User Guide

68 Chapter 5 Basic ColdFusion Server Administration
Initial Administration Tasks
Immediately after installing ColdFusion Server, you may have to perform some or all
of the administrative tasks described in the following table:
Task Description
Establish
database
connections
ColdFusion applications require data source connections to query
and write to databases. To create, verify, modify, and delete
database connections, use the Data Sources pages in the
Administrator.
For more information, see “Managing Data Sources” on page 109.
Specify directory
mappings
Directory mappings redirect relative file paths to physical
directories on your server. To specify server-wide directory aliases,
use the Mappings page in the Administrator.
For more information, see “Mappings” on page 79.
Configure debug
options
Debug information provides important data about CFML page
processing. To choose what debug information to display and to
designate an IP address(es) to receive debug information, use the
Debug Settings pages of the Administrator.
For more information, see “Debug Settings” on page 88.
Set up e-mail E-mail lets ColdFusion Server and ColdFusion applications send
automated mail messages. To configure an email server and mail
options, use the Mail/Mail Logging page of the Administrator.
For more information, see “Mail/Mail Logging” on page 80.
Change
passwords
You may have to change the passwords that you set for the
ColdFusion Administrator and ColdFusion Studio during the
ColdFusion Server installation. To change passwords, use the
Basic Security pages of the Administrator.
For more information, see “CF Admin Password” on page 100 and
“CF Studio Password” on page 101.
Configure Java
settings
Java and Java applets require configuring Java settings, such as
JVM paths. To change Java settings, use the JVM and Java
Settings page of the Administrator.
For more information, see “Extensions” on page 93.
Restrict tag
access
Some CFML tags may present a potential security risk for your
server. To disable certain tags and tag attributes system-wide, use
the Tag Restrictions page of the Administrator.
For more information, see “Tag Restrictions” on page 100.
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