User Guide

Chapter 3: Configuring ColdFusion Server 39
The ColdFusion Administrator
You use the Administrator to perform a variety of administrative tasks for the
ColdFusion Server, such as adding and configuring a data source, or scheduling
application page execution, configuring security settings, and so on. During the
ColdFusion installation process, you specify an Administrator password that is used to
prevent unauthorized access to the Administrator pages.
To open the ColdFusion Administrator:
1. Double-click the ColdFusion Administrator icon in the ColdFusion program
group
or
2. Open the administrator by loading the following URL in a browser:
http:// hostname /CFIDE/administrator/index.cfm
where hostname is the name of the server hosting ColdFusion.
Note The URL path is case-sensitive on UNIX.
Accessing the Administrator remotely
To access ColdFusion Administrator pages remotely, you load the following URL:
http:// hostname /CFIDE/administrator/index.cfm
where hostname is the name of the system on which ColdFusion is installed. If you are
using ColdFusion Administrator security, you will be prompted to enter a password. If
your Web server provides security, access to the Administrator pages is governed by the
Web server’s permissions.