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You can add users and groups via the Geronimo Administration Console or by modifying some configuration files. We will start simple by using the realm provided by Geronimo by default. Then, as we explore the different realms and security configurations, we will come back and revisit some of the topics as needed.
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users.properties uses the <user_name>=<password> format, groups.properties uses the <group_name>=<user_name> format. See the following examples for additional details.
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As we are using the basic, by default, security configuration you will see the user IDs and passwords are stored in plain text. You can add, remove and change passwords from this file.
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Just like with the users, with the groups.properties you can add and remove groups and users to those groups.
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