Topic: httpd port

[Peter]

Hello,

I have been running E-smith for a couple of weeks on my computer and it works perfect. Except one thing, I run the http-demon on a different port then the normal port 80. But once a week e-smith automatically turns the port back to 80. Does anybody know how this come en and how is can be fixed?

Thanks,

Peter

[Terry Brummell]

Did you change the port using the template system?

[Peter]

no, by changing httpd.conf

[Terry Brummell]

Then you need to read up on the templating system SME uses.  Something, once a week, is rebuilding the httpd.conf file, and since you have edited it directly your changes are being overwritten.  What you need to do is create a custom template, make your modifications to the template, expand it and restart http.  Then, whenever httpd is restarted later it will use the custom settings instead of defaults.

http://www.e-smith.org/docs/papers/templates.html

[Dan Brown]

...or even take a look at the contrib how-tos page, where there's one on doing exactly this (for 5.1.2 and older).