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[gf-users] Re: getting "Authentication Failed" on GF web console

From: Andreas Ernst <ae_at_ae-online.de>
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2015 08:25:57 +0200

Am 10.10.15 um 07:21 schrieb Andreas Junius:
> Hi guys,
>
> I renewed my SSL certificate a week ago (Startcom) and I can't log into
> the web console any more. All I get is a
>
> Authentication Failed
> Re-enter your username and password
>
> message. I changed back to the old keystore, but I got only a 500 error
> message after hitting the "Login" button, because that SSL certificate
> has expired some weeks ago. I installed then the keystore that comes
> with glassfish and everything worked as ever (proves at least that I
> didn't forgot my password).
>
> I'm able to login at the command line without trouble (asadmin) but not
> using the web administration console.
>
> So two questions: any ideas what the cause of the problem might be?
> Or, how to enable full logging for the web console?

You have to import the certificate to your keystore. Maybe you have to
delete the old certificate first.

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