Protecting access to the IBM HTTP Server administration server

This section describes topics on controlling access to the administration server in order to protect IBM HTTP Server configuration files.

 

Overview

The WAS console can administer a remote IBM HTTP Server, on an unmanaged node, using IBM HTTPS Server administration server as the interface. Refer to the following topics for controlling access to the administration server in order to protect IBM HTTP Server configuration files.

 

Procedure

• Enable access to the administration server using the htpasswd utility

• Run the setupadm script for the administration server

• Set permissions manually for the administration server

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Sub-topics

Enabling access to the administration server using the htpasswd utility

Running the setupadm script for the administration server

Setting permissions manually for the administration server