I can't get webchat to work in BETA3

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William Tracy

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4:01 PM (3 hours ago) 4:01 PM
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webchat slider switch operates but Webchat http://10.0.0.232/webchat.php complains:
Unable to connect to WebChat service, please ensure service is enabled.
Direct link: http://10.0.0.232:8055

If I run webchet.sh in command line it complains about owner_callsign.

pi@digipi:~ $ ./webchat.sh
A Required option is missing in the config file : value required for option owner_callsign in group [DEFAULT]
The "owner_callsign" option is required. It is used to identify the licensed ham radio operator responsible for this APRSD instance, which may be different than the "callsign" used by APRSD for messaging.
pi@digipi:~ $

William Tracy

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4:16 PM (3 hours ago) 4:16 PM
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I don't know if this is the correct way to fix this, but..

I edited .config/aprsd/aprsd.conf
changed callsign under DEFAULT settings to owner_callsign, pressed the Save Configuration button and tried webchat again.  It worked.

# CRITICAL - <No description provided>
[DEFAULT]

#
# From aprsd.conf
#

# Callsign to use for messages sent by APRSD (string value)
owner_callsign = YOUR_CALLSIGN_HERE

William Tracy

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5:15 PM (2 hours ago) 5:15 PM
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aprsd.conf needed both callsign and owner_callsign

callsign: YOURCALL-7     # or whatever SSID you want for messaging (common: -7, -9, -15)
owner_callsign: YOURCALL   # Your base callsign (no SSID) – you added this earlier
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