WebSphere

 

Portal Express, Version 6.0
Operating systems: i5/OS, Linux, Windows

 

Configure Sun Java System Directory Server for realm support

Choose this option to configure the WebSphere Application Server to access the LDAP server through the database user registry. In this configuration, one or more user registries and, therefore one or more "realms", can be created. A "realm" is a concept that denotes a specific body of users accessing a specific configuration. Refer to Multiple virtual portals for information about creating separate, customizable portals for different groups of users within an organization.

Follow these steps to edit the wpconfig.properties file and run the appropriate configuration tasks so that IBM® WebSphere® Portal Express can work with the LDAP server.Note the following:

 

Password considerations: For security reasons, you should not store passwords in the wpconfig.properties file. IBM recommends that you edit the wpconfig.properties prior to running a configuration task, inserting the passwords needed for that task. Then, after the task has run, you should delete all passwords from the wpconfig.properties file. For more information, see Deleting passwords from configuration scripts.

Alternatively, you can specify the password on the command line using the following syntax:

	WPSconfig.{sh|bat} task_name -Dpassword_property_key=password_value

As with other properties, each password property must have the -D prefix and be set equal to (=) a value. If you have multiple properties in a single command, use a space character between each -Dproperty=value setting.

  1. Ensure that the LDAP software is installed and any setup has been performed.

  2. Locate the wpconfig.properties and wpconfig_dbdomain.properties files in the following directory and create a back up copy before changing any values:

  3. Use a text editor to open the wpconfig.properties and wpconfig_dbdomain.properties files and enter the values appropriate for your environment. Note the following:

    • Do not change any settings other than those specified in these steps. For instructions on working with these files, see Configuration properties reference for a complete properties reference, including default values.

    • Use / instead of \ for all platforms.

    • Some values, shown in italics below, might need to be modified to your specific environment.

     

    Section of the wpconfig.properties file: IBM WebSphere Application Server properties

    Property Value
    WasUserid The user ID for WebSphere Application Server security authentication. For an LDAP configuration this should be the fully qualified distinguished name (DN) of a current administrative user for the WebSphere Application Server. For a configuration using Member Manager User Registry database the short version of the distinguished name must be used.

    Make sure to type the value in lower case, regardless of the case used in the distinguished name (DN). If a value is specified for WasUserid, a value must also be specified for WasPassword. If WasUserid is left blank, WasPassword must also be left blank.

    For LDAP configuration this value should not contain spaces.

    Type: Alphanumeric text string

    Example: When using LDAP security:

    • Tivoli Directory Server: uid=wpsbind,cn=users,dc=example,dc=com

    • Lotus Domino: cn=wpsbind,o=example.com

    • Active Directory: cn=wpsbind,cn=users,dc=example,dc=com

    • Active Directory Application Mode: cn=wpsbind,cn=users,dc=example,dc=com

    • Sun Java System Directory Server: uid=wpsbind,ou=people,o=example.com

    • Novell eDirectory: uid=wpsbind,ou=people,o=example.com

    Example: When using Custom User Registry (CUR):

    • CUR: wpsbind

    Default: ReplaceWithYourWASUserID

    WasPassword The password for WebSphere Application Server security authentication.

    If a value is specified for WasPassword, a value must also be specified for WasUserid. If WasPassword is left blank, WasUserid must also be left blank.

    Type: Alphanumeric text string

    Recommended: Set this value according to a environment.

    Default: ReplaceWithYourWASUserPwd

     

    Section of the wpconfig.properties file: WebSphere Portal Express configuration properties

    WpsContentAdministrators, WpsDocReviewer, and PortalAdminGroupId should be different groups.

    Property Value
    PortalAdminId The user ID for the WebSphere Portal Express administrator, which should be the fully qualified distinguished name (DN).

    Notes:

    • For LDAP configuration this value should not contain spaces.

    • Make sure to type the value in lower case, regardless of the case used in the distinguished name (DN).

