Disable WAS global security

 

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Overview

To have Portal ignore WAS global security, run the disable-security task.

To enable WAS global security that has been disabled, run the enable-security-ldap or enable-security-wmmur-db tasks.

If this is a cluster environment, stop all cluster members before disabling or enabling security using the appropriate tasks.

Steps for this task:

To run the disable-security task...

  1. Edit

    <wp_root>/config/wpconfig.properties

  2. Enter the values that are appropriate for your environment.

    Section of properties file: WAS configuration properties

    Property Value
    WasUserid

    The user ID for WAS security authentication.

    For LDAP configuration this value should not contain spaces.

    Recommended values when using LDAP security:

    Custom User Registry: wpsbind
    IBM Directory Server: uid=wpsbind,cn=users,dc=yourco,dc=com
    Domino: cn=wpsbind,o=yourco.com
    Active Directory: cn=wpsbind,cn=users,dc=yourco,dc=com
    SunOne: uid=wpsbind,ou=people,o=yourco.com
    Novell eDirectory: uid=wpsbind,ou=people,o=yourco.com
    Default Value: <none>

    WasPassword

    The password for WAS security authentication.

    Recommended value: No recommended value for this property.

    Default Value: <none>

    Section of properties file: Portal configuration properties

    Property Value
    PortalAdminId

    The user ID for the WebSphere Portal administrator.

    Recommended value: uid=<portaladminid>,o=default organization

    Default value: <none>

    PortalAdminIdShort

    The short form of the user ID for the WebSphere Portal administrator, as defined in the PortalAdminId property.

    Recommended value: <portaladminid>

    Default value: <none>

    PortalAdminPwd

    The password for the WebSphere Portal administrator, as defined in the PortalAdminId property.

    Recommended value: No recommended value for this property.

    Default value: <none>

    PortalAdminGroupId

    The group ID for the group to which the WebSphere Portal administrator belongs.

    Recommended value: cn=wpsadmins,o=default organization

    Default value: <none>

    PortalAdminGroupIdShort

    The short form of the group ID for the WebSphere Portal administrator, as defined in the PortalAdminGroupId property.

    Recommended Value: wpsadmins

    Default Value: <none>

    Section of properties file: Database properties

    Property Value
    DbUser

    The user ID for the database administrator.

    Recommended Value: No recommended value for this property.

    Default Value: db2admin

    DbPassword

    The password for the database administrator.

    Recommended Value: No recommended value for this property.

    Default Value: ReplaceWithYourDbAdminPwd

  3. If you are using LDAP with a LookAside database, set the LookAside property (in the LDAP properties section) to false.

  4. Save and close the wpconfig.properties file.

  5. Run the configuration task... 

    ./WPSconfig.sh disable-security 
               -DWasPassword=password
               -DPortalAdminPwd=password
               -DDbPassword=password

    Check the output for any error messages before proceeding with any additional tasks. If any of the configuration tasks fail, verify the values in the wpconfig.properties file.

  6. cd to $WAS_HOME/bin and enter... 
    startServer <server1>
startServer WebSphere_Portal

    where <server1> is the name of the WAS administrative server. The default name for this server is server1.

 

See also

 

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