Developers guide

Chapter 7

Optional components 57

Configuration

Guest self-registration

It is possible to modify the default values of the guest self-registration feature by editing /usr/local/

pf/conf/pf.conf.

Default values are located in /usr/local/pf/conf/pf.conf.defaults and documentation for every

settings is available in /usr/local/pf/conf/documentation.conf.

[guests_self_registration]

mandatory_fields=firstname,lastname,phone,email

guest_pid=email

preregistration=disabled

sponsorship_cc=

These parameters can also be configured from the Configuration � Self Registration section of the Web

admin interface.

Available registration modes are defined on a per-portal-profile basis. These are configurable from

Configuration � Portal Profiles and Pages. To disable the self-registration feature, simply remove all self-

registration sources from the portal profile definition. Notice however that if your default portal profile

has no source, it will use all authentication sources.

Caution

A valid MTA configured in PacketFence is needed to correctly relay emails related to

the guest module. If localhost is used as smtpserver, make sure that a MTA is installed

and configured on the server.

Self-registered guests are added under the persons tab of the PacketFence Web administration interface.

Managed guests

It is possible to modify the default values of the guests created from the Web admin interface by editing

/usr/local/pf/conf/pf.conf.

Default values are located in /usr/local/pf/conf/pf.conf.defaults and documentation for every

settings is available in /usr/local/pf/conf/documentations.conf.

[guests_admin_registration]

access_duration_choices=1h,3h,12h,1D,2D,3D,5D

default_access_duration=12h

The format of the duration is as follow:

<DURATION><DATETIME_UNIT>[<PERIOD_BASE><OPERATOR><DURATION><DATE_UNIT>]

Let’s explain the meaning of each parameter: