Wiki/Blog Permissions

I have the advanced setup of OS X Server and I was wondering if there was a way to easily change whether users are allowed to have blogs. I used to have it setup on Basic but I found out that it does not support portable home directories so I switched. I used to use the Server Preferences. I also tried to use WGM to not allow a group to have a blog and assign that user to only that group but the user could still create a blog.
I also would like to know if there is a way to delete a blog that a user has created.

I think what you're looking for is under:
Server Admin.
Select the server itself in the left hand column (not an individual service such as Web).
You should see: Overview - Logs - Graphs - Server Updates - Certificates - Settings.
You want the "Settings" tab.
Under the "Access" tab you find there, select the blog service and enable only those users you want to have a blog to use the service.
I find the management of the wiki/blog system a bit of a nightmare as controls are scattered all over the place.
Hope that helps.

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Trying to set up a WIKI/BLOG server and want to allow groups to access only certain WIKIs. (e.g. leadership group is only group that can see leadership WIKI, etc.)
I've dug around and can't find how to do it. Is there a way to do this? And if so, how?
They are connecting to just the IP address for now (later to be a DNS name) via the browser. Connections are working, but anyone can see any group.

Hi,
In your group setup with Workgroup Manager (basic group panel) you select who can view and who can edit/create entries on the group's web site with the drop down selection menu in the middle of the page. Anyone will be able to see the list of groups hosted on your server if you use the dynamically created index page (the black background page). But if you select only group members to view the group wiki/blog, then an individual must log in and be a member of the group in order to see any of its pages. That includes any group service offered on the group web site.
By using the Directory.app you can enter more fine grained permissions for the group web site when you pull up the group entry and select who can view and edit/create by specific member within the group.
HTH,
Harry

10.5.7 update Wiki, blog, and Calendar stopped working

I'm running 10.5.7 server and like a noob, I updated without giving others a chance to figure out what problems might arise from this monster. My server is a live machine and unfortunately I sorta need this working ASAP.
Now that I've updated, none of my web services work. The basic site works, but the wiki/blog thing says there's no available groups. In workgroup manager, when I select a group (Library in this case), I want to be able to enable wiki and blog and Web Calendar. They're grey because now the "Enable the following services for this group on: (None)" is selected. When I click on the 'None' button there's no option to choose my community site.
In Server Admin, when I select "Web", then select my site. Then click, Web Services... Wiki and blog is checked. Also, the access list is blank, as it's always been...
Here's a look at the most recent error in my /Library/Logs/wikid/error.log before today, I'd never seen anything like it...
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2009-05-19 15:43:17-0700 [-] "Failed trying to build an index for a non-existent path: '/usr/share/wikid/help/fr.lproj'"
2009-05-19 15:43:17-0700 [-] "Failed trying to build an index for a non-existent path: '/usr/share/wikid/help/de.lproj'"
2009-05-19 15:43:17-0700 [-] "Failed trying to build an index for a non-existent path: '/usr/share/wikid/help/ja.lproj'"
Any thoughts why 10.5.7 update would do this?
-Graham
*edit* One more thing. When I select a user in WGM and click 'Advanced', then enable calendaring, I can't select a calendar host. There's no items in the list like there was before. It hyst says 'No Calendar Host Selected'. Again, this is enabled in the web services in Server Admin. Help!
Message was edited by: gracoat

Server Admin -> web
select the website in question, make sure it is checked as enabled
Server Admin -> web -> Web Services
make sure the users/groups that require access are displayed, otherwise click and add them
Check Wiki and Blog
etc...
save
Workgroup Manager -> Groups Icon
Select the correct group
Select the website that you want (www.your_domain.com) from the popup menu where it says : Enable the following service...
Check Wiki and Blog
etc...
save
Server Admin -> web
Stop
Start
That should do it...
If you try to access the wiki on localhost it won't work, you need to go to the actual domain
http://www.your_domain.com
on an intranet if you are using private dns you can create a test website for example
DNS -> your-server-name.mac.private. -> 192.168.1.150
and you select the correct private site, you can
http://your-server-name.mac.private and you should see it fine
Best of luck...

