Hi,does anybody know about some more docs besides the standard productdocumentation, e.g. course material, webbased trainings or internaldocumentation for the iPS? I'm located in Europe and already had a lookat http://treasure-island.netscape.com but the resources there are notquite very ...

All,I would like to know what's iPlanet Portal's SSO capability. It seemsthat SSO is supposed to be one of the portal's selling point. But howwell does it work? Is it only limited to Mail & Calander? Can youimplement SSO on URLScraper channel? what about JSP or ASP application?Thanks for ...

I'm having a problem with the URL scraper and links within the portal. Unfortunately the iPlanet documentation seems to be written for people who don't need manuals...My portal server and gateway server are running on the same box, portal. I am pointing to a web page on another server, web. ...

We have been getting alot of of these errors,[21/Jun/2001:13:17:15] failure ( 4190): Internal error: exception thrownfrom the servlet service function (uri=/myjsp.jsp):java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: 26195968, Stack:java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: 26195968at ...

I am currently on a client site and they are seeing the HTTP proxy (ipshttpd)appear to hang. We have not been able to trace this to any particiular setof events prior to the hang. We are running SP2. Has anyone seen thisbefore? If so, have you fixed it and how did you fix it?Thanks!-- Kent ...

I am trying to use the logfile created by iPS to figure out what isgoing on (see my previous post regarding ipshttpd hanging.) In lookingat the log files I see lines like:&&TIME=2001/06/26 04:45:58 PDT&&DOMAIN=/default&&LOGINID=gateway-default&&TYPE=RPr ...

Hi group. While creating channels, i've realized that all hyperlinksopen a new browser window. I've talked to someone who is familiar withiPS, and he said that i would need to create a new provider class. Thisseems like a lot of work for a small task. Does anyone have an alternatesolution, ...

We want to put the domain name in my Portal's banner.html. The look andfeel for all our domain is the same. Instead of copy all the file in/etc/opt/SUNWips/desktop/... we would like to make a sym-link. But thenthe name of the domains in the banner is the same.Thanks in advance,William Geurts ...

I want to configure my gateway to talk ssl to the portal server. Accordingto the docs, I am supposed to follow the instructions in the installguide for configuring the gateway after I have installed the SSL certon the webserver and restarted it. Unfortunately, I cannot find theseinstructions in ...

I have a customer who has installed iPS several times, and suddenly theadmin console stops responding. Also take note that the installation, forthe past 4 times, came through OKbut at no particular time or event, the Portal Administration console breaksand the login page shows 'No such ...

Let me add some detail, accessing the portal login, I get "no such Domain",but when accessing the admin console, it returns a blank page.RT

I have iPs 3.0 sp2 on a Solaris 8 box. Sometime after installation, the timevaries, the portal stops responding. The "no such domain" error comes up andthis error appears in the web server log:failure (16802) : Internal error: exception thrown from servletservice function (uri=/login) : ...

As a consultant I have installed iPS and the client, rightly, wants theconfiguration settings documented. The client thinks that the only wayto do this would be to take screen shots of the screens in the console.This is too much of a kludge for me. Is there a way extract the settingsin a human ...

I have removed the check box for the edit functionality of both thesechannels and restarted the portal server. Yet, the edit button is stillthere on both channels and it allows the user to edit (duh) the targetsof the netlet and bookmarks.WHAT ELSE AM I SUPPOSED TO DO TO GET RID OF THIS ...

Has anyone had trouble with portal running in open mode and trying to usecustomized login pages for multiple domains?These files worked on sp1, but now on a different box with sp2 they displayonce out of ten times. Other wise it displays the default templates.has anyone got any Ideas? or ...

Hello,we've installed a Portal Server, and I would like to usean Netscape LDAP on a different machine as an authentication source.I followed the manual but It doesn't seem to work. It even doesn'tmake a connection to the LDAP as far as I can see in the LDAP-logs.DNS is OK, so the machine is ...

I am trying to install iPlanet iPortal 3.0 on SUN Ultra 1 which hasSolaris 2.6. And I get the following error:WARNING: patch 106409-01 is recommended/required forJDK 1.2.2 on SunOS 5.6Required/recommended patch(es) not found. Said patches mayor may not apply to your system. Only continue if you ...

Hello,I'm using LDAP-authentication and configured External LDAP to mapcertainLDAP-parameters to portal-parameters. I haven't found any docs aboutthis butI found that if I mapiwtUserInfoProvider-lastName=sniwtUserInfoProvider-firstName=givennamethe user name gets transferred into the ...

Hello,I am trying to use the JSP Desktop channel to publish the links in thebookmark (or in my case a copy of thebookmark) channel.Herefor I load the properties of the 'iwtCopyOfBookmarkProvider'. Then I tryto display thelinks by using the getStringProperty function to get the values of ...

Hi!I am getting javascript error when trying login to Messaging via Portal.Can anybody help me with it?Thank YouSimon

Hello,I'm writing a channel which includes Content from a Oracle Application Server.To get the content, the channel must "log on" using Basic Authentication.I've managed to use a Java "Authenticator"-class and register it as the"default Authenticator" in the channel.The Authenticator gets its ...

I am writing up some documentation for the a portal I have installed for a client.In going through the admin screens I have noticed that the role has the sameconfiguration screens for authentication as the domain. This brings up a question.What happens if the two are not the same? For example, ...

I remember seeing a post a few months ago on how to get the tabs to workindependently. Right now the content is just mirrored between them. I wouldlike to separate the content between the tabs, but I don't remember how toenable that. Anyone remember? Also, is there a way to create tabs ...

