Work with JAAS authorization data properties files

We can use properties files to create, modify, or delete JAAS authorization data properties.

Determine the changes to make to the JAAS authorization data object or its properties.

From the server profile bin directory, run wsadmin -lang jython

Using a properties file create, modify, or delete a JAAS authorization data object.

Run administrative commands using wsadmin to create or change a properties file for a JAAS authorization data, validate the properties, and apply them to the configuration.

data properties files. We can create, modify, and delete

Action	Procedure
create	Set required properties and then run the applyConfigProperties command.
modify	Edit any properties and then run the applyConfigProperties command.
delete	To delete the entire JAASAuthData object, uncomment #DELETE=true and then run the deleteConfigProperties command.
create Property	Not applicable
delete Property	Not applicable

Optionally, we can use interactive mode with the commands:

AdminTask.command_name('-interactive')

• Create a properties file for a JAASAuthData object.

  1. Set JAASAuthData properties as needed.

     Open an editor on a JAASAuthData properties file. Modify the Environment Variables section to match the system and set any property value that needs to be changed. An example JAASAuthData properties file follows:

     #
     # Header  #
     ResourceType=JAASAuthData
     ImplementingResourceType=Security
     ResourceId=Cell=!{cellName}:Security=:JAASAuthData=alias#myAlias
     AttributeInfo=authDataEntries
     #DELETE=true
     #
      #
     #Properties
     #
     password=myPassword # required
     userId=cp_web # required
     alias=myAlias # required
     description=my new alias  EnvironmentVariablesSection
     #Environment Variables
     cellName=myCell

  2. Run the applyConfigProperties command to create or change a JAAS authorization data object.

     Running the applyConfigProperties command applies the properties file to the configuration. In this Jython example, the optional -reportFileName parameter produces a report named report.txt:

     AdminTask.applyConfigProperties(['-propertiesFileName myObjectType.props -reportFileName report.txt'])

• Modify an existing properties file.

  1. Obtain a properties file for the JAASAuthData object to change.

     We can extract a properties file for a JAASAuthData object using the extractConfigProperties command.

  2. Open the properties file in an editor and change the properties as needed.

     Ensure that the environment variables in the properties file match the system.

  3. Run the applyConfigProperties command.

• If we no longer need the JAAS authorization data object, we can delete the entire JAAS object.

  To delete the entire object, specify DELETE=true in the header section of the properties file and run the deleteConfigProperties command; for example:

  AdminTask.deleteConfigProperties('[-propertiesFileName myObjectType.props -reportFileName report.txt]')

Results

We can use the properties file to configure and manage the JAAS authorization data object and its properties.

What to do next

Save the changes to the configuration.

Related tasks

Extracting properties files

Create server, cluster, application, or authorization group objects using properties files and wsadmin scripting

Delete server, cluster, application, or authorization group objects using properties files

PropertiesBasedConfiguration (AdminTask)