OpenSSO Enterprise stores version 3.0 policy agent configuration data (as well as server configuration data) in a centralized repository. To manage this configuration data, use these options:
OpenSSO Enterprise Administration Console
You can manage both version 3.0 Java EE and web agents from the OpenSSO Enterprise Console. Tasks that you can perform include creating, deleting, updating, listing, and displaying agent configurations. Using the Console, you can set properties for an agent that you previously set by editing the agent's AMAgent.properties file.
For more information, refer to the Administration Console online Help.
ssoadm command-line utility
The ssoadm utility is the command-line interface to OpenSSO Enterprise server and is available after you install the tools and utilities in the ssoAdminTools.zip file. The ssoadm utility includes subcommands to manage policy agents, including:
Creating, deleting, updating, listing, and displaying agent configurations
Creating deleting, listing, and displaying agent groups
Adding and removing an agent to and from a group
For information about the ssoadm utility, including the syntax for each subcommand, see the Sun OpenSSO Enterprise 8.0 Administration Reference.
In some scenarios, you might need to deploy a version 3.0 agent using a local configuration. For example, if you deploy the agent with Access Manager 7.1 or Access Manager 7 2005Q4, which do not support centralized agent configuration, local configuration is used by default.
In this scenario, you must manage the version 3.0 agent by editing properties in the agent's local OpenSSOAgentConfiguration.properties file (in the same manner that you edit the AMAgent.properties file for version 2.2 agents).
A version 3.0 agent also stores configuration information in the local OpenSSOAgentBootstrap.properties file. The agent uses information in the bootstrap file to start and initialize itself and to communicate with OpenSSO Enterprise server. In most cases, you won't need to edit the bootstrap file; however, if you do edit the file, be very careful, or the agent might not function properly.