Guide to Updating Plug-ins

Using FileMaker Server in Red Hat Linux 9-11
4. Find the RequirePassword preference parameter and replace the
current value with
ON, if you want to restrict access to remote
administration.
RequirePassword ON
5. If you’re finished making changes to the configuration file, close
the text editor.
6. Use the fmspasswd utility to encrypt a remote administration
password, as described in the next section. Then reload the
configuration file, and log out as the root user.
Using the fmspasswd utility to
encrypt passwords
You can use the fmspasswd utility installed with FileMaker Server
to encrypt passwords for remote administration and directory service
access. Encrypted passwords are stored in the FileMaker Server
configuration file.
To encrypt a password:
1. If you’re not already logged in as root, switch to the root user.
2. Enter the following command to start the fmspasswd utility:
# fmspasswd
3. Enter the path to the FileMaker Server configuration file when
prompted.
Tip Press Return if the configuration file is in the default location.
4. When prompted, enter R if you’re encrypting a password for the
remote administration preference or enter
L if you’re encrypting a
password for the LDAP preference.
5. Enter your password.
Note For security reasons, your password doesn’t appear on the
screen.
6. Verify your password by entering it again.
Specifying a custom host name
You can specify a host name for the computer running FileMaker
Server that’s different from the name registered by the operating
system. When you define a custom name for FileMaker Server,
guests see this name when they open the Hosts dialog box in
FileMaker Pro and when they administer FileMaker Server
remotely.
If you want to change this setting, first you turn on the custom host
name setting and then you specify the custom host name.
When you specify the custom host name, you must restart FileMaker
Server for the new setting to take effect.
To specify the custom host name:
1. Switch to the root user and enter the root password.
2. Using your text editor, open the fmserver.conf file.
3. Find the UseCustomServerName preference parameter and
replace the current value with
ON.
UseCustomServerName ON
4. Find the CustomServerName preference parameter and replace
the current value between the quotes with a custom server name. For
example:
CustomServerName “MKTG DB Server”
Custom host names are limited to 31 characters.
5. If you’re finished making changes to the configuration file, close
the text editor, restart FileMaker Server, and log out as the root user.