[Version 5.0.2 and later]Steps for selecting a user registry

Information about users and groups reside in a user registry. In WebSphere Application Server, a user registry authenticates a user and retrieves information about users and groups to perform security-related functions, including authentication and authorization.

Before you begin: Before configuring the user registry you need to know the user name (ID) and password to be used, and you must decide which registry to use (Custom, LDAP, or local OS such as SAF-based).

What you need to know: You need to start the Administrative Console by specifying: http://server_hostname:9090/admin

Though different types of registries are supported, only a single active user registry can be configured at once. All the processes in WebSphere Application Server can use one active registry. Configuring the correct registry is a prerequiste to assigning users and groups to roles for applications.

[5.0 only][Version 5.0.1]By default, when no registry is configured the Local OS SAF-based registry is used (PQ81586). So if your choice of registry is not Local OS you need to first configure the registry, which is normally done as part of enabling global security, restart the servers, and then assign users and groups to roles for all your applications.


Related tasks
Managing security
Steps for selecting SAF Authorization
Steps for selecting an LDAP registry
Steps for selecting a custom user registry



Searchable topic ID:   csecselectuserreg
Last updated: Jun 21, 2007 9:56:50 PM CDT    WebSphere Application Server for z/OS, Version 5.0.2
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