Re: [ic] Disable / Bypass Administration Login

[Michael Stearne <suppressed>]

Jonathan Clark wrote:

> > > > I asked a question yesterday on how to disable or get around the login
> > > > for the administration module.  I wanted to grab the order_view page
> > > > without authorization (because I am doing it from PHP and fopen).  So
> > > > below is what worked for me, YMMV.  Also, you are disabling security
> > > > for this page so this is not at all recommended.  You might make the
> > > > admin directory be protected by .htaaccess just in case.
> > > >
> > > > To try this simply:
> > > >
> > > > 1. su to root
> > > > 2. edit /usr/lib/interchange/lib/UI/pages/admin/order_view.html and
> > > > add
> > > > [set no_login_required]1[/set] to the line above @_UI_STD_HEAD_@ .
> > > > 3. Restart Interchange /etc/init.d/interchange restart
> > > > 4. Test. Something like:
> > > > http://www.myICStore.com/cgi-bin/myICStore/admin/
> > > > order_view?order=MIC4988  should bring up the order with no
> > > > authorization required.
> > > >
> > > > I would assume this would work on other pages also, but this could
> > > > cause some potential problems with the permissions IC sets up for its
> > > > users and of course your changes to order_view.html will go away when
> > > > you upgrade IC at any point.
> > > >        
> > > I suggest you make a copy of the order_view.html page and copy it to
> > > <catalog_root>/pages/admin/ and then revert the original UI page back
> > > at
> > > /usr/lib/interchange/... That way, you have overridden the UI page for
> > > only
> > > one catalog, not all catalogs. Also, your page will remain when you
> > > upgrade
> > > the core.
> > >
> > > Of course, you could use a different name for your page and then users
> > > in
> > > the UI would have access to the core UI page and your PHP routine
> > > would use
> > > another.
> > >
> > > Jonathan
> > > www.webmaint.net
> > >
> > >      
> > Good ideas.  Thanks.  When I get this finished, I will package the
> > system up, it may help other IC users.  It's basically a way to print
> > PDF based packing slips and mailing labels based off of IC orders.
> >    
>
> Sounds good. I use <HTMLDOC> on Helpem (which was developed in Interchange)
> to generate on the fly pdfs.
>  
HTMLDOC is used by me also.  Free software is good. :-)

Michael



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