    Type: Alphanumeric text string, conforming to the LDAP distinguished name format

     

    Examples for LDAP:

    • Tivoli Directory Server: uid=portaladminid,cn=users,dc=example,dc=com

    • Lotus Domino: cn=portaladminid,o=example.com

    • Active Directory and Active Directory Application Mode: cn=portaladminid,cn=users,dc=example,dc=com

    • Sun Java System Directory Server: uid=portaladminid,ou=people,o=example.com

    • Novell eDirectory: uid=portaladminid,ou=people,o=example.com

    Custom User Registry example: uid=portaladminid

    Windows and Linux default: none

    i5/OS default: uid=portaladminid,o=default organization

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

    Type: Alphanumeric text string

    Example: yourportaladminpwd

    Default: none

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

    Make sure to type the value in lower case, regardless of the case used in the distinguished name (DN).

    Type: Alphanumeric text string, conforming to the LDAP distinguished name format

     

    Examples for LDAP:

    • Tivoli Directory Server: cn=wpsadmins,cn=groups,dc=example,dc=com

    • Lotus Domino: cn=wpsadmins

    • Active Directory: cn=wpsadmins,cn=groups,dc=example,dc=com

    • Active Directory Application Mode: cn=wpsadmins,cn=groups,dc=example,dc=com

    • Sun Java System Directory Server: cn=wpsadmins,ou=groups,o=example.com

    • Novell eDirectory: cn=wpsadmins,ou=groups,o=example.com

    Custom User Registry example: cn=wpsadmins,o=default organization

    Default: cn=wpsadmins,o=default organization

    WpsContentAdministrators The group ID for the WebSphere Content Administrator group.

    Type: Alphanumeric text string

     

    Example values:

    • DEV (No security): WpsContentAdministrators=cn=wpsContentAdministrators,o=default organization

    • Member Manager User Repository database: WpsContentAdministrators=cn=wpsContentAdministrators,o=default organization

     

    LDAP example values:

    • Tivoli Directory Server: cn=wpsContentAdministrators,cn=groups,dc=example,dc=com

    • Lotus Domino: cn=wpsContentAdministrators

    • Active Directory: cn=wpsContentAdministrators,cn=groups,dc=example,dc=com

    • Active Directory Application Mode: cn=wpsContentAdministrators,cn=groups,dc=example,dc=com

    • Sun Java System Directory Server: cn=wpsContentAdministrators,ou=groups,o=example.com

    • Novell eDirectory: cn=wpsContentAdministrators,ou=groups,o=example.com

    Default: cn=wpsContentAdministrators,o=default organization

    WpsContentAdministratorsShort The WebSphere Content Administrators group ID.

    Type: Alphanumeric text string

    Default: wpsContentAdministrators

    WpsDocReviewer The group ID for the WebSphere Document Reviewer group

    Type: Alphanumeric text string

     

    Example values:

    • DEV (No security): WpsDocReviewer=cn=wpsDocReviewer,o=default organization

    • Database user registry: WpsDocReviewer=cn=wpsDocReviewer,o=default organization

     

    LDAP example values:

    • Tivoli Directory Server: cn=wpsDocReviewer,cn=groups,dc=example,dc=com

    • Lotus Domino: cn=wpsDocReviewer

    • Active Directory: cn=wpsDocReviewer,cn=groups,dc=example,dc=com

    • Active Directory Application Mode: cn=wpsDocReviewer,cn=groups,dc=example,dc=com

    • Sun Java System Directory Server: cn=wpsDocReviewer,ou=groups,o=example.com

    • Novell eDirectory: cn=wpsDocReviewer,ou=groups,o=example.com

    Default: cn=wpsDocReviewer,o=default organization

    WpsDocReviewerShort The WebSphere Document Reviewer group ID.

