Properties files

Each instance of WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment contains several properties files. The files in the properties directory for an instance are not managed by the administrative repository and file replication services. Changes to these files are local and are not replicated to the other nodes which may be a part of the cell in a Network Deployment environment. The properties files are located in these directories:

• WebSphere Application Server: /QIBM/UserData/WebAS5/Base/instance/properties
• WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment:/QIBM/UserData/WebAS5/ND/instance/properties

where instance is the name of your instance.

• cachespec.sample.xml
  This is a sample dynamic cache file.

• client.policy
  The client.policy file is a default policy file shared by all of the WebSphere client containers and applets on a node.

• client_types.xml
  The client_types.xml file provides client type detection support for servlets extending PageListServlet. Using the configuration data in the client_types.xml file, servlets can determine the language type that calling clients require for the response.

• converter.properties
  The converter.properties file is used by the Web container to map an unsupported character set to a supported character set.

• dynaedge-cfg.xml
  This file is used in conjunction with the Edge Server components for advanced caching functions. The Edge Server components are shipped with the WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment product on a separate installation CD for your workstation.

• encoding.properties
  The encoding.properties file is used by the Web container to map the language identifier to a character set.. This file is used only if the Web container determines the locale for a request using the Accept-Language HTTP header.

• ffdcRun.properties
  Properties file used to specify settings for the WebSphere Application Server First Failure Data Capture (FFDC) diagnostic engine. This file should only be changed when working with IBM Service personnel to do problem determination.

• ffdcStart.properties
  Properties file used to specify settings for starting the WebSphere Application Server First Failure Data Capture (FFDC) diagnostic engine. This file should only be changed when working with IBM Service personnel to do problem determination.

• ffdcStop.properties
  Properties file used to specify settings for stopping the WebSphere Application Server First Failure Data Capture (FFDC) diagnostic engine. This file should only be changed when working with IBM Service personnel to do problem determination.

• implfactory.properties
  File for specifying implementation classes for WebSphere Application Server runtime factories. This file should only be modified under the direction of IBM Service personnel.

• java.security
  The java.security file is used to specify various security properties for use by the java.security classes. WebSphere Application Server uses this file instead of the java.security file located in the /QIBM/ProdData/Java400/jdk13/lib/security directory. If you wish to add security properties for your WebSphere Application Server instance, modify this file in the properties directory for your instance.

• jmx.properties
  This is a configuration file that controls logging within the JMX environment. This file should only be modified under the direction of IBM Service personnel.

• samples.properties
  This file provides a list of the samples that are installed on your application server.

• sas.client.props
  The sas.client.props file contains the configuration settings for authentication between a Java client and a server.

• sas.server.props
  In WebSphere Application Server versions 4.0 and earlier, this file contained the configuration settings for all application servers in an instance. In version 5.0, the properties that were specified in this file are specified in the security.xml file. In this file, the properties that were in sas.server.props in previous versions are mapped to the XML values specified in the current version's security.xml file.

• sas.server.props.future
  This file is not used in the current version of WebSphere Application Server.

• sas.stdclient.properties
  This file contains the default configuration settings for a secure Java client that requires a userid and password via standard input from the command line.

• sas.tools.properties
  This file contains the default configuration settings for a secure Java client that requires a userid and password via standard input from the command line.

• server.policy
  The server.policy file is a default policy file shared by all of the application servers on a node. The permissions in this file only pertain to the WebSphere application server runtime code.

• soap.client.props
  This file contains configuration settings for authentication between a SOAP client and a server.

• sslbitsizes.properties
  This file contains properties associating SSL cipher suites to their bit sizes.

• TraceSettings.properties
  The TraceSettings.properties file is used to specify trace settings for client applications.

• uddi.properties
  This file specifies the properties for Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration (UDDI) service. This file is included only in WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment.

• was.policy
  Sometimes an application requires additional authentication information that is not specified in the app.policy file. The was.policy the additional information is specified in the was.policy file.

• wsadmin.properties
  Contains properties used by the wsadmin command line administration tool.

• wsjaas.conf
  Contains configuration settings for the Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS).

• wsjaas_client.conf
  Contains configuration settings for the Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) for client applications.

• wsserver.key
  Contains example configuration settings for allowing an application server to log on and access resources on a secure z/OS server.