Disabling global security
 Technote (troubleshooting)
 
Problem(Abstract)
If you cannot access the administrative console due to security errors, you may need to disable global security. This technote describes how to disable global security when you cannot get to the administrative console.
 
Resolving the problem
You can disable security by modifying the security.xml file(s).


If you are running the based edition of IBM® WebSphere® Application Server only
:

There is only one security.xml file to change if you are running the base Application Server alone.

The security.xml file is located under WSAS_install_root/AppServer/config/cells/cellname. Always store a copy of the security.xml file in a temporary directory before making any changes.

To disable security:

Open the security.xml file and search for the very first occurrence of enabled="true". This is located inside the <security:> tag.

Change enabled="true" to enabled="false", then save the file.

You must restart the server for the change to take effect.


If you are running a Deployment Manager

There are two security.xml files you need to change:

WSAS_install_root/AppServer/config/cells/cellname/security.xml

WSAS_install_root/DeploymentManager/config/cells/cellname/security.xml

Always store a copy of the security.xml file in a temporary directory before making any changes.

Open each security.xml file and search for the very first occurrence of enabled="true". This is located inside the <security:> tag.

Change enabled="true" to enabled="false", then save the file.

You must restart the Deployment Manager, the nodegent and then the Application Servers, in that order.

 
 
Cross Reference information
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Document Information


Product categories: Software > Application Servers > Distributed Application & Web Servers > WebSphere Application Server > Security
Operating system(s): Windows
Software version: 7.0
Software edition:
Reference #: 1105430
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: May 20, 2005