    Type: Alphanumeric text string

    Default: wpsDocReviewer

     

    Section of the wpconfig.properties file: WebSphere Portal Express Security LTPA and SSO configuration

    Property Value
    LTPAPassword The password for the LTPA bind.

    Type: Alphanumeric text string

    Default: none

    LTPATimeout The number of minutes after which an LTPA token will expire.

    Type: Numeric text string

    Default: 120

    SSODomainName The domain name for all allowable single signon host domains.

    • Enter the part of the domain that is common to all servers that participate in single signon. For example, if WebSphere Portal Express has the domain portal.us.ibm.com and another server has the domain another_server.ibm.com, enter ibm.com.

    • To specify multiple domains, use a semicolon ; to separate each domain name. For example, your_co.com;ibm.com.

    Single signon (SSO) is achieved using a cookie that is sent to the browser during authentication. When connecting to other servers in the TCP/IP domain specified in the cookie, the browser sends the cookie. If no domain is set in the cookie, the browser will only send the cookie to the issuing server. See the WebSphere Application Server documentation for further details about this setting.

    Type: Fully-qualified domain name

    Default: none

     

    Section of the wpconfig.properties file: LDAP Properties Configuration

    Property Value
    LookAside You can either install with LDAP only or with LDAP using a Lookaside database. The purpose of a Lookaside database is to store attributes which cannot be stored in your LDAP server; this combination of LDAP plus a Lookaside database is needed to support the Database user registry.

    To enable a Lookaside database, set this property to true. If you intend to use a Lookaside database, set this value before configuring security, as it cannot be configured after security is enabled.

    Set Lookaside to true if you are using IBM Workplace Web Content Management™.

    Using a Lookaside database can slow down performance.

    Type:

    Default: false

    WmmDefaultRealm The default realm of the Member Manager user registry (UR) configuration. Set this property before enabling security with enable-security-wmmur-ldap or enable-security-wmmur-db.

    Type: Alphanumeric text string

    Default: portal

    LDAPHostName The host information for the LDAP server that WebSphere Portal Express will use.

    Type: Fully qualified host name of the LDAP server

    Default: yourldapserver.com

    LDAPPort The server port of the LDAP directory.

    Type: Alphanumeric text string

    Example: 389 for non-SSL or 636 for SSL

    Default: 389

    Configuration tasks only work against a non-SSL port. After configuring security, you will need to manually configure security over SSL and change this value to the SSL value.

    LDAPAdminUId The user ID for the administrator of the LDAP directory. Member Manager uses this ID to bind to the LDAP to retrieve users attributes, create new users and groups in the LDAP and update user attributes. This ID is not required to be the LDAP admin DN, but rather an ID with sufficient authority for the use cases just cited. If this property is omitted, the LDAP is accessed anonymously and read-only.

    Make sure to type the value in lower case, regardless of the case used in the distinguished name (DN).

    Type: Alphanumeric text string, conforming to the LDAP distinguished name format. For example, cn=userid.

    Default: cn=root

    LDAPAdminPwd The password for the LDAP directory administrator, as defined in the LDAPAdminUId property. If the LDAPAdminUId is blank, this property must be blank as well.

    Type: Alphanumeric text string

    Default: none

    LDAPServerType The type of LDAP Server to be used.

     

    Example values:

    Default: IBM_DIRECTORY_SERVER

    LDAPBindID The user ID for LDAP Bind authentication. This user ID is used by WebSphere Application Server to bind to the LDAP to retrieve user attributes required for authentication. If this property is omitted, the LDAP is access anonymously and is then read-only.

    Make sure to type the value in lower case, regardless of the case used in the distinguished name (DN).

