Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 8.1 2005Q2 Update 2 Troubleshooting Guide

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## To remove the user name and password completely

##### Steps

1. Stop the server, if it is currently running.

2. Change to the appropriate `WEB-INF` directory; for example:

       install_dir/lib/install/applications/adminapp/adminapp_war/WEB-INF

3. Comment out the entire `<security-constraint\>` element in the `web.xml` file.

   Do not delete the element, as you will be reenabling it later. This action disables security for command-line operations.

   Note –

   The commands will still expect a value for `--username` (or `-u`) and `--password` (or `-w`). But these can be dummy values, since the server side does not impose any security.

4. Start the server.

   At this point, the server does not have command-line security.

5. Run the following command:

       asadmin create-file-user --user <dummy\> --password <dummy\>
        --userpassword <new_secret\> --groups asadmin <new_user_id\>

   This command creates the following new entry:

       <install_dir\>/domains/domain1/config/keyfile

6. Uncomment the `<security-constraint\>` element in `web.xml` file.

7. Restart the server for the new user name-password to take effect.

   Note –

   When the server is started, any remote command-line operations will need `new_user_id` and `new_secret` as user name and password.

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