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Chapter 3: Configuring ColdFusion Server 71
ENCRYPTION = "YES"
; Use this to specify the key used to encrypt the data.
;
; Valid values: any string of up to 127 ASCII chars.
;
KEY = "doglips"
; Use this to have this INI file be deleted after it is read at
; startup. (This is a security feature as it keeps your key from
; being read by others.)
;
; Valid values: Yes, No.
;
DELETE = "NO"
; Use this to write a message to the ColdFusion "webserver.log"
confirming that
; remoting is active and what startup parameters (except the encryption
; key) were used.
;
; Valid values: Yes, No.
;
MESSAGE = "YES"
;
;--------------------------------------------------------------------
As with all warning and error messages from any of the ColdFusion Web server plug-
ins, such text is written to the ColdFusion log file
webserver.log
in the log
subdirectory of the directory into which you installed ColdFusion (on the machine
hosting the Web server.) This file should be the first place you look if you encounter
problems running ColdFusion in a distributed configuration since, for a variety of
practical and security reasons, ColdFusion will not run in distributed mode if any
information in the INI file is missing or incomplete.
The Network Listener Module (NLM)
The NLM is a stand-alone program that acts as a network front-end for the standard
ColdFusion Server. It runs on the same computer on which the ColdFusion Server is
running. It listens for incoming requests via TCP/IP and forwards them on to the local
ColdFusion Server. The ColdFusion Server then processes those requests, returning
the results to the listener module which, in turn, returns them via the original TCP/IP
connection. It is a silent, background process with no user interaction. On NT, it runs
as an NT service. On UNIX, it runs as a daemon. For debugging or other special
purposes, it may also be run as a command line program by specifying the appropriate
command line option (-i) at startup.
Installing the module on Windows NT
On NT, the module consists of a single executable file, cfdist.exe . Before you can run
the listener as an NT service, you must perform the following installation step.