     

    Example values:

    • Tivoli Directory Server: uid=wpsbind,cn=users,dc=example,dc=com

    • Lotus Domino: cn=wpsbind,o=example.com

    • Active Directory: cn=wpsbind,cn=users,dc=example,dc=com

    • Active Directory Application Mode: cn=wpsbind,cn=users,dc=example,dc=com

    • Sun Java System Directory Server: uid=wpsbind,ou=people,o=example.com

    • Novell eDirectory: uid=wpsbind,ou=people,o=example.com

    Default: uid=wpsbind,cn=users,dc=example,dc=com

    LDAPBindPassword The password for LDAP Bind authentication. If the LDAPBindID is blank, this property must be blank as well.

    Type: Alphanumeric text string

    Default: none

     

    Section of the wpconfig.properties file: Advanced LDAP Configuration

    Property Value
    LDAPSuffix The LDAP Suffix. Choose a value appropriate for your LDAP server. This is the distinguished name (DN) of the node in the LDAP containing all user and group information for the configuration. As such, it is the lowest container in the LDAP tree still containing all users that will log into WebSphere Portal Express and all groups.

    If WebSphere Application Server configuration tasks (for example, enable-security-ldap) are used to activate WebSphere Application Server Security, this value will be used as the single Base Distinguished Name for the Application Server LDAP configuration. This value will be qualified with the LDAPUserSuffix and LDAPGroupSuffix values in order to configure Member Manager.

    Make sure to set the value of the suffix to the exact case of the suffix as set in the LDAP directory. For example, if a users' DN in LDAP is returned as uid=tuser,CN=Users,DC=example,DC=com, set this value to DC=example,DC=com. Using dc=example,dc=com will cause awareness problems. For more information on this see technical note 1174297.

     

    Example values:

    Default: dc=example,dc=com

    LdapUserPrefix The RDN prefix attribute name for user entries. Choose a value appropriate for your LDAP server.

     

    Example values:

    Default: uid

    LDAPUserSuffix The DN suffix attribute name for user entries. Choose a value appropriate for your LDAP server. With LDAPSuffix appended to this value, it is the DN of the common root node in the LDAP containing all user information for the configuration. As such, it is the lowest container in the LDAP tree still containing all users that will log into WebSphere Portal Express including the administrative users (for example, wpsadmin and wpsbind)

    Make sure to type the value in lower case, regardless of the case used in the distinguished name (DN).

     

    Example values:

    Default: cn=users

    LdapGroupPrefix The RDN prefix attribute name for group entries.

    Type: cn

    Default: cn

    LDAPGroupSuffix The DN suffix attribute name for group entries. Choose a value appropriate for your LDAP server. With LDAPSuffix appended to this value, it is the DN of the common root node in the LDAP containing all group information for the configuration. As such, it is the lowest container in the LDAP tree still containing all group entries for WebSphere Portal Express including the administrative group (., wpsadmins).

    Make sure to type the value in lower case, regardless of the case used in the distinguished name (DN).

     

    Example values:

    Default: cn=groups

    LDAPUserObjectClass The LDAP object class of the users in your LDAP directory that will log into WebSphere Portal Express.Example values:

    Default: inetOrgPerson

    LDAPGroupObjectClass The LDAP object class of all the groups in your LDAP directory that WebSphere Portal Express will access.Example values:

    • Tivoli Directory Server: groupOfUniqueNames

    • Lotus Domino: dominoGroup

    • Active Directory: group

    • Active Directory Application Mode: group

    • Sun Java System Directory Server: groupOfUniqueNames

    • Novell eDirectory: groupOfNames

    • Shared UserRegistry with WebSeal/IBM Tivoli® Access Manager for e-business Version 5.1: accessGroup

    • Shared UserRegistry with WebSeal/IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business Version 6: groupOfNames

    Default: groupOfUniqueNames

    LDAPGroupMember The attribute name in the LDAP group object of the "membership" attribute. Choose a value appropriate for your LDAP server.Example values:

    • Tivoli Directory Server: uniqueMember

    • Lotus Domino: member

    • Active Directory: member

    • Active Directory Application Mode: member

    • Sun Java System Directory Server: uniqueMember

    • Novell eDirectory: uniqueMember

    • Shared UserRegistry with WebSeal/Tivoli Access Manager: member

    Default: uniqueMember

    LDAPUserFilter The filter used by WebSphere Application Server for finding users in the LDAP.

