Unified Self Service Authentication without EEM

[schpe31]

Hi,

in an 14.1 installation we have installed SDM first without Unified Self-Service.

Customer does not want to have EEM installed.

 

How is it possible to install Unified Self Service without authentication via EEM?

Integration with EEM would also integrate SDM with EEM what customer does not like.

 

I created a local windows user CASMAdmin.

After installing USS I cannot login with CASMAdmin.

 

What can I do?

How can I configure USS using windows-authentication?

 

Regards,

Peter

[Ferdinand Roehrl]

Hello Peter,

using EEM to USS for authentican is just an Option. Out of the box you can/may use the Build in Enterprise authentication or AD etc. The USS Sdm interface is using Pkw authentication.

 Regards Ferldinand

[Chi Chen]

Peter, I think you can't use the CASM setup for this purpose as the setup in root directory does not provide you this option to not use

EEM for USS and SDM. You would need to run the setup/install scripts from individual products for SDM and USS and then manually integrate

them. Thanks _Chi

[schpe31]

Hello Chi,

I found a way to install and configure it without EEM but it's not the way it should be done normally.

I've manipulated the eem-enable-flag in the database and after that I could login against USS.

 

Thanks and regards,

Peter

[Chi Chen]

Peter, I am glad that you "worked around" this. Is it possible that

you shed light on some details on how you manipulated the

eem-enable-flag? I think many in this user community would like to

know because the CASM installer does not provide the option for USS

to not use eiam and not everyone would like to use eiam for USS

authentication. Regards _Chi

[schpe31]

Hi Chi,

to unset the flag you have to do the following steps carefully:

1. Search the dataset in the DB:

 

SELECT portalPreferencesId, ownerId, ownerType, preferences

FROM PortalPreferences

            WHERE (preferences LIKE '%eiamadmin%')

2. Manipulate the entry:  change from true to false

             <preference><name>eem.authentication.enabled</name><value>true</value></preference>

3. Restart CA Unified self-Service Server

After that you can login as CASMAdmin against  USS_mdb-user

Regards,

Peter

PS.:  To be sure save USS_mdb before doing that

[Chi Chen]

Peter, thank you for sharing this info with us. I will keep note for this.

Regards _Chi

[J W]

That was a great tip for me!  I originally set up USS without EEM and then enabled it for testing but I had forgot to add CASDMAdmin to the EEM User Store and had not designated an alternate admin that did exist in the User Store.  Noob mistake.  This allowed me back in.

 

J.W.

[schpe31]

Hello Ