Logging in to administration panel

The default login name is sfs_admin and the default password is sfs_pass. Leave the server IP address and port unchanged, and log in to the administration panel.

There will be a prompt dialog saying that using the default password is not secure. The password can be changed in the same configuration file that we used to set up the database connection. We are going to change the password in next chapter when we go through the configuration file in detail.

After we are logged in, we have a glance at all server statistics and settings. It will show statistics including data traffic, memory usage, established connections count, and dropped messages count.

It allows many operations for a server moderator to use, for example, a moderator can monitor and manage zones and rooms, send broadcast messages to specific users, kick unusual or idle users, monitor logfiles, or even change the configuration and extension files on the fly when the server is running.

Note

It is strongly recommended to change the password of the admin panel even in development stage. The default password raises a security issue that someone can log in to the admin panel and retrieve all the server configuration and server extension source code, including all database passwords stored inside.