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14 Chapter 2: Using the ColdFusion MX Administrator
Initial administration tasks
Immediately after you install ColdFusion MX, you might have to perform some or all of the
administrative tasks described in the following table:
Accessing user assistance
You can obtain assistance from the ColdFusion MX Administrator in the following ways:
Online Help You access the context-sensitive online Help by clicking the question-mark icon on
any ColdFusion MX Administrator page. The online Help has procedural and brief overview
content for the ColdFusion MX Administrator page that you are viewing. This information
appears in a new browser window and contains standard Contents, Index, and Search tabs.
Task Description
Establish database
connections ColdFusion applications require data source connections to query and
write to databases. To create, verify, edit, and delete database
connections, use the Data Sources page.
For more information, see
Chapter 3, “Data Source Management,” on
page 43 .
Specify directory
mappings Directory mappings redirect relative file paths to physical directories on
your server. To specify server-wide directory aliases, use the Mappings
page.
For more information, see
“Mappings page” on page 20 .
Configure debugging
settings Debugging information provides important data about CFML page
processing. To choose the debugging information to display, and to
designate an IP address to receive debugging information, use the
Debugging & Logging section.
For more information, see
“Debugging Settings and Debugging IPs
pages” on page 26 .
Set up e-mail E-mail lets ColdFusion applications send automated e-mail messages. To
configure an e-mail server and mail options, use the Mail Server page.
For more information, see
“Mail Server page” on page 20 .
Change passwords You might have to change the passwords that you set for the
ColdFusion MX Administrator and RDS during ColdFusion MX
installation. To change passwords, use the Security section.
For more information, see
“CF Admin Password page” on page 35 and
“RDS Password page” on page 36 .
Configure Java settings (Server configuration only) You might have to customize Java settings,
such as classpath information, to meet the needs of your applications. To
change Java settings, use the Java and JVM page.
For more information, see
“Extensions section” on page 32 .
Restrict tag access Some CFML tags might present a potential security risk for your server. To
disable certain tags, use the Sandbox Security page.
For more information, see
Chapter 6, “Administering Security,” on
page 85 .