Hi, based on the iPlanet knowledgebase I tried to set a user profilevia the dynamic profile servlet, however this fails due toan error: com.iplanet.portalserver.profile.ProfileException: Permission denied insetting attributes or privilegesThis is what I did:Profile p = ...

Hi,Does anyone have an experience with Citrix under the iplanet Portal server ?Do you know how to configure the ICA Java client so that it would supportclient drive mapping ?I would appreciate any info regarding Citrix,Thanks.Yafit.

How do I integrate Iplanet Calendar and Messaging Servers within theportalframework? Also how do I implement SSO with Calendar/Messaging Servers.TIA,Craig Craig GuestUSC/Information Sciences Institutecraig@isi.edu

Hi,Having a slight problem with the bookmarks channel. When I edit thebookmark provider via the admin console at ROLE level and then login tothe portal as a user under that role I get "content not available"displayed in the bookmark channel.Anyone any idea what causes this? Tried restarting ...

So I tried installing SP3, and I get everything working except ipshttpd(seems to be a thorn in my side since iPS came into my life). It starts up,but the gateway (I'm not in Open mode) can't connect to my server on it.Then after a period of time it will die, and this goes into ...

I am installing ips for the umteenth time. It is on Sol 8. During theinstallation when it reaches the SUNWwtds package it fails. There are noconflicting port assignments, only this error in the install log:Configuring NDS to add more indexingDone Configuring NDS to add more indexing-import ...

We have the iPlanet portal installed with service pack 2 and ssl enabled.There is a problem when trying to run NetMail (java applet) from theMacOS systems that have tried it. They are running NetscapeCommunicator 4.73. The window "NetMail runs from this browser window"does appear but the applet ...

Hi,I encountered the following problem during iPlanet Gateway installation.This installation is done on Sun Blade 100 machine. I have both PortalServer and Gateway installed on the same machine. Portal server wasinstalled just fine. I can access the Portal server admin fine.. but thegateway is ...

For anyone wanting a quick laugh, read the latest Release Notes for thePortal Server Service Pack 3. On page 120-121 it states in the SystemRequirements for Developing and Deploying a Portal, and I quote,"Coexistense with other software is not supported"!!!No wonder we have so many problems ...

I looked on iPlanets website for SP3 but I can't seem to find it. I canfind documentation for it (although the links all give me 404 errors), but Icannot find the SP3 download itself. I went under downloads and patches butI only see SP1 & SP2. If someone could post a URL it would be ...

Are the messages older than 3 days being removed? I do not see anythingposted prior to the 16th.ThanksRyan

HelloHow cant get user profile(name,fist name, etc ..) to display in userinfochannel when he connected in any domain.greeting

Hi, Group, I am new to iPlanet Portal customization. As I am evaluating ways todevelop a customed provider, I came across the JSPProvider. I cannotfind anywehre in the documentation mentioned how to make a customizedJSP provider available to the available channels list. Will someoneshare the ...

Hello,Within the administrator console it is possible to adjust the screen layout(combination of thin/thick channels)under Manage Domains/Applications/Desktop. Does anyone know if it ispossible to define different back groundcolors for each thin/thick channel in a way that the background color ...

Hello, I'm trying to access portal variables from a JSP that runs on the samewebserver asthe portal server. In that JSP I would like to have access to egSessionID.Since I use the same webserver, I assume that my JSP should have thesame accessas described in "Running applications on a ...

Portal Gurus,One of the major enhancements I was looking for in SP3 was an improvement inthe SSL gateway performance. However testing I've done so far only shows a30% improvement in Requests/second and in open mode SP3 actually seems alittle slower than SP2. I realize there are environment and ...

Hello,Does anyone know if and how it is possible to add an attribute to a profile(domain).I tried to add an attribute to the xml file iwtDesktop and import this filewith ipsadmin.However this does not work.Any suggestions?Twan

This is a copy of the call I opened for this problem. I was actuallyvery pleased that the upgrade process was going that smooth, and veryfast too... until I found out that my ldap server was removed *sigh*A lot of configuration gets lost too (after altering the script so itdoesn't remove the ...

Hello,I'm attempting to connect to a JSP/Servlet application running on aseparate server from the portal. I have no problems using URLScraper todisplay the app on one of the tabs, what I need to do is a little morecomplicated. My two questions are:1. How can I get the Session, SessionID object ...

Is there a way to change the layout of the RSSProvider?

I have noticed that I cannot delete notes that I have entered in the noteschannel. How can a user delete notes that they have made?Thanks,Matt

Thank you very much, Charles and Hua. The problem was the missingips_https.jar file. I don't know why it didn't get installed, but once Icopied it from the SP3 extraction into /opt/SUNWips/lib everything workedbeautifully!Now, the next step is to get the netlets working. Remember, this is ...

Hello, I wonder if Session Service has the information about user IPaddress? If not, where the user IP address can be found?Thanks,Nancy

Hi AllI am trying to get my portal setup (gateway and server on the same box) tosee the internaet through my proxy server.Page 156 of the admin manual says:Configuring the Web Proxies for the Server and All Other MachinesThe gateway may be configured to contact HTTP resources using web ...

Hello :Has anyone had success configuring NetFile ? What does it take ? I keepgetting a "You are not allowed access NetFile" in the NetFile applet window.Thanks.Vadim.vadimv@toolwire.com

I'm search information about netfile. How it functions, how to configure itwell. Where to create the files for share. If you have a link or doc for me,that would be well appreciated.Thank you very much.Steve Falardeau french version:je recherche de l'information sur netfile. Comment il ...

for those of us using netlets and discovering the closingthe desktop does not close the netlet window - use thefollowing> > /etc/opt/SUNWips/desktop/<your_template_dir>/iwtDesktop/menubar.html> > file as follows;> >> > Replace the line;> >> ><A ...