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Sun ONE Identity Server 6.0 Installation and Configuration Guide

Chapter 10
Post-installation Tasks

This chapter explains the tasks that you would have to perform after installing Identity Server. This chapter also tells you how you can uninstall Identity Server, if at all you need to.

Topics in the chapter include:


Starting Identity Server Services

On Solaris

To manually start Identity Server, at the command line enter the following command:

/Identity_Server_root/SUNWam/bin/amserver start

On Windows

Choose one of the following methods:


Installing and Uninstalling Identity Server Schema from the Command Line

After you’ve successfully installed the SUNWam package, you can install Identity Server from the command line with a single command. This is useful if you need to install the Identity Server schema on an additional instance of Directory Server. You can also uninstall the Identity Server schema with a single command.

To Install Identity Server Schema

  1. In the following directory:
  2.   Identity_Server_root/SUNWam/bin

    execute the following command:

      configds Directory_Server_host Directory Server_port bind_dn  bind_password

    The following message displays:

      modifying entry cn=schema

  3. Restart Identity Server.

To Uninstall Identity Server Schema

  1. In the following directory:
  2.   Identity_Server_root/SUNWam/bin

    execute the following command:

      unconfigds Directory_Server_host Directory Server_port bind_dn  bind_password

    The following message displays:

      modifying entry cn=schema

  3. Restart Identity Server.


Logging In to the Administration Console

Log in to Identity Server through your browser.

  1. Go to the appropriate URL:
  2. If Identity Server services are running on Sun ONE Web Server, go to the login URL using the form:

      http://host.domain:port/amserver/UI/Login

    where host is the host name of the system, domain is the domain name of the server that runs Identity Server services, and port is the Identity Server services port number. For example:

      http://ginac.madisonparc.com:58080/amserver/UI/Login

    where ginac is the computer system that hosts Identity Server.

  3. In the Login page, enter the Top-Level Administrator user id and password you specified at installation, and then click Login.


Uninstalling Identity Server

Uninstallation of Sun ONE Identity Server can be done using the GUI or using the command line.

Using this program, you can remove the entire product, or you can remove the following individual components of the product:

When uninstalling an existing Directory Server with an existing DIT, only the Identity Server schema is removed. The organizations, groups, roles, containers, users, policies, services, ACIs created or modified by Identity Server still remain in the Directory Server. To restore the original DIT, you can use ldif2db or bak2db to restore data saved before DIT migration.

Uninstalling Identity Server on UNIX

You must have root permissions to run the Identity Server installation program. Be sure all web browsers are closed before starting the uninstall program.

  1. Change to the directory where you have installed Identity Server.
  2. Start the Uninstallation program.
  3. To run the Uninstallation wizard, in the Identity Server root directory, enter the following command:

      #./uninstall

    To start the Uninstallation program from the command line, enter the following command

    # ./uninstall -no display

  4. In the Welcome window, click Next.
  5. In the Select Type of Uninstall window, select the type of uninstallation you want to perform, and then click Next.
  6. Figure 10-1  Select Type of Install Panel

    Full: Select this type to remove the product and all the components from your system.

    Partial: Select this type if you want to remove only certain components of the Identity Server. When you click Next, you’ll see a list of all components that were installed with the services. In the Ready to Uninstall window, review the uninstallation information. If you need to make changes, click Back. Otherwise, click Uninstall Now. The program uninstalls the product or components based on your selection.

  7. After you Identity Server is uninstalled, be sure the SUNWam package has been deleted. Use the following command to do this:
  8. pkginfo | grep SUNWam

  9. If they exist, remove them manually using the following command:
  10. pkgrm SUNWam

  11. In the following directory /var/sadm/install, remove these files:
    • productregistry
    • .lockfile
    • .pkg.lock

Uninstalling Identity Server On Windows

You must have Administrator privileges to run the Sun ONE Identity Server Uninstallation program. Be sure all web browsers are closed before starting the program.

  1. Start the Installation program.
  2. To use the Start Men:

    1. From the Start Menu, choose Settings > Control Panel.
    2. In the Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs.
    3. In the Add/Remove Programs window, select Sun ONE Identity Server, and then click Change/Remove.
    4. Figure 10-2  Add Remove Programs window.

To launch the Uninstallation wizard from the command line, in the Identity Server root directory, run the following command:

java uninstall_Sun_ONE_Identity_Server

The Sun ONE Identity Server Uninstallation program starts.

  1. In the Select Type of Uninstall window, select one of the following options.
  2. Figure 10-3  Select Type of Uninstall Panel

    Full. Select this option if you want to remove Identity Server services and Directory Server installed on the local computer system.

    Partial. Select this option if you want to remove only some of the components of Sun ONE Identity Server. When you click Next in this window, the program will display all the components that are installed. Click those you want to uninstall.

  3. In the Ready to Uninstall window, click Uninstall Now.
  4. In the Summary Window, you can click Details to see more information about the uninstallation results.

  5. Click Exit to exit the program.


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