Q: The first step to resolving any Lion Server problem...
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Jun 15, 2012 12:21 AMby Mark23,In orde to solve the problem where you can have difficulties administering mailing lists where you've set the server to use a certificate (https), I've found the following solution in an archived discussion:
Open Terminal.app from the utilities folder within your programs folder and type:
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sudo nano /usr/share/mailman/Mailman/mm_cfg.py
give in your password (given that you are a member of the administrators group) and add the following at the bottom:
DEFAULT_URL_PATTERN = 'https://%s/mailman/'
After that hit ctrl + Z and confirm the file name. Now to apply the settings to the existing lists:
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sudo /usr/share/mailman/bin/withlist -l -a -r fix_url
3. restart mail services.
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Oct 10, 2012 8:12 AMby Bunnyfu,Hi, after following your tutorial, my lion server machine started broadcasting the internet sharing over wifi.
I thought we were sharing the ethernet port to a virtual lan interface. How did lion end up thinking that we are sharing ethernet to users connected over wifi? And how in the world did lion actually decide to enable internet sharing over wifi?!
Anyone within range sees the ssid of my mac. It doesn't even have a WEP password. I haven't been able to connect any devices to this wifi, but I would like to know if this poses some kind of security threat?
After all, it makes me uneasy thinking that my super private server that I use for my VPN and internet tunneling is broadcasting an access point over wifi without any password protection. Its like holding up a big signpost saying "Anybody wanna hack my home network and sniff my internet traffic?"
I tried enabling a WEP password for my internet sharing, but that caused the internet tunnel over vpn to break (since the vpn client doesn't have the option to actually input this wep password anywhere....)
This is driving me nuts.
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Oct 10, 2012 8:24 AMby Mark23,VPN is supposed to work over another network (mostly internet). Just use the hardware to set up the encryption of the connection. If you have an Airport Extreme or Time Capsule you can do this easily. You can also make your network hidden when you use Airport hardware,
I'd not set up WEP as it is not secure. Use WPA instead.
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Oct 10, 2012 8:47 AMby Bunnyfu,Wait a minute, I think you misunderstood what I was trying to do.
I set up VPN on my lion server to use it as an internet tunnel when I need a secure internet connection that bypasses local isp blocks. I travel a lot and I need unblocked google when I'm in China.
Initially when I set up VPN, I could connect to my server at home from the outside world, but it only gave me access to my local network. This is what most people use VPN for, but I needed it for internet tunneling.
Thus, I followed the steps in post 7 of this thread. The long tutorial that you posted. I created a virtual interface (ethernet adapter). This was used to create the 192.168.2.* subnet. The server is on the 192.168.1.* subnet.
Afterwards I used the gateway setup assistant in the server admin tools. I followed your instruction. The wan interface is the ethernet adapter. The lan interface is the LAN virtual interface that we created.
After the gatway setup assistant finished, I noticed that it had enabled internet sharing from my ethernet interface to users using... WIFI! And suddenly a new wifi hotspot appeared, passwordless. I can see it from any wifi-enabled device within radius. I can't actually connect any devices to the wifi the lion server is broadcasting, but I can see it. And I am worried that someone with more experience in hacking will actually be able to break into my lion server through the wifi.
I just don't understand why the lion server won't share the ethernet connection over the virtual LAN interface that we created... Why in the world is it turning on the wifi and sharing THAT?
