Change Forums configuration property values 

Configuration settings control how and when various Forums operations take place. You can edit the settings to change the ways that forums behave.


Before starting

To edit configuration files, use the IBM WAS wsadmin client. See Starting the wsadmin client for information about how to start the wsadmin command-line tool.


About this task

Configure Forums using scripts accessed with the wsadmin client. These scripts use the AdminConfig object available in the WAS wsadmin client to interact with the Forums configuration file. Changes to Forums configuration settings require node synchronization and a restart of the Forums server before they take effect.


Procedure

To change Forums configuration settings...

  1. From the dmgr host:

      cd $DMGR_PROFILE/bin
      ./wsadmin.sh -jython
      execfile("forumsAdmin.py")

      If prompted to specify a service to connect to, type 1 to pick the first node in the list. Most commands can run on any node. If the command writes or reads information to or from a file using a local file path, pick the node where the file is stored.

  2. Check out the Forums configuration files using the following command:

      ForumsConfigService.checkOutConfig("<working_directory>", "<cell_name>")

      where:

      • <working_directory> is the temporary working directory to which the configuration XML and XSD files are copied. The files are kept in this working directory while you make changes to them.

          Note: AIX and Linux only: The directory must grant write permissions or the command will not run successfully.

      • <cell_name> is the name of the WAS cell hosting the IBM Connections application. This argument is required. It is also case-sensitive, so type it with care. If you do not know the cell name, you can determine it by typing the following command in the wsadmin command processor:

          print AdminControl.getCell()

      For example:

      ForumsConfigService.checkOutConfig("/opt/my_temp_dir", "ForumServerNode01Cell")

  • Optional: To view a list of the valid Forums configuration settings and their current values, use the following command:

      ForumsConfigService.showConfig()

  • To change a Forums configuration setting, use the following command:

      ForumsConfigService.updateConfig("<property>", "<value>")

      where <property> is one of the editable Forums configuration properties and <value> is the new value with which you want to set that property. See Forums configuration properties for a complete list of editable properties.

      For example:

      ForumsConfigService.updateConfig("task.TrashAutoPurgeJob.trashRetentionInDays", "120")

  • Optional: After updating the Forums properties with new values, use the ForumsConfigService.showConfig() command to display the list of properties and their updated values. These are the values that will be checked in with the ForumsConfigService.checkInConfig() command.

  • Optional: Repeat step 3 for each property setting that you want to change.


    What to do next

    You must check the configuration files back in after making changes, and they must be checked in during the same wsadmin session in which they were checked out for the changes to take effect. See Apply property changes for details.

      Forums configuration properties
      Configuration settings control various configurable applications within Forums and also help in the optimization of server performance. They require a Forums application or server restart to take effect.

      Apply property changes in Forums
      After you have edited the Forums configuration properties, check the changed configuration file in, and restart the servers to apply the changes.


    Parent topic

    Administer Forums


       

     

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