Re: How do I disable Netscape "Roaming access server"

["Jim Hud" <jdhz@btinternet.com>]

OK now!!

Following a hint from "Peter W" I edited the file .netscape/preferences.js
and changed the line with li.enabled from True to False.  There was no other
way (that Icould find).

My Netscape got into this state (I think) because I was trying to get it to
recognise my server SSL certificate by pointing the browser at
https://localhost:636



Thanks Peter, Simon and Kurt (especially for not bouncing this somewhat
OFF-TOPIC item)



----- Original Message -----
From: "Simon Woods" <Simon.Woods@mch.sbs.de>
To: "Jim Hud" <jdhz@btinternet.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2000 10:23 AM
Subject: Re: How do I disable Netscape "Roaming access server"


> Hi Jim,
>
> I think that I have had a similar problem on an SGI. When Netscape
> starts up you are displayed with a dialog box (sorry I am trying to
> remember what actually appears - long time ago). I think there is a way
> of saying cancel, or OK or something similar so that Netscape starts up
> regardless using the default bookmarks and so files from your home
> directory. Worst case you should edit the prefs.js file in your
> ${HOME}/.netscape directory. If you are worried copy the files to a
> second directory. Confusingly there is also a preferences.js usually -
> edit both in doubt.
>
> You are looking for ldap roaming entries - sorry I have no idea anymore
> what they look like. Search for username/rootdn of your
> server/server/portnumber(389) or similar. If necessary use the comment
> characters // to comment out lines.
>
> Post your answer to the newsgroup when you find out how to turn it off.
> This is not really an OpenLDAP topic (Netscape newsgroup), but if Kurt
> has not pointed this out to you by now then it is still within the
> bounds of the reasonable ;-).
>
> Simon
>
> Jim Hud wrote:
>
> > It is more difficult than that (even a non Linux person could work that
out)
> > Netscape will not start.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Kurt D. Zeilenga" <Kurt@OpenLDAP.org>
> > To: "Jim Hud" <jdhz@btinternet.com>
> > Cc: <openldap-general@OpenLDAP.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2000 8:14 PM
> > Subject: Re: How do I disable Netscape "Roaming access server"
> >
> >
> >
> >> At 07:07 PM 10/21/00 +0100, Jim Hud wrote:
> >>
> >>> I am busy with OpenLDAP on NT4 but recently I was "playing" with
OpenLDAP
> >>
> > on
> >
> >>> my (new to me)  SuSE 6.4.
> >>>
> >>> When I try and start Netscape under SuSE  I get "Please enter your
logon
> >>> information to be used when retrieving your user progile from your
> >>
> > Roaming
> >
> >>> Access server".  The options button on the same box indicates it is
> >>> something to do with ldap.
> >>>
> >>> I have obviously done something, how do I disable the roaming access?
> >>
> >> Select the "Edit" menu, select the "Preferences" menu item,
> >> select "Roaming Access" Category, de-select "Enable
> >> Roaming Access for this Profile" option, push "Okay" button.
> >>
> >> The version of Netscape you are using may require a slightly
> >> different sequence.
> >>
> >> Kurt
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
>
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