Delete the realm base entry

Note that information below has been superceded. See tech note: PI71735: DOV V8.0 & V8.5: KNOWLEDGE CENTER CONTAINS INCORRECT PARAMETERS DESCRIBING HOW TO DELETE A BASE ENTRY FROM A REALM.

If we changed the realm and no longer require the base entry for that realm, we can delete it. In a stand-alone server environment, complete the following task when the servers are either stopped or started. In a clustered environment, start the deployment manager and node agent. Then, verify they are able to synchronize.

If we delete a base entry from the default realm, then users who belong to that base entry can no longer log in to IBM WebSphere Portal. Therefore, the default realm must contain all the base entries for all active realms.

1. To list the base entries for a specific realm:
   cd WP_PROFILE/ConfigEngine.
   ./ConfigEngine.sh wp-query-realm-baseentry -DrealmName=name_of_realm -DWasPassword=foo

2. cd WP_PROFILE/ConfigEngine/properties

3. Edit wkplc.properties

4. Set the following parameters under the VMM realm configuration heading:
   • realmName
   • addBaseEntry

   For example

   realmNamemyAdminRealm
   addBaseEntry=ou=admins,dc=myco,dc=com

   ...or...

   realmName=RealmExt
   addBaseEntry=dc=external,dc=ad

5. Save the changes to wkplc.properties.

6. Delete a base entry from a realm configuration:
   ./ConfigEngine.sh wp-delete-realm-baseentry -DWasPassword=foo

7. Stop and restart the appropriate servers to propagate the changes.

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