5 Managing Users from the WebLogic Administration Console

With Oracle GoldenGate Monitor Server installed and configured, you can now use the WebLogic Server Administration Console to manage your users. You can then launch the Oracle GoldenGate Monitor console and start monitoring. These procedures are described in the following sections:

Note:

Before attempting any of the tasks in this chapter, ensure that both the WebLogic administration server is running. You can find server start-up instructions in Starting the Oracle WebLogic Administration Server.

Log-in to Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console

To log in to the Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console, do the following:

  1. Open a supported Web browser and navigate to: 
    http://hostname:port/console

    where hostname is the DNS name or IP address of the Administration Server and port is the listen port on which the Administration Server is listening for requests (port 7001 by default). If you have configured a domain-wide administration port, use that port number. If you configured the Administration Server to use Secure Socket Layer (SSL) you must add s after http as follows:

    https://hostname:port/console

    The Console Welcome page appears and contains a log-in form.

  2. Enter a Username and Password and click Login:

    The Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console appears, with the home page displayed in the main panel. To the left of the main panel are links that will help you navigate the console. For more information on the Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console, see "Getting Started Using Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console" in Oracle Fusion Middleware Administering Oracle Fusion Middleware.

Create a User

You begin user creation from the Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console home page. Use this procedure:

  1. Left of the main panel, locate the Domain Structure panel for your domain:
  2. From the Domain Structure tree, select Security Realms.

    The Summary of Security Realms page appears in the main panel.

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  3. In the Realms table, select myrealms.

    The Settings for myrealm page appears in the main panel.

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  4. Click Users and Groups.
  5. Click New.

    The Create a New User page appears.

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  6. Add the new users details:

    • User name; this name will be used to log in to the Oracle GoldenGate Monitor console.

    • A brief freeform description of the user.

    • The user provider, selected from the dropdown list.

    • A password for the user (with confirmation entry). This password will be used with the user name to log in to the Oracle GoldenGate Monitor console. It must be at least eight characters long.

    • Click OK.

      The User tab reappears with the new user added.
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Add the User to a Group

Next, you need to add the user you created in Create a User to a group. To do so, use this procedure.

  1. On the Settings for myrealms' User tab, click the name of the user you just added.

    The Settings for username page appears.

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  2. Click Groups.

    The Groups tab opens, displaying a list of parent groups to which the user can belong.

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  3. Select the parent groups to which you want the user to belong and click the right arrow (Right-facing carat.).

    The selected groups will move to the Chosen list.

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    If you want to make the user a member of all groups, rather than select each group, just click the double right arrow (Double rigght-facing carat.). All groups will move to the Chosen list. If you accidently add a group you did not intend, select it and click the left arrow. To remove all groups from the Chosen list, click the double left arrow.

  4. Click Save.

Start the Oracle GoldenGate Monitor Console

Finally, you are ready to launch the Oracle GoldenGate Monitor Server console. To do so, use this procedure.

  1. In the Web browser navigation bar, the Oracle GoldenGate Monitor Server URL in this format: 
    http://hostname:portNumber/monitor/faces/loginPage.jspx

    Where hostname is the system on which WebLogic Server is installed and the portnumber is 7003, which is the managed server port number (because the application is being deployed on a managed server, MONITOR_server1); for example

    http://slc03abc:7003/monitor/faces/loginPage.jspx

    The Oracle GoldenGate Monitor Server log-in screen appears.

  2. Provide the log-in credentials entered for the user in step 6 of Create a Userand click Submit.

    The Oracle GoldenGate Monitor Server console opens. You can now start administering Oracle GoldenGate Monitor.