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Manually Configure a Sun Java System Web Server

The SiteMinder Web Agent Configuration wizard only configures the default instance of your Sun Java System web server. If you want to configure a different instance of the Sun Java System web server to use SiteMinder, you need to manually edit the obj.conf file that is used by that server instance. Examples of server instances that need manual configuration include:

To manually configure a Sun Java System Web Server

  1. Locate the directory of the server instance you want to configure.
  2. Open the obj.conf file with a text editor.
  3. Locate the following line:
    <Object name="default">
    
  4. Insert a new line below the previous one, and then add the following text:
    AuthTrans fn="SiteMinderAgent"
    
  5. Locate the following line:
    AuthTrans fn="match-browser" browser="*MSIE*" ssl-unclean-shutdown="true"
    
  6. Insert a new line below the previous one, and then add the following text:
    NameTrans fn="pfx2dir" from="/siteminderagent/pwcgi" dir="web_agent_home/pw" name="cgi"
    NameTrans fn="pfx2dir" from="/siteminderagent/pw" dir="web_agent_home/pw"
    NameTrans fn="pfx2dir" from="/siteminderagent/jpw" dir="web_agent_home/jpw"
    NameTrans fn="pfx2dir" from="/siteminderagent/redirectjsp" dir="web_agent_home/affwebservices/redirectjsp"
    NameTrans fn="pfx2dir" from="/siteminderagent/certoptional" dir="web_agent_home/samples"
    NameTrans fn="pfx2dir" from="/siteminderagent" dir="web_agent_home/samples"
    
  7. Locate the following line:
    NameTrans fn="ntrans-j2ee" name="j2ee"
    
  8. Insert a new line below the previous one, and then add the following text:
    PathCheck fn="SmRequireAuth"
    
  9. Remove the following line:
    NameTrans fn="pfx2dir" from="/mc-icons" dir="C:/Program Files/Sun/WebServer7/lib/icons" name="es-internal"
    
  10. Locate the following line:
    ObjectType fn="force-type" type="text/plain"
    
  11. Insert a new line below the previous one, and then add the following text:
    Service method="(GET|POST)" fn="SmAdvancedAuth"
    
  12. Save the obj.conf file.

    The Sun Java System web server is manually configured.


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