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How to change web_page_url of mailman?

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    joako Well-Known Member

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    I have mailman setup to use SSL (As it should be) however when you login to the admin you can't submit anything because the value of web_page_url is http:// instead of https://. I tried to update it manually and it worked, but when I return a few days later the value has been automatically updated without my permission. How do I force the change to web_page_url of mailman to stay unchanged?
     
    #1 joako, Apr 29, 2016
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    Hello,

    Would you mind sharing the specific steps you are taking to change the Mailman URL so we are reproducing the issue the same way as you?

    Thank you.
     
    #2 cPanelMichael, May 2, 2016
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    I am having the same problem, I changed the url this way

    1) Login to the server via SSH and go to
    /usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/mailman/bin
    2) Execute command
    ./withlist -l -r fix_url list_name --urlhost=host2.example.com
     
    #3 Tryggvi Gunnarsson, May 25, 2016
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    Would you mind opening a support ticket using the link in my signature so we can take a closer look? You can post the ticket number here so we can update this thread with the outcome.

    Thank you.
     
    #4 cPanelMichael, May 25, 2016
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    I run this command and it shows the current config:

    /usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/mailman/bin/dumpdb /usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/mailman/lists/alerts_domainofaccount.com/config.pck | grep web

    I create a file named tmp with this contents:

    mlist.web_page_url = 'https://hostnameof.cpanelserver.com/mailman/'

    Then I run this command:

    /usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/mailman/bin/config_list -i tmp alerts_domainofaccount.com

    And it works. But eventually this gets reveted back. So the question is what in Cpanel is changing it and how to force it to use https and hostname of cpanel server instead of http hostname of account?
     
    #5 joako, May 28, 2016
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    Hello,

    While it's possible to change the mailman URL, it's important to note that no native feature exists to preserve these types of changes. cPanel updates call "/scripts/resetmailmanurls", which reverts the custom changes. I suggest voting and adding feedback to the following feature request if you want to see a change in this behavior:

    MailMan - Make it configurable on a site basis, not server wide ( PCI-DSS Compliance )

    In the meantime, you can use hooks to disable "/scripts/resetmailmanurls" during the cPanel update process. Here's one example of doing this:

    Code:
    touch /root/preupcpscript.sh
touch /root/postupcpscript.sh
chmod 0755 /root/preupcpscript.sh
chmod 0755 /root/postupcpscript.sh
    Then, edit these files to match the following contents (Note the vi command is in code tags, but not part of the actual script):

    Code:
    vi /root/preupcpscript.sh
#!/bin/sh
chmod 0000 /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/resetmailmanurls
chattr +i /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/resetmailmanurls
    Code:
    vi /root/postupcpscript.sh
#!/bin/sh
chattr -i /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/resetmailmanurls
chmod 0755 /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/resetmailmanurls
    Next, run the following commands to enable these scripts:

    Code:
    /usr/local/cpanel/bin/manage_hooks add script /root/preupcpscript.sh --manual --category System --event upcp --stage pre
/usr/local/cpanel/bin/manage_hooks add script /root/postupcpscript.sh --manual --category System --event upcp --stage post
    Keep in mind this will result in an error message during the upcp process when it tries to run "/scripts/resetmailmanurls", but the update itself will still proceed.

    Thank you.
     
    #6 cPanelMichael, Jun 1, 2016
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    3 years and 2 votes.. that's never getting implemented.

    Let me know when Cpanel plans to take security seriously. Anything other than HTTPS by default isn't.
     
    #7 joako, Jun 1, 2016
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    #8 cPanelMichael, Jun 2, 2016
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    I found the Mailman option in cPanel is properly secured, is there any way to turn off the insecure mailman access?
     
    #9 joako, Sep 11, 2016
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    Could you provide an example of how you are accessing Mailman over the insecure URL? For instance, is it directly through the cPanel interface over port 2082?

    Thank you.
     
    #10 cPanelMichael, Sep 20, 2016
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