Administrators are users who are allowed to log in to the Administration Console. There are two types of administrators: server administrators and virtual host administrators.
Server administrators can control all virtual hosts and perform server-level tasks, such as restarting or shutting down the server. Server administrators can access and perform all operations on all tabs.
Virtual host administrators can manage the applications on their virtual host—for example, they can reload or disconnect applications. Virtual host administrators can access and perform operations on the View Applications tabs. They cannot manage servers or administrative users.
Note:
You must be a server administrator (not a virtual host administrator) to access the Manage Users tab.
Add a new <User></User> section for each server administrator you want to add.
The User name attribute specifies the user name. The Password element specifies the password. The Allow, Deny, and Order elements specify the hosts from which the administrator can connect to the Administration Console. The following sample XML adds a user who can connect from any domain:
<UserList> <User name="${SERVER.ADMIN_USERNAME}"> <Password encrypt="false">${SERVER.ADMIN_PASSWORD}</Password> <Allow></Allow> <Deny></Deny> <Order>Allow,Deny</Order> </User> <User name="janedoe"> <Password encrypt="false">S4mpl3P4ss</Password> <Allow></Allow> <Deny></Deny> <Order>Allow,Deny</Order> </User> </UserList>
Add a new <User></User> section for each virtual host administrator you want to add.
The User name attribute specifies the user name. The Password element specifies the password. The Allow, Deny, and Order elements specify the hosts from which the administrator can connect to the Administration Console. The following sample XML adds a user who can connect from any domain:
<UserList> <User name="${SERVER.ADMIN_USERNAME}"> <Password encrypt="false">${SERVER.ADMIN_PASSWORD}</Password> <Allow></Allow> <Deny></Deny> <Order>Allow,Deny</Order> </User> <User name="vHostAdmin"> <Password encrypt="false">Ex4mpl3P4ss</Password> <Allow></Allow> <Deny></Deny> <Order>Allow,Deny</Order> </User> </UserList>
Only server administrators (not virtual host administrators) can perform operations on the Manage Users tab.
Passwords are stored as salted hashes in the rootinstall/conf/Users.xml configuration file.
Note:
The password is not exposed because terminal echo is off.
Call the changePswd() API.
For more information about using the Administration API, see Working with the Administration API.
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