Network Deployment (Distributed operating systems), v8.0 > Secure applications and their environment > Authenticate users > Select a registry or repository > Manage realms in a federated repository


Use custom adapters for federated repositories

When the custom adapters for federated repositories are part of the default realm, the users and groups can be managed using wsadmin commands or the admin console. If custom adapters for federated repositories are part of the default realm, you use the admin console to manage the users and groups in the realm.

The default parent for PersonAccount and Group entities needs to be the same as the base entry of the custom adapter. To view this admin console page...

Configure the supported entity types before you can manage this account with Users and Groups in the admin console. The Base entry for the default parent determines the repository location where entities of the specified type are placed on write operations by user and group management.


Procedure

  1. In the admin console, click Users and Groups to access users and groups panel.

    To manage users and groups for a specific domain in a multiple security domain environment, click Security > Global security > Security Domains > domain_name. Under Security Attributes, expand User Realm, and click Customize for this domain. Select the Realm type as Federated repositories. Click Apply and Save to the master configuration. On Security domains panel that appears, click the domain_name again to go to the domain configuration panel. The links to manage users and groups for a specific domain are displayed only after you save the federated repositories configuration for the domain.

  2. Click Manage Groups to test the basic functions of the custom adapter with respect to custom adapters for federated repositories.

  3. Click Manage Users to test the basic functions of the custom adapter with respect to custom adapters for federated repositories.

    We must restart the server or dmgr if the federated repository has changed before using the Manage Users option. Otherwise, user or group changes made to the repository could be lost after restart.


Results

After completing these steps, you will have ensured that the custom adapter is being used properly.


What to do next

Adjustments to the custom adapter can be made by using wsadmin to make configuration changes. See Configure custom adapters for federated repositories using wsadmin for more details.


Related


Sample custom adapters for federated repositories examples
Federated repositories
Security role to user or group mapping
Manage repositories in a federated repository
Configure custom adapters for federated repositories using wsadmin
Establishing custom adapters for federated repositories
Configure supported entity types in a federated repository

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