     

    Example values:

    • Tivoli Directory Server: (&(uid=%v)(objectclass=inetOrgPerson))

    • Lotus Domino: (&(|(cn=%v)(uid=%v))(|(objectclass=dominoPerson)(objectclass=inetOrgPerson)))

    • Active Directory: (&(|(cn=%v)(samAccountName=%v))(objectclass=user))

    • Active Directory Application Mode: { (&(cn=%v)(objectclass=user)) }

    • Sun Java System Directory Server: (&(uid=%v)(objectclass=inetOrgPerson))

    • Novell eDirectory: (&(uid=%v)(objectclass=inetOrgPerson))

    Default: (&(uid=%v)(objectclass=inetOrgPerson))

    LDAPGroupFilter The filter used by WebSphere Application Server for finding groups in the LDAP.

     

    Example values:

    • Tivoli Directory Server: (&(cn=%v)(objectclass=groupOfUniqueNames))

    • Lotus Domino: (&(cn=%v)(|(objectclass=dominoGroup)(objectclass=groupOfNames) (objectclass=groupOfUniqueNames)))

    • Active Directory: (&(cn=%v)(objectclass=group))

    • Active Directory Application Mode: (&(cn=%v)(objectclass=group))

    • Sun Java System Directory Server: (&(cn=%v)(objectclass=groupOfUniqueNames))

    • Novell eDirectory: (&(cn=%v)(objectclass=groupOfNames))

    Default: (&(cn=%v)(objectclass=groupOfUniqueNames))

     

    Section of the wpconfig.properties file:

     

    IBM Workplace Web Content Management Properties

    Property Value
    WcmAdminGroupId The group ID for the Web Content Management Administrators group. This should be the fully qualified distinguished name (DN) of a current administrative user for the WebSphere Application Server. For LDAP configuration this value should not contain spaces.

    Type: Alphanumeric text string

     

    Example values:

    • DEV (No security): WcmAdminGroupId=cn=wcmadmins,o=default organization

    • Database user registry: WcmAdminGroupId=cn=wcmadmins,o=default organization

     

    LDAP example values:

    • Tivoli Directory Server: cn=wcmadmins,cn=groups,dc=example,dc=com

    • Lotus Domino: cn=wcmadmins

    • Active Directory: cn=wcmadmins,cn=groups,dc=example,dc=com

    • Active Directory Application Mode: cn=wcmadmins,cn=groups,dc=example,dc=com

    • Sun Java System Directory Server: cn=wcmadmins,ou=groups,o=example.com

    • Novell eDirectory: cn=wcmadmins,ou=groups,o=example.com

    Default: cn=wcmadmins,o=default organization

    WcmAdminGroupIdShort The Web Content Management Administrators group ID.

    Type: Alphanumeric text string

    Default: wcmadmins

     

    Section of the wpconfig_dbdomain.properties file: Database properties in wpconfig_dbdomain.properties

    The following two properties are required when using a Lookaside database and/or federation.

    Property Value
    wmm.DbUser

    The user ID for the database administrator.

    Notes:

    • For SQL Server and non-wmm databases only, unless you are the system administrator, the values for dbdomain.DbUser and dbdomain.DbSchema must be the same.

    • For Oracle and SQL Server, if the user you are using is an administrative user that has authority over the FEEDBACK schema, the administrative user should be entered for the dbdomain.DbUser property.

    • For Oracle only: For non-feedback domains, DbSchema and DbUser MUST be the same. For Feeback domains, the default schema name is FEEDBACK. If the value is set to something besides FEEDBACK, you also have to set the schemaName property in <wps_home>/shared/app/config/services/FeedbackService.properties to the new schema.

