Disabling application write-access to Windows registry

By default, AccessAgent uses the Windows registry to store certain policies that require a computer restart to take effect. Some data, such as the last logged on username, is also stored in the Windows registry. If your organization does not allow registry write access, use the file-based policy storage.

About this task

In a file-based policy storage, policies are stored in C:\Program Files\IBM\ISAM ESSO\AA\Data\ConfigData.ini.

Procedure

  1. On your Windows desktop, click Start > Run.
  2. In the Open field, enter regedit.
  3. Click OK.
  4. Select HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\IBM\ISAM ESSO\Temp.
  5. Create a FullRegistryEnabled registry key if it does not exist.
    1. Right-click and select New > DWORD Value.
    2. Enter FullRegistryEnabled.
  6. Right-click FullRegistryEnabled and set the value to 0.
  7. Click OK.
  8. Restart the computer.