Restricting page redirect to Email login page through Domcfg.nsf

hcl-bot · June 10, 2008, 2:21am

i dont want users redirected to login page at first hit.i want users to be taken to portal page when hitting server url.Portal page would contain links of various applications as well as link to go to email.on email link, users should be directed to login page, the name of which is given in DomCfg.nsf.

Is there any way around to implement this logic?

hcl-bot · June 10, 2008, 5:18am

Subject: Restricting page redirect to Email login page through Domcfg.nsf

You didnt get what i meant. Portal form has to be in DomCfg.nsf as it would be opened with url of the server.In DomCfg.nsf, under form mapping, target database is DomCfg.nsf and target form will be the portal form.

Portal form cannot exist in any other database. it must be configured in DomCfg.nsf

In portal form,links of various applications as well as “Go to Email” link be provided. I have given url of login form in that link but it doesnot open it, rather it opens teh same portal form on every click.

Any solution of what you understood???

hcl-bot · June 11, 2008, 4:42am

Subject: RE: Restricting page redirect to Email login page through Domcfg.nsf

I don’t think you get it. You don’t put content in domcfg.nsf. You put content in a separate DB. I don’t even put my own login forms in domcfg.nsf, I put them in their own DB.

Keep domcfg.nsf clean from other things than what it is supposed to have.

Why would you even want to have your portal page in domcfg.nsf? And linking to the login form is just plain wrong, you should give a link to either the users mail file, or to a webmail redirect file, and possibly add ?login to the URL.

/Peter

hcl-bot · June 11, 2008, 4:47am

Subject: RE: Restricting page redirect to Email login page through Domcfg.nsf

And one other thing: It will be opened by URL of the server???

You configure what will be opened using Internet sites in Domino Directory. You can specify a static HTML page, a DB, a page, form whatever you want.

Don’t mess with domcfg.nsf.

/Peter

hcl-bot · June 11, 2008, 6:48am

Subject: RE: Restricting page redirect to Email login page through Domcfg.nsf

So, this is what i conceive from your perspective:

Make separate database for portal page, url of which would be alike: “http//ServerAddress/portal.nsf/portal?openpage”
Uers would be given that url to open portal page.
In portal page, link of “Go to Email” would contain the url i.e : “http://serveraddress/webmail.nsf?Open” (webmail.nsf is the mail redirect database)
In form mapping setting of DomCfg.nsf, Target Database would be the database which contains Login form. and inTarget form option. Name of Login form would be given.

Correct me if there is something wrong in any point.

Thanks

hcl-bot · June 12, 2008, 6:35am

Subject: RE: Restricting page redirect to Email login page through Domcfg.nsf

Correct2. Yes, or configure an Internet Site document so that opening http://ServerAddress/ will open the portal page.
Correct, maybe as “http://serveraddress/webmail.nsf?Open&login”
Correct. The custom login form can be in domcfg.nsf if you want to. That’s what it’s for. I keep mine in a separate database, but that’s not required. Make sure that you follow the directions in Admin help for setting the correct ACL on domcfg.nsf.

Additionally:

You will need to set the access for Anonymous in portal.nsf to Reader.

You will need to set access for Anonymous in webmail.nsf to No Access, to have the user automatically redirected to login page, without using the &login parameter.

You will need to study up on the security settings for an internet facing Domino web server. THIS IS IMPORTANT!!! There are many ways to get at the secrets of the Domino server unless you know what you’re doing here. Start with the Admin help.