Question

Hi Everyone. I suppose I may be the newest member of the TWiki Community. I recently loaded TWiki on our server, here: http://www.coachuniverse.com/twiki/bin/view.cgi/Main/WebHome I tried to configure it, but am having difficulty understanding all of what is involved. I know it is probably fairly straightforward, however I am new to Unix and Perl, and not really all that familiar with editing scripts. My question is, would some kindhearted soul be willing to step forward and assist Coach Universe in getting our TWiki configured?

If you do respond, would you also kindly copy me at mailto:mastercoach@coachuniversePLEASENOSPAM.com just so I am sure to receive your reply? Thanks very much.

Warmly, DwayneCox

• TWiki version:
• Web server: Apache
• Server OS: Red Hat Linux
• Web browser:
• Client OS:

-- DwayneCox - 16 Nov 2001

Answer

Hi Dwayne,

Sorry, I don't have the time to help you out (and I'm not that knowledgeable in any case) but I can vouch for the TWikiInstallationGuide. It really is a good install doc, even if sometimes it must be read several times before some of the steps sink in. Just remember to take your time and carefully study each step.

-- MattWilkie - 20 Nov 2001

This support question never showed up in the list because the SupportStatus was not set. I set it now to AskedQuestions.

Follow up question by Dwayne posted in WikiForum:WikiForumCoachUniverseAndSynergyCentralsos:

> When I edit a page on the Twiki site, it thinks I am "TwikiGuest" and
> records the update accordingly.
>
> The page that records the RecentChanges does not function properly in
> either BaseQuicki or Twiki
> The functionality in Twiki that requires one to register prior to
> editing does not work.
>
> All you have to do is surf the wiki briefly and you'll be able to see
> what is broken/not working properly.
>
> The question is, where can I look for some help in configuring it?

You need to configure the .htaccess file so that the edit.cfg and some other scripts are authenticated. More in TWiki.TWikiInstallationGuide, Enabling Authentication of Users.

-- PeterThoeny - 02 Apr 2002

-- DwayneCox - 02 Apr 2002

WebChanges does seem to be working OK on your site. I think that the Diffs feature is not, so you might want to investigate that a bit more - try typing rcs -v to see if RCS is installed.

Please post any other specific problems you are having, and we'll try to sort them out.

Also, try downloading the latest testenv tool from CVSget:bin/testenv and installing in twiki/bin - this will give you a lot more information about your system, including tests for RCS and Perl versions. Once you've done this, please post the URL here so I can check it out.

-- RichardDonkin - 02 Apr 2002