Chapter 7. Graphical User Interface (Gui); Overview - AVIRA ANTIVIR UNIX MAILGATE User Manual

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Graphical User Interface (GUI)
7.1

Overview

The graphical user interface (GUI) assists you in operating and configuring AntiVir
MailGate and graphically displays the monitoring process. AntiVir MailGate is
fully functional and configurable even without GUI. The interface is an
independent application that can start and stop without influencing AntiVir
MailGate.
You need Java 1.4.0 or higher to use the GUI.
Permissions
You do not need root permissions. You can use the program with GUI as a normal
user.
However, you must belong to the "antivir" group created during the installation.
Type (as root):
group1 - group3 are the groups to which the user belongs,
username is the name of the user.
To set the groups for a user:
type:
Starting
Start the GUI:
If this command does not detect the Java installation:
create a soft link in /usr/bin (as root):
GUI communicates with AntiVir MailGate via SSL through the loopback network
Communication
interface. You must specify the following parameters in the configuration file
avmailgate.conf :
If these parameters are missing or invalid, the GUI is not available.
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/usr/sbin/usermod -G group1,group2,group3,antivir
username
/usr/bin/groups
antivir-gui
ln -s /PFAD/ZUR/JAVA/INSTALLATION/bin/java /usr/bin
GuiSupport
GuiCAFile
GuiCertFile
GuiCertPass
AntiVir MailGate
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
YES
/usr/lib/AntiVir/gui/cert/cacert.pem
/usr/lib/AntiVir/gui/cert/server.pem
antivir_default
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