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- Editing the *.properties files manually.
- Modifying the security configuration from the Administration Console.
- Creating a new security realm.
This last option is covered more in detail in the Configuring security section.
Editing the *.properties files manually
Open the <geronimo_home>/var/security/groups.properties file and edit the contents of this file. Add any username that you require and save the file.
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In this example, two users have been added, user1 and user2 and the default system account has been deleted. Both user1 and user2 can access the console and the command line deployment tools.
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Modifying the security configuration from the Administration Console
Log into the console and click on Console Realm on the console navigation panel - security folder.
This will take you to display the Console Realm Users and Console Realm Groups Screen portlets.
Click on the Create New User link to add a new user and on the individual user names to edit existing ones.
Click on Create New Group link to add new user to the group.
Once the new user name and password is added, log out of the console and try the new user name and password.
Creating your own security realm is being covered under adminstrative tasks under the main 1.1 documentation.
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