    Type: Alphanumeric text string

    Default for all domains: wpdb2ins ReplacewithyourDBAdminUser

    Recommended:

    • Release: releaseusr

    • Community: communityusr

    • Customization: customizationusr

    • JCR: icmadmin

    • WMM: wmmdbusr

    • Feedback: feedback

    • LikeMinds: lmdbusr

    wmm.DbPassword

    The password for the database administrator.

    A value must be set for this property; it cannot be empty.

    Type: Alphanumeric text string

    Default for all domains: ReplaceWithYourDbAdminPwd

  4. Save the file.

  5. Stop the WebSphere Portal Express server:

    If this is a clustered environment, ensure the deployment manager and all node agents are active.

    1. Open a command prompt and change to the following directory:

    2. Enter the following command:

      • Linux:

        ./stopServer.sh WebSphere_Portal -user admin_userid -password admin_password

      • Windows:

        stopServer.bat WebSphere_Portal -user admin_userid -password admin_password

      • i5/OS:

        stopServer.sh WebSphere_Portal -profileName profile_root -user admin_userid -password admin_password

        where profile_root is the name of the WebSphere Application Server profile where WebSphere Portal Express is installed; for example, wp_profile.

  6. Change to the following directory:

  7. Enter the following command to run the appropriate configuration task for your specific operating system:

    • Linux:

      ./WPSconfig.sh validate-wmmur-ldap -DWasPassword=password -DPortalAdminPwd=password -DLTPAPassword=password -DLDAPAdminPwd=password -DLDAPBindPassword=password

    • Windows:

      WPSconfig.bat validate-wmmur-ldap -DWasPassword=password -DPortalAdminPwd=password -DLTPAPassword=password -DLDAPAdminPwd=password -DLDAPBindPassword=password

    • i5/OS:

      WPSconfig.sh  -profileName profile_root validate-wmmur-ldap -DWasPassword=password -DPortalAdminPwd=password -DLTPAPassword=password -DLDAPAdminPwd=password -DLDAPBindPassword=password
      where profile_root is the name given to the WebSphere Application Server profile in use.

  8. Perform this step only if you are in a clustered environment and use the LookAside feature: If you enabled security using the LDAP user registry with realm support, the Member Manager Datasource definitions will automatically be created on the Deployment Manager cell. All nodes need to define a WebSphereEnvironment Variable for the JdbcClassPath.

    The nodes which have WebSphere Portal Express installed will already have this WebSphereEnvironment Variable defined. Refer to the Creating a WebSphereEnvironment Variable section in the WebSphere Application Server information center for information on how to manually create the WebSphereEnvironment Variable definitions. When defining the WebSphereEnvironment Variable, please ensure that the name matches the DBTYPE_JDBC_DRIVER_CLASSPATH.

  9. Enter the appropriate command to run the configuration task for your specific operating system:

    If this is a cluster environment, stop all cluster members before enabling security using the enable-security-wmmur-ldap task.

    • Linux:

      ./WPSconfig.sh enable-security-wmmur-ldap -DWasPassword=password -DPortalAdminPwd=password -Dwmm.DbPassword=password -DLTPAPassword=password -DLDAPAdminPwd=password -DLDAPBindPassword=password

    • Windows:

      WPSconfig.bat enable-security-wmmur-ldap -DWasPassword=password -DPortalAdminPwd=password -Dwmm.DbPassword=password -DLTPAPassword=password -DLDAPAdminPwd=password -DLDAPBindPassword=password

    • i5/OS:

      WPSconfig.sh  -profileName profile_root enable-security-wmmur-ldap -DWasPassword=password -DPortalAdminPwd=password -Dwmm.DbPassword=password -DLTPAPassword=password -DLDAPAdminPwd=password -DLDAPBindPassword=password
      where profile_root is the name given to the WebSphere Application Server profile in use.

