Configuration of the JAMES appliance

  • Login via the console (vm konsole/putty/direct terminal on the hardware appliance)
Username: root
Password: metasec
  • Adapt network: mcedit /etc/network/interfaces
  • Adapt passage with eth0 according to local conditions
allow-hotplug eth0
iface eth0 inet static
  address 10.10.10.10
  netmask 255.255.255.0
  gateway 10.10.10.254
  • save with [F10] and exit the editor.
    mcedit /etc/resolv.conf
domain customer.local
search customer.local
nameserver 8.8.8.8
nameserver 9.9.9.9
  • Adapt data according to local conditions. Save with [F10] and exit the editor.
  • mcedit /etc/hostname Only the hostname should be entered here. Not the FQDN!
  • Save with [F10] and exit the editor.
    mcedit /etc/hosts
127.0.0.1 localhost
10.10.10.10 hostname.customer.local hostname
  • Save with [F10] and exit the editor.
  • Reboot the system with
init 6
  • Wait for reboot until the system is online again.
  • Ping system via ip
  • Create an entry in the DNS system for the selected ip.
  • Ping the system using the newly created DNS name [e.g. computer name.customer.local ].
cd /opt/metasec_james
ln -s demo.webdev.local rechnername.kunde.local
ln -s demo.webdev.local IP_VOM_SYSTEM
This makes the demo client accessible via the DNS name