Wiki blog best practice for teachers

I am running Web services on a 10.5.8 server with wiki, blog, and calendar features enabled for a particular group.
What is the best practice for allowing a teacher to post assignments, media, etc., to his/her page while also allowing students to submit assignments (in video form) up on that page - BUT not allow them to edit the part the teacher has entered? It sounds like it should be a blog “comment”, but that does not allow them to upload files. I see there is the capability to “allow some group” members to write to this page – but how do I select which users (does not take me to a user selection option) - not sure that this is indeed what I am looking for anyway. If I allow all members to edit the page (wiki), there is little control for the page owner (teacher) to reduce student error, sabotage, or intentional goofiness.
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Media is not showing up on my wiki/blog server

I have recently setup a server running 10.5 and running Podcast Producer. I have created a wiki/blog page and created several groups. I have attempted to use Podcast Capture to post videos, files and presentations to the webpage but the files never show up on the page. I can find them in the Podcast folder on the server but they don't show up on the group webpage. What am I doing wrong? I have seen it done before, I'm just not sure what I'm missing. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

Could I refer you to the forum on Podcast Producer.

Changing group owner disables wiki/blog

For quite some time now the procedure for creating new groups with a single owner/moderator has worked well. I 1) go in to the directory app on the server, 2)create the group, 3) change the owner to the teacher who will manage the wiki/blog, 4) add the teacher to the list of users allowed to create wikis (in web services). Then everything works like a charm. As of a few weeks ago (and I have not run any updates--still on 10.5.6, etc.), as soon as I change the group owner from Directory Administrator the wiki/blog generates a no group with that name is hosted on this server. Changing the owner back to directory admin fixes this but I need the teachers to be owner/moderators. Any suggestions on what might be causing this problem?
Thanks,

Is there any solution to this problem? I am trying to set up the group owner but can't. I am set as the group owner in the group list and set as moderator in the list of users allowed to create wikis but when I go into the wiki site I am unable to change settings.

How to deploy the Wikis, Blogs and Discussions Sample Portlets ?

Hi all,
I'm trying to deploy Wikis, Blogs and Discussions Sample Portlets located at
http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/webcenter/release11_demos.html (the demo at the bottom).
I've successfully, deployed the portlet to WebCenter Portlet service using JDeveloper 11.1.1.2.0.
And I've successfully register the porlet proivder in 11g Portal.
However, when I added the portlet to a new page, it returns error
"Error: Could not get markup. The cookie or session is invalid or there is a runtime exception".
I've recreated the page and refresh the screen. But still got the error.
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I found that the sample code has hard coded the WikiRemoteService to be
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However, Wiki portlet seems not working properly. The request I submit via the interface (e.g. show wiki) returns me error
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Post wiki/blog entries from iphone?

i gather from what i have read of the docs, that the default presentation of blogs and wikis on the iphone is read-only.
i'm wondering if i might be able to pick up a blog-editing tool (along the lines of ecto or something, but simpler and for the iphone) that would make it possible to make quick posts - i.e. to take a photo or video and post it to a blog from the iphone with a short caption.
i'm kind of surprised that apple chooses to feature "iphone support" on the page describing the snow leopard collaboration services, but that their idea of supporting the iphone is so limited - especially since when they introduced the iphone 3GS, they demo'd uploading videos to youtube.
anyone have any ideas? i see in the wikiserver documentation that the server is supposed to support the AtomPub and MetaWebLog API's, but then i don't see any mention of support for apple-snow-leopard-wiki-server (what is it actually called anyway?) in the documentation of any tools in the itunes store.
Blogwriter - bad reviews. no mention of supporing os x server wikis/blogs.
Wordpress - right idea, but afaik, this works only for wordpress blogs?
Blog with iBlogger! - by the folks who do ecto for the mac. looks vaguely promising, but does not list support for 10.6 server blogs and has mix of positive/negative reviews. also costs $10.
Blog Press - similar in scope to Blog with iBlogger!. $3. some bad reviews.

