The file adapter is configured using the WebSphere Application Server administrative console or the wsadmin commands. See the WebSphere Application Server administrative console documentation.
Parameter name | Definition | Possible values | Default value |
---|---|---|---|
id | The unique repository ID defined in the virtual member manager instance. | ||
baseDirectory | The base directory where the files are to be created. This directory must already exist. | profile_root/config/cells/$CellName | |
caseSensitive | Specifies whether the file adapter is case sensitive. | true or false | false |
saltLength | The salt length of the randomly generated salt for password hashing | 12 | |
messageDigestAlgorithm | The messageDigestAlgorithm used for hashing the password. | SHA-1 | |
fileName | The file name for the repository. | fileRegistry.xml |
The following code sample is an example of a basic wimconfig.xml file that has been configured to use the file repository, InternalFileRepository. You can modify the appropriate values that are shown in italic.
<config:repositories xsi:type="config:FileRepositoryType"
adapterClassName="com.ibm.ws.wim.adapter.file.was.FileAdapter"
id="InternalFileRepository"
messageDigestAlgorithm="SHA-1">
<config:baseEntries name="o=defaultWIMFileBasedRealm"/>
</config:repositories>