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KB450436 – Adding 2FA to Houston UI

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Scope/Description

  • This article covers installing 2FA to your Houston UI login page.

Prerequisites

  • Ubuntu or Rocky OS server with Houston UI
  • Access to the servers terminal

Steps

Installing 2FA for Houston 

  • First, start by logging into your Houston UI and proceeding to the terminal tab at the bottom
  • From there, depending on your OS, run the below command, which will pull the 2FA package we will need

dnf install cockpit-2fa

apt install cockpit-2fa

  • From there, it will ask you to confirm the download. Type “y”

  • Once the package is finished downloading, simply refresh your web page, and a new “45Drives 2FA” tab will appear

  • From here, just follow the on screen steps to set up the 2FA as if you would with any other 2FA setup

 


Verification

  • To verify a successful installation attempt to login to Houston UI. After the username and password prompt you should be shown the below authenticator box.
  • Once you provide your verification code you will be allowed into Houston UI.

Troubleshooting

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