Administration

SunScreen has two administrative interfaces: the Java-based Graphical User Interface (GUI), accessible using any JDK 1.1-compliant web browser, and a command-line interface.

GUI

The web server that provides connectivity between SunScreen and the browser listens on port 3852. The administrative interface is password-protected: The initial username and password are set to admin. GUI provides an easy-to-use interface, but because of the protocol used (plain HTTP without encryption or authentication), you should use the interface with caution.

Command-Line Interface

All administrative features present in the GUI are also available in command-line mode. Basically, two commands are used to administer SunScreen: ssadm, which is the ...

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