user to select a password >>>> for the superadmin user, persists it and logs the user as superadmin >>>> so that he goes to step 2 of the Distribution Wizard >>>> >>>> Or maybe we should go directly for solution 2? >>>> >>>> WDYT? >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> -Vincent >>>> >>>> On Jul 4, 2013, at 7:27 PM, Danilo Amaral de Oliveira < >> danilo.oliveira(a)energisa.com.br&gt; wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello Pablo, >>>>> >>>>> I guess that you have installed the empty xwiki. I faced this problem >> too. >>>>> >>>>> Try to edit the xwiki.cfg document inside the Web-Inf folder and >> activate the superadmin user. Take of the # comment of the line, the >> default pass is "system". >>>>> After that, login and try to import the default XAR archive to the >> xwiki. You can download the default xar archive from the xwiki.org site. >>>>> Then you will can login with default Admin user. >>>>> >>>>> Don't forget to comment again the superadmin user. >>>>> >>>>> Saludos, >>>>> >>>>> Danilo Amaral de Oliveira >>>>> Engenheiro Trainee >>>>> Gerência Corporativa de Infraestrutura de TI >>>>> >>>>> Minas Gerais >>>>> (0xx32) 9111-6867 >>>>> >>>>> -----Mensagem original----- >>>>> De: users-bounces(a)xwiki.org [mailto:users-bounces@xwiki.org] Em nome >>>>> de pablocabrol Enviada em: quinta-feira, 4 de julho de 2013 11:31 >>>>> Para: users(a)xwiki.org >>>>> Assunto: Re: [xwiki-users] Problems with login-xwiki + ubuntu 12.04 >>>>> >>>>> We are using Admin /admin and is not working, thanks.