Setting up the WebSphere Application Server custom registry

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Procedure

Note: These instructions are not useful in an actual production environment if you are using LDAP.

To set up user credentials using the WebSphere Application Server custom registry:

  1. Create a directory called WAS_Security at a location of your choice and add the users.props and groups.props files to it.

    For information about the format of these files, see user.props and groups.props.

  2. Click Security > Secure administration, applications and infrastructure and select Standalone custom registry from the User Account Repository section; then click the Security Configuration Wizard button.
  3. In Step 1 of the Security Configuration Wizard, select Enable application security.
  4. In Step 2, select Standalone custom registry.
  5. In Step 3, Configure user repository, add a Primary administrative user name, and a name and value for both usersFile (users.props) and groupsFile (groups.props):
    Step 3 of Configure Security Wizard showing completed fields for admin username and location for usersFile and groupsFile
  6. In Step 4, review the summary, and then click Finish.
  7. Save changes by clicking Save directly to the master configuration. From Applications > Enterprise Applications, select jazz.war, and then click Stop (unless already stopped as indicated with a red x).
  8. Select the jazz.war link and then select Security role to user/group mapping.
  9. Select JazzAdmins, and then click Look up groups:
    Security role to user/group mapping
  10. Click Look up groups and then select admins from the available list.
  11. Add to selected list. Repeat steps 9 and 10 for JazzDWAdmins, again selecting admins.
  12. For JazzUsers and JazzGuests follow steps 9 and 10, but select users for the roles.
  13. Save the changes by clicking Save directly to the master configuration.
  14. To complete the WebSphere Application Server configuration, restart the WebSphere Application Server.
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