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Preserve the smkeydatabase.properties File Before an Upgrade

When reinstalling the Policy Server Option Pack as part of an upgrade, the smkeydatabase.properties file gets replaced with a new properties file that has some revised settings from the existing file. Also, the EncryptedPassword from the existing file is not preserved.

To ensure the smkeydatabase. properties file uses the correct EncryptedPassword value, the value from the old file needs to be placed into the new file.

To ensure the smkeydatabase.properties file is upgraded properly

  1. Back up the existing smkeydatabase and the smkeydatabase.properties file.
  2. Upgrade the Policy Server and the Policy Server Option Pack by installing the new versions.
  3. Edit the smkeydatabase.properties file and insert the EncryptedPassword value from the back-up copy of the file. The file is located in the directory policy_server_home/config/properties/.