How to Modify GroupWise WebAccess 7 Login Page

As an additional security measure, some customers have requested the ability to modify the GroupWise WebAccess login page so that end-users will see a generic login page with user and password fields, but without any information or logos identifying the system as "Novell" or"GroupWise" (including links to GroupWise help).

To modify the GroupWise WebAccess login page, edit the following WebAccess configuration files (normally located under the Tomcat home directory in …\webapps\gw\WEB-INF\classes\com\novell\webaccess\templates\css\):

In the login.htt file, edit the following lines:

STEP 1

Locate the line:

< tr style="background: url({VAR noScript(Templates.Images.url)}/splash-02.gif ) no-repeat top left;">

and change to:

< tr>

STEP2

Locate the line:

< img src="{VAR Templates.Images.url}/dotzero.gif" width=1 height=75>

and change to:

< img src="{VAR Templates.Images.url}/dotzero.gif" width=1 height=10>

(This change is just for appearance only- adds a reasonable space at top of dialog)

STEP 3

Locate and remove the following line:

& nbsp; {STRING Login.Help.moreInformation}

STEP 4

Locate the line:

< td style="padding-left: 10px; {IF Browser.name!="MSIE"}vertical-align: top; {ENDIF}width:15%;" nowrap> {STRING Login.Button.help}

and change to:

< td>

STEP 5

Locate the line:

< td style="font-size: 70%; {IF Browser.name!="MSIE"}vertical-align: top; {ENDIF}" align="right">{STRING Application.copyright {VAR noScript(Application.Copyright.year)}}

and change to:

< td>

STEP 6

Save changes to login.htt

STEP 7

In the same directory, open the CssResources_<**>.properties file (CssResources_en.properties for English, _fr for French, _de for German, etc)

STEP 8

Near the top of the file, locate the line that reads:

Application.Page.title=Novell WebAccess

And change to:

Application.Page.title=Please Login (or something else that does not identify it as Novell GroupWise)

STEP 9

Exit and restart Tomcat on your WebAccess application server.