Replacing the WebSphere Application Server administrator user ID | HCL Digital Experience
If you change your security configuration, you might need to replace your old IBM WebSphere Application Server administrator user ID with a new WebSphere Application Server administrator user ID.
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Procedure
- Create a user in the Manage Users and Groups portlet to replace the current WebSphere® Application Server administrative user.
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Run the following task to replace the old WebSphere® Application Server
administrative user with the new user:
- AIX® HP-UX Linux™ Solaris: ./ConfigEngine.sh wp-change-was-admin-user -DWasPassword=password -DnewAdminId=newadminid -DnewAdminPw=newpassword from the wp_profile_root/ConfigEngine directory.
- IBM® i: ConfigEngine.sh wp-change-was-admin-user -DWasPassword=password -DnewAdminId=newadminid -DnewAdminPw=newpassword from the wp_profile_root\ConfigEngine directory.
- Windows™: ConfigEngine.bat wp-change-was-admin-user -DWasPassword=password -DnewAdminId=newadminid -DnewAdminPw=newpassword from the wp_profile_root\ConfigEngine directory.
- z/OS®: ./ConfigEngine.sh wp-change-was-admin-user -DWasPassword=password -DnewAdminId=newadminid -DnewAdminPw=newpassword from the wp_profile_root/ConfigEngine directory. The -DnewAdminGroupID parameter is needed only if you plan to replace the old administrative group ID.
Note: Refer to the description of the newAdminId property in wkplc.properties under wp_profile_root\ConfigEngine\properties\ for guidance on populating the value in the command line.Additional parameter for stopped servers: This task verifies the user against a running server instance. If the server is stopped, add the -Dskip.ldap.validation=true parameter to the task to skip the validation. - Verify that the task completed successfully. Stop and restart all required servers.