How do I use the "configure" interface?

I'm sorry if this is a stupid question, but... How do I "use the configure interface" on my wiki? I'm reading all about how to setup user authentication, etc., in the docs, and it keeps referring the the "configure" interface. I see there is a configure file in /bin, and if I click on the configure link in your user guides it pops up a login dialog, but on my wiki (on my local machine) I don't see how to do this. Thanks.

-- AlfredoJahn - 03 Dec 2010

configure is a frontend for Foswikis main configuration file (lib/LocalSite.cfg). If you setup Foswiki by changing that file directly so far, you are not missing anything.

Links to you local configure are spread all over your local documentation in the System web (ie in System.InstalledPlugins). By default access to configure is restricted. This is usually configured in your webserver. In case you are using apache, there is a configuration stanza concerning configure in your apache configs having a line like Require user john.

Hope that helps.

-- OliverKrueger - 04 Dec 2010