4.1. Introduction#
4.1.1. Access#
The UCS web interface can be opened on any UCS system via the URL
https://servername/
. Alternatively, access is also possible via the server’s
IP address. Under certain circumstances it may be necessary to access the
services over an insecure connection (e.g., if no SSL certificates have been
created for the system yet). In this case, http
must be used instead of
https
in the URL. In this case, passwords are sent over the network in plain
text!
4.1.2. Browser compatibility#
The UCS web interface uses numerous JavaScript and CSS functions. Cookies need to be permitted in the browser. The following browsers are supported:
Chrome as of version 85
Firefox as of version 78
Microsoft Edge as of version 88
Safari and Safari Mobile as of version 13
Users with older browsers may experience display problems or the site does not work at all.
The UCS web interface is available in German and English (and French if it is chosen as language during the installation from DVD); the language to be used can be changed via the entry Switch language of the user menu in the upper right corner.
4.1.3. Switching between dark and light theme for UCS web interfaces#
All UCS web interfaces have a dark and a light theme that can be switched between with
the Univention Configuration Registry Variable ucs/web/theme
. The value of ucs/web/theme
corresponds to a CSS file under /usr/share/univention-web/themes/
with
the same name (without file extension). For example, setting
ucs/web/theme
to light
will use
/usr/share/univention-web/themes/light.css
as theme for all UCS web interfaces.
4.1.4. Creating a custom theme/Adjusting the design of UCS web interfaces#
To create a custom theme it is advised not to edit
/usr/share/univention-web/themes/dark.css
or
/usr/share/univention-web/themes/light.css
since
the changes may be overwritten when upgrading UCS. Instead copy one of
these files to e.g.
/usr/share/univention-web/themes/mytheme.css
and
set the Univention Configuration Registry Variable ucs/web/theme
to
mytheme
.
The files /usr/share/univention-web/themes/dark.css
and
/usr/share/univention-web/themes/light.css
contain the same list of CSS
variables. These variables are used in other
CSS files and are the supported layer of configurability for UCS web interfaces. The
names and current use case for these variables will not change between UCS
upgrades but new ones may be added.
Some UCS web interfaces import their own local custom.css
file which can be
used to further adjust the design of that page. These are
/usr/share/univention-management-console-login/css/custom.css
(Login via single sign-on) and
/usr/share/univention-portal/custom.css
(UCS portal page). The
files are empty when installing UCS and are not modified when installing any UCS
update. Be aware though that a given CSS selector
may break when installing any UCS update.
4.1.5. Feedback on UCS#
By choosing the
option in the upper right menu, you can provide feedback on UCS via a web form.4.1.6. Collection of usage statistics#
Anonymous usage statistics on the use of the UCS web interface are collected when using the core edition version of UCS (which is generally used for evaluating UCS). Further information can be found in KB 6701 - Data collection in Univention Corporate Server.