---
name: "wnconfig"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "wn"
version: "2.2.9-2"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/wnconfig"
---

# wnconfig(8)

simple run-time configuration of wn HTTP server.

## NAME

wnconfig - simple run-time configuration of wn HTTP server.

## SYNOPSIS

**wnconfig**

## DESCRIPTION

**wnconfig** is a Debian specific [**sh**(1)](/sh/1.md) program that is part of the [**wn**(1)](/wn/1.md) HTTP server package. It helps you configure the [**wn**(1)](/wn/1.md) HTTP server. Its user interface is patterned after the Linux kernel configuration program.  All questions have help which can be accessed by entering "?" without the quotes. All other answers must have double quotes around them. You need to define the values of several variable defining directories and options used by the [**wn**(1)](/wn/1.md) daemon and utilities. There is a standard configuration that you can choose as a short cut. Once you're happy with the configuration you can save the configuration. This also modifies the running system. You can always exit without saving the configuration. You can rerun this program again later by invoking **wnconfig** from a command line.

This is a very simple program which doesn't provide for extensive customization. Advanced users are encouraged to edit the Debian configuration files under */etc/wn* directly instead of using this program.

## FILES

- */etc/wn/wn.conf*

  Main Debian specific configuration file for [**wn**(1)](/wn/1.md) package.

- */etc/wn/wn.rc*

  Debian specific [**sh**(1)](/sh/1.md) wrapper program to start [**wn**(1)](/wn/1.md) daemon with proper options.

- */etc/init.d/wn*

  Debian specific [**sh**(1)](/sh/1.md) program to start [**wnsd**(8)](/wnsd/8.md) stand-alone daemon from [**init**(8)](/init/8.md) process.

- */etc/cron.daily/wn*

  Debian specific [**sh**(1)](/sh/1.md) program to re-index standard documentation directories.  It is run daily by the [**cron**(8)](/cron/8.md) daemon.

## SEE ALSO

[**wn**(1)](/wn/1.md), [**wn\_mkdigest**(1)](/wn_mkdigest/1.md), [**wn\_uncache**(1)](/wn_uncache/1.md), [**wndex**(1)](/wndex/1.md), [**wnindexmaker**(1)](/wnindexmaker/1.md), [**wnpnuts**(1)](/wnpnuts/1.md), [**wnauth**(3)](/wnauth/3.md), [**wncat**(3)](/wncat/3.md), [**wnhtmlify**(3)](/wnhtmlify/3.md), [**wnredir**(3)](/wnredir/3.md), [**wnsectsearch**(3)](/wnsectsearch/3.md), [**wnseven\_m**(3)](/wnseven_m/3.md), [**wn\_md5passwd**(8)](/wn_md5passwd/8.md), [**wn\_mkpasswd**(8)](/wn_mkpasswd/8.md), [**wnd**(8)](/wnd/8.md), [**wnsd**(8)](/wnsd/8.md), [**wnupdatewww**(8)](/wnupdatewww/8.md), [**wnv2c**(8)](/wnv2c/8.md)\
 **http:/doc/wn/manual.html**\
 **http://hopf.math.nwu.edu/**

## AUTHOR

**wn** is written by John Franks \<john@math.nwu.edu\>.  Modified by Jean Pierre LeJacq \<jplejacq@quoininc.com\> as part of packaging for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution. Manual page also added by Jean Pierre LeJacq.