Sun Microsystems Netscape Enterprise Server, Administrator'S Manual

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Starting and Stopping the Server
164 Netscape Enterprise Server Administrator’s Guide
For Windows NT 4.0, perform the following steps:
1.
From the Start menu, choose Settings, and then Control Panel.
2.
Double-click the Services icon.
3.
Scroll through the list of services and select the service for your server.
4.
Check Automatic to have your computer start the server each time the
computer starts or reboots.
5.
Click OK.
Note
You can also use the Services dialog box to change the account the server uses.
For more information about changing the account the server uses, see
“Changing the Server’s User Account (Windows NT)” on page 168.
Normally, you can’t start an SSL-enabled server automatically because you have
to enter its password. There is a way to have an SSL-enabled server start
without having to enter a password if you keep the password in plain text in a
text file. This practice is
not recommended.
Warning
Leaving your SSL-enabled server’s password in a text file on your system is a
large security risk. In essence, you are trading security for convenience. Anyone
who can access the file has access to your SSL-enabled server’s password.
Consider whether you can afford the security risks before keeping your SSL-
enabled server’s password in plain text on your system.
If the security risk is not a concern for you, follow these steps to start your SSL-
enabled server automatically:
1.
Using a text editor, such as Notepad, create a new text file called
password.txt
in
server_root
\https-
server_id
\config
. For a
default web server installation,
password.txt
would be stored in the
C:\Netscape\server4\https- server_id \config
directory.
2.
Type your private-key password in the first line, making sure not to put
carriage returns or linefeeds after the password. The file must contain only
the password.
When you start your SSL-enabled server, it first tries to read the password in
password.txt
. If the file does not exist, you will be prompted for the
password. If
password.txt
exists but the password is incorrect, the
server will add an entry to the error log and exit.