  10. Check the output for any error messages before proceeding with any additional tasks. If the configuration task fails, verify the values in the wpconfig.properties and wpconfig_dbdomain.properties files. Before running the task again, be sure to stop the WebSphere Portal Express server. To stop the server follow these steps:

    If this is a clustered environment, ensure the deployment manager and all node agents are active.

    1. Open a command prompt and change to the following directory:

    2. Enter the following command:

      • Linux:

        ./stopServer.sh WebSphere_Portal -user admin_userid -password admin_password

      • Windows:

        stopServer.bat WebSphere_Portal -user admin_userid -password admin_password

      • i5/OS:

        stopServer.sh WebSphere_Portal -profileName profile_root -user admin_userid -password admin_password

        where profile_root is the name of the WebSphere Application Server profile where WebSphere Portal Express is installed; for example, wp_profile.

  11. Set the userRegistryRealm property in the WebSphere Application Server Administrative Console:

    This step is required only if the site includes, and will include additional, Domino Directory servers in Single Signon (SSO).

    1. In the WebSphere Application Server Administrative Console, select Security>Global Security>User Registry>Custom>Custom Properties.

      See Starting and logging off the administrative console for information on how to log on to the WebSphere Application Server Administrative Console.

    2. Add the userRegistryRealm key with the value yourname, where this is the name of the security realm used within the WebSphere Application Server cell to uniquely identify the user based on their origin source. For example, the LDAP implementation of WebSphere Application Server uses the LDAP server name and the used port as the origin source, such as ldap.nameofyourcompany.com:389.

    3. Save your changes.

  12. Enter the following commands to restart server1 and WebSphere_Portal server. If you are running with security enabled on WebSphere Application Server, specify a user ID and password for security authentication when entering the commands.

    If this is a clustered environment, stop and start all node agents and the deployment manager.

    1. Open a command prompt and change to the following directory:

    2. Enter the following command:

      • Linux:

        ./stopServer.sh server1 -user admin_userid -password admin_password

      • Windows:

        stopServer.bat server1 -user admin_userid -password admin_password

      • i5/OS:

        stopServer.sh server1 -profileName profile_root -user admin_userid -password admin_password

        where profile_root is the name of the WebSphere Application Server profile where WebSphere Portal Express is installed; for example, wp_profile.

      server1 is the name of your WebSphere Application Server administrative server.

    3. Enter the following command:

      • Linux:

        ./startServer.sh server1

      • Windows:

        startServer.bat server1

      • i5/OS:

        startServer.sh server1 -profileName profile_root

        where profile_root is the name of the WebSphere Application Server profile where WebSphere Portal Express is installed; for example, wp_profile.

      server1 is the name of your WebSphere Application Server administrative server.

    4. Enter the following command:

      • Linux:

        ./startServer.sh WebSphere_Portal

      • Windows:

        startServer.bat WebSphere_Portal

      • i5/OS:

        startServer.sh WebSphere_Portal -profileName profile_root

        where profile_root is the name of the WebSphere Application Server profile where WebSphere Portal Express is installed; for example, wp_profile.

  13. Perform this step only if you installed WebSphere Portal Express into a pre-existing SSO environment. Because you will not be given the option to import your existing token file...

    • To import your SSO Token:

      1. In the WebSphere Application Server Administrative Console, select Security > Global Security > Authentication > Authentication mechanisms > LTPA.

      2. Enter the LTPA token password in the Password field.

      3. Enter the password again in the Confirm password field.

      4. In the Key File Name field, enter the LTPA token file.

      5. Click Import Keys.

      6. Click Save.

    • To set your SSO Domain:

      1. In the WebSphere Application Server Administrative Console, select Security > Global Security > Authentication > Authentication mechanisms > LTPA.

