Sun OpenSSO Enterprise Policy Agent 3.0 Guide for JBoss Application Server 4.x/5.x

Creating a Password File

A password file is an ASCII text file with only one line specifying the password in clear text. By using a password file, you are not forced to expose a password at the command line during the agent installation. When you install the JBoss Application Server 4.x/5.x agent using the agentadmin program, you are prompted to specify paths to following password files:

ProcedureTo Create a Password File

  1. Create an ASCII text file for the agent profile. For example: /tmp/jbossagentpw

  2. If you want the agentadmin program to automatically create the agent profile in OpenSSO Enterprise server during the installation, create another password file for the agent administrator. For example: /tmp/agentadminpw

    If you wish, you can specify amadmin as the agent administrator when you run the install program.

  3. Using a text editor, enter the appropriate password in clear text on the first line in each file.

  4. Secure each password file appropriately, depending on the requirements for your deployment.

Next Steps

Make a note of the password file names and passwords. You will need this information when you create the agent profile and install the agent using the agentadmin program.