SunScreen EFS Release 3.0 Reference Manual

Starting the Administration GUI

The SunScreen EFS 3.0 administration GUI uses Java applets to administer and monitor Screens. When administering a Screen remotely, you start the administration GUI by opening a Java-aware browser, such as HotJava or Netscape Navigator/Communicator, and pointing it to http://screenname:3852. If you are administering a Screen locally, type http://localhost:3852 in the browser. The Welcome page appears when your browser connects to the designated Screen.


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If your network uses proxies (gateways) for Internet access through a network firewall, you may need to configure your browser to ignore proxies when you are connecting to a Screen. For example, you might type localhost in the Don't Proxy field for your browser to specify that your browser should connect to localhost directly. For information on configuring proxies, refer to your browser documentation.



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You can improve the performance of the administration GUI by clearing cached images out of your browser before you load the login page.


Administration Limitations

The command line offers many options for each command. The administration graphical user interface (GUI) performs almost all the normal administration tasks, but the command line is more powerful. The administration GUI does not support every option of the commands.

Error messages from the administration GUI are as informative as those from the command line. If an error message appears on the Java console of the browser, start the Java console and then try the action again to see the error.


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If the following error message appears on the console of the Screen after a reboot when running the administration GUI, "Error opening access control file," no user action is required. It does not in any way affect the security of the system.