      2. Click Single Signon in Additional Properties.

      3. Enter the domain name in the Domain Name field.

      4. Click OK.

  14. Perform this step only if common name (CN) is the Relative Distinguished Name (RDN) attribute of your distinguished name (DN) and you want to allow users or administrators to modify directory attributes through self-care screens or the user management portlet. Set the user.sync.remove.attributes=cn,CN property value in Puma service, as described in Setting configuration properties:

    WebSphere Portal Express can be configured to create the CN for a user account created through WebSphere Portal Express interfaces (self-registration or the user management portlet create new user functions). The default configuration of WebSphere Portal Express generates this attribute based on the surname (sn) and givenname attribute. The configuration is also located in WP PumaService in the WebSphere Application Server Administrative Console. Modify the Puma service, by following steps described in Setting configuration properties

    The following entry defines the user common name pattern and can be used to customize common name. In the pattern, you can define which attribute is used. Therefore the maximum amount of attributes has to be provided by puma.commonname.parts. See the following example for more details:

    For example:	firstname+" "+lastname       			puma.commonname = {0} {1}
          			puma.commonname.parts = 2
          			puma.commonname.0 = givenName       			puma.commonname.1 = sn

    This function is not available if the CN attribute is the RDN attribute.

  15. Verify that your configuration works. Access WebSphere Portal Express using http://hostname.example.com:10038/wps/portal, where hostname.example.com is the fully qualified host name of the machine where WebSphere Portal is running and 10038 is the default transport port that is created by WebSphere Application Server. and verify that you can log in.

    Configuring WebSphere Portal Express to work with an LDAP directory automatically enables WebSphere Application Server Global Security. Once security is enabled, type the fully qualified host name when accessing WebSphere Portal Express and the WebSphere Application Server Administrative Console.

  16. Run the Member Fixer tool to update the member names used by Web Content Management with the corresponding members in the LDAP directory. This step ensures that access to the Web content libraries for the Intranet and Internet Site Templates for the contentAuthors group is correctly mapped to the appropriate group in the LDAP directory.

    1. Edit the portal_server_root/config/templates/express/MemberFixer.properties file.

    2. Update the contentAuthors_new property with the group name you used for the content authors group during LDAP configuration.

    3. Save your changes and close the file.

    4. Open a command prompt and change to the following directory.

    5. Enter the appropriate command to run the configuration task for your specific operating system:

      • Linux:

        ./WPSconfig.sh action-memberfixer-altDN-mismatchedId -DPortalAdminPwd=password

      • Windows:

        WPSconfig action-memberfixer-altDN-mismatchedId -DPortalAdminPwd=password

      • i5/OS:

        WPSconfig.sh  -profileName profile_root action-memberfixer-altDN-mismatchedId -DPortalAdminPwd=password

        where profile_root is the name of the WebSphere Application Server profile where WebSphere Portal Express is installed; for example, wp_profile.

 

Security is enabledOnce you have enabled security with your LDAP directory, you will need to provide the user ID and password required for security authentication on WebSphere Application Server when you perform certain administrative tasks with WebSphere Application Server. For example, to stop the WebSphere Portal Express application server, you would issue the following command:

 

Switch the login LDAP attribute:

Follow these steps to switch the login LDAP attribute from the default (uid) to another LDAP attribute (such as emailAddress):

  1. Open the WebSphere Application Server Administrative Console.

  2. Go to Security > Global Security > User Registry > Custom > Custom Properties.

  3. If wmmUserSecurityNameAttr already exists, select it. Otherwise click New.

  4. If not already set, set Name as wmmUserSecurityNameAttr and Value to the attribute you would like, such as emailAddress.

    Attribute names are found in portal_server_root/wmm/wmmLDAPServerAttributes.xml, where portal_server_root is the WebSphere Portal Express installation directory.

  5. Save your changes.

  6. Open the file portal_server_root/wmm/wmm.xml.

  7. Set userSecurityNameAttribute to the attribute you would like to be used as login the attribute (using the example in Step 4, the setting would look like: userSecurityNameAttribute="emailAddress".)

  8. Save the file and restart PortalServer.

 

Parent topic:

Configuring Sun Java System Directory Server