Is it possible to add a new blog entries from an iPhone ?
No, you can't do anything to an iWeb blog without using iWeb. Use something else for your blog.

Can Wiki blogs be shared ? (Server v4)

Hello all,
I am trying to set up a Wiki blog, so that all logged-in users can leave their comments like in a newspaper's comment section.
Of course, it should be clear who left a comment and when.
The blog should read like that:
User 1 on Friday 2 Jan 2015 wrote :
User 2 on Friday 2 Jan 2015 wrote :
How do I do that ? The comment function does not embed the comments into the blog.
Thanks for helping.

You can't modify the way it works. Like everything else in OS X Server, it's designed for simplicity, not flexibility. You would need a third-party solution. I don't have a specific recommendation.

Wiki & Blog

Hi
Wat is WIKI & BLOG in our SDN..
How to post mine..
Regards
Ram

Hi
Wiki and Blogs are the places where you post your articles/white papers or add/change the current articles. Go into BPX community to get more information and you will find all the info that you need.
Its really good if you will be able to make any contribution there
check out the below links
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/wiki
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/weblogs
Thanks
Edited by: Deepak Aparanji on Jul 3, 2008 2:49 PM

Wiki/Blog without Server

Is it possible to download the wiki/blog feature for use in Leopard Client. I am interested in trying it out before I purchase a Server.
Thanks

no solution found

Wiki/blog server relationship to blojsom (plugins ?)

Is there any relationship between the wiki/blog software and blojsom ? I've seen some comments about this on other forums but not sure if this is still the case.
I see a plugin folder in some of the wiki config folder and am wondering if it's possible to use blojsom plugins (with/without some modifications) ? Or if there are any plugins in the works ?

There is no support for blojsom plugins in the Leopard Wiki/Weblog server.
Support for third party plugins is something we are looking into for the future but have no plans around yet. If that is something that is important to you, let us know through a bug report.

To the apex team (wiki, blog and ask the expert)

Dear fellows,
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I'm looking forward ......
Best regards.
Leo

I was able to do this by logging in with FTP. I deleted contents of the "Collaboration" folder, restarted and set up my sites. It all worked like new.

Enable group wiki/blog services on a specific virtual host

In Workgroup Manager im used to enable the following services for this group on a specific virtual host, this option is now grey and not accessible. Neither is the options below for turning on/off wiki, blog and calendar.
What happened here? Feels like 10.6 is more like 10.2.6 in functionality and manageability!

I Have same problem. Im suspecting a ethernet bond related problem, as i had similar in 10.5 server. The ethernet bond takes one of the two MAC adressess from the fysical ethernet interfaces (eth1 or eth2). OS X server system somehow binds it services to them?

How to configure the wiki/blog server to share the embed LDAP

All
anyone know the steps to share the embed LDAP to the wiki/blog server? the SSO steps of course meet the requirement, but all i haveto do is to setup the ENV to work with the demo custom apps for avoiding login twice. any input are appreciated.

And i assumed wrong :)
You are not using the latest version of WebCenter. According to what i see, you are using webcenter 11.1.1.3 or earlier which does not use UCM as wiki and blog service.
So basicly all the links i provided in my previous post are useless for you.
To be honnest, configuring wiki and blog in pre PS3 environment is a real pain in the "you know what i mean".
The reason for this is that you will need to create a few keystores, configure SSO,... The instruction that explains how is very long and difficult and in the end, you end up with integrating iframes which is not nice...
That's why since PS3, webcenter uses UCM to store the wiki and blog services.
If it's for a demo application, why not use the latest version?
Edited by: Yannick Ongena on Aug 25, 2011 7:52 AM

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