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How-To install VMware Management Interface (MUI) on SME 7.0

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Install it as per http://www.vmware.com/pdf/server_admin_manual.pdf page 44. Don't worry about libdb.so.3.


cp /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/S91httpd.vmware /etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd.vmware << Maybe not required... wont hurt to try :)

ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d/e-smith-service /etc/rc7.d/S91httpd.vmware

/sbin/e-smith/db configuration set httpd.vmware service status enabled

/sbin/e-smith/signal-event console-save

/sbin/e-smith/signal-event post-upgrade

/sbin/e-smith/signal-event reboot

Open the following ports in your firewall for external access.

MUI SSL certificate will be self signed by VMware.
To make it use your existing certificates edit /usr/lib/vmware-mui/apache/conf/httpd.conf

First, find the location of your SSL .crt and .key files

For self signed default certs they will be in /home/e-smith/ssl.crt and /home/e-smith/ssl.key
They will be named hostname.domain.crt and hostname.domain.key Full paths will be:
/home/e-smith/ssl.crt/hostname.domain.crt
/home/e-smith/ssl.key/hostname.domain.key

For non self signed CA issued certificates locate the paths as follows-
/sbin/e-smith/config getprop modSSL crt
/sbin/e-smith/config getprop modSSL key


Now, make the changes to httpd.conf
pico /usr/lib/vmware-mui/apache/conf/httpd.conf
Cntrl-w SSLCertificateFile /etc/vmware-mui/ssl/mui.crt
Edit SSLCertificateFile to point to the location of your certificate eg. /home/e-smith/ssl.crt/hostname.domain.crt
Below that edit SSLCertificateKeyFile to point to the location of your key file eg. /home/e-smith/ssl.key/hostname.domain.key
Cntrl-x, yes, enter.

Example section of /usr/lib/vmware-mui/apache/conf/httpd.conf

#   Server Certificate:
#   Point SSLCertificateFile at a PEM encoded certificate.  If
#   the certificate is encrypted, then you will be prompted for a
#   pass phrase.  Note that a kill -HUP will prompt again. A test
#   certificate can be generated with `make certificate' under
#   built time. Keep in mind that if you've both a RSA and a DSA
#   certificate you can configure both in parallel (to also allow
#   the use of DSA ciphers, etc.)
SSLCertificateFile /etc/httpd/conf/ssl.crt/server.crt
#SSLCertificateFile /etc/vmware-mui/ssl/mui.crt
#SSLCertificateFile /usr/lib/vmware-mui/apache/conf/ssl.crt/server-dsa.crt

#   Server Private Key:
#   If the key is not combined with the certificate, use this
#   directive to point at the key file.  Keep in mind that if
#   you've both a RSA and a DSA private key you can configure
#   both in parallel (to also allow the use of DSA ciphers, etc.)
SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/httpd/conf/ssl.key/server.key
#SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/vmware-mui/ssl/mui.key
#SSLCertificateKeyFile /usr/lib/vmware-mui/apache/conf/ssl.key/server-dsa.key


Now we stop and start the httpd.vmware service.
/etc/rc7.d/S91httpd.vmware restart


Thats it.

References:

Information gathered from this forum thread http://forums.contribs.org/viewtopic.php?t=30838
Creating a CA signed SSL Certificate
Creating a Custom signed SSL Certificate


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