Federating the LDAP user registry | HCL Digital Experience
The stand-alone LDAP user registry configuration is deprecated. Instead, configure the federated LDAP user registry. Run the wp-modify-federated-security task to change to a federated LDAP user registry.
Before you begin
About this task
Remember: Starting with HCL Digital Experience
Version 8.5, the stand-alone LDAP repository is deprecated. Change
to the federated LDAP user repository.
Use the wp_security_federated.properties helper file that is in the wp_profile_root/ConfigEngine/config/helpers directory. It ensures that the correct properties are
entered. In the following instructions, where the step refers to the wkplc.properties file, use your wp_security_federated.properties helper file.Procedure
- Go to the wp_profile_root/ConfigEngine/properties directory.
- Open the wkplc.properties file with a text editor.
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Update the following parameters in the wkplc.properties
file under the VMM Federated repository properties heading:
Note: Go to the properties file for specific information about the parameters.
- federated.primaryAdminId
- federated.realm
- federated.serverId
- federated.serverPassword
- Open a command prompt.
- Change to the wp_profile_root/ConfigEngine directory.
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Run the following task to change the configuration to use a federated repository:
- AIX® HP-UX Linux™ Solaris z/OS®: ./ConfigEngine.sh wp-modify-federated-security -DWasPassword=password -Dskip.ldap.validation=true
- IBM® i: ConfigEngine.sh wp-modify-federated-security -DWasPassword=password -Dskip.ldap.validation=true
- Windows™: ConfigEngine.bat wp-modify-federated-security -DWasPassword=password -Dskip.ldap.validation=true
Important: If you have HCL Portal Version 8.5 with
a CF05 or later fix pack applied, then you do not have to complete the following steps.
- Stop and restart the appropriate servers to propagate the changes. For instructions, go to Starting and stopping servers, deployment managers, and node agents.
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Log in to HCL Portal as an administrator.
- Click Administration. Then, click .
- Edit each Virtual Portal using the pencil icon.
- Set User realm as blank.
- Click OK.
- Edit each Virtual Portal using the pencil icon.
- Set User realm to match the realm ID that you set for federated.realm.
- Click OK.