[ic] Disable / Bypass Administration Login

[Jonathan Clark]

> >> I asked a question yesterday on how to disable or get around the login
> >> for the administration module.  I wanted to grab the order_view page
> >> without authorization (because I am doing it from PHP and fopen).  So
> >> below is what worked for me, YMMV.  Also, you are disabling security
> >> for this page so this is not at all recommended.  You might make the
> >> admin directory be protected by .htaaccess just in case.
> >>
> >> To try this simply:
> >>
> >> 1. su to root
> >> 2. edit /usr/lib/interchange/lib/UI/pages/admin/order_view.html and
> >> add
> >> [set no_login_required]1[/set] to the line above @_UI_STD_HEAD_@ .
> >> 3. Restart Interchange /etc/init.d/interchange restart
> >> 4. Test. Something like:
> >> http://www.myICStore.com/cgi-bin/myICStore/admin/
> >> order_view?order=MIC4988  should bring up the order with no
> >> authorization required.
> >>
> >> I would assume this would work on other pages also, but this could
> >> cause some potential problems with the permissions IC sets up for its
> >> users and of course your changes to order_view.html will go away when
> >> you upgrade IC at any point.
> >
> > I suggest you make a copy of the order_view.html page and copy it to
> > <catalog_root>/pages/admin/ and then revert the original UI page back
> > at
> > /usr/lib/interchange/... That way, you have overridden the UI page for
> > only
> > one catalog, not all catalogs. Also, your page will remain when you
> > upgrade
> > the core.
> >
> > Of course, you could use a different name for your page and then users
> > in
> > the UI would have access to the core UI page and your PHP routine
> > would use
> > another.
> >
> > Jonathan
> > www.webmaint.net
> >
>
> Good ideas.  Thanks.  When I get this finished, I will package the
> system up, it may help other IC users.  It's basically a way to print
> PDF based packing slips and mailing labels based off of IC orders.

Sounds good. I use <HTMLDOC> on Helpem (which was developed in Interchange)
to generate on the fly pdfs.

good luck!

Jonathan.