You can set log preferences, change the runtime user name and password for administration server or configure LDAP authentication for administration server by editing the General and Authentication properties under Nodes > Administration Server > General Settings section.
The following table describes the fields in the General properties section:
Table 1 Field Description > Administration Server--General Settings > General
Field | Description |
|---|---|
Host Name | The host name for the machine running the administration server. If you need to change the host name, stop the administration server and change from the configuration file. |
SSL Port | The administration server port. The default SSL port is 8989. For SSL port, the port number should be between 1 and 65535. After making changes to the port, make sure to click Save button. |
HTTP Port | The administration server port. The default HTTP Port is 1893. For HTTP port, the port number should be between 1 and 65535. After making changes to the port, make sure to click Save button. |
Java Home | Provide a valid path to the Java SE home. |
Access Log File Location | Provide the access log file location. The file location can be an absolute path or a path relative to the server's configuration directory. |
Log File Location | Provide the server log file location. The file location can be an absolute path or a path relative to the server's configuration directory. |
Log Level | Select the logging level for the log messages. Selecting log at a given level also shows messages at all higher log levels. This option provides you with an elegant way of setting log granularity. For testing and debugging, the recommended level is finest. For production environment, the recommended log level is failure or security. catastrophe log level will log very few details. |
Description | Provide a short description for the administration server node. |
Server User | The administration server starts in UNIX systems as server user. Ensure that the specified user name is added in the machine, where the administration server is running. The default server user is 'root'. |
You can change the runtime user name and password for administration server or configure LDAP authentication for administration server by editing the Authentication properties section.
Use Default Keyfile Authentication -- It allows you to change the user name and password for administration server.
Use LDAP Authentication -- It allows you to configure LDAP authentication for administration server. The administration server allows only one predefined administrator login and does not allow user group management. Hence, if multiple users have to login to the administration server, LDAP authentication is used. You can login to the administration server by using your LDAP userid and password.
The following table describes the fields in the Authentication properties section:
Table 2 Field Description > Administration Server General Settings > Authentication > Use Default Keyfile Authentication
Field | Description |
User Name | User name for logging into the administration server. The default user name is what you specify when you install the server. Provide a new user name for the administration server. After changing the administration user name, logout and login to verify the new user name. |
Change Password | Password for logging into the administration server. Provide a new password for the administration server. After changing the administration server password, logout and login to verify the new password. |
Table 3 Field Description > Administration Server General Settings > Authentication > Use LDAP Authentication
Field | Description |
Allowed Groups | Provide a comma separated list of user groups. The members of these groups will be allowed access to the administration server by using their LDAP userid and password. |
Host Name | Provide the host name for the listed user groups running the administration server. |
Port | The administration server port. The port number should be between 1 and 65535. |
Base DN | Top level of the LDAP directory tree. |
SSL Connection | You can enable or disable the SSL connection. |
Bind DN | Provide a Bind DN. |
Bind Password | Provide a password for the Bind DN. |
Timeout | The maximum time in seconds, a server will wait for a response from the LDAP server. Provide an appropriate timeout value. |
Redirect URL | Provide an URL to which the server redirects the request, in case the password is about to expire. |
DC Suffix | Provide the default value of the base DN if present. The base DN is determined by a DC tree search of the server name attribute, starting at the dcsuffix DN. |
Search Filter | Provide a search filter, which is used to find the user. |
Group Search Filter | Provide a search filter, which is used to find group memberships for the user. |
Group Search Attribute | Provide group search attribute entries. It is the LDAP attribute name that contains group name entries. |
Server Failover URLs | Provide a space separated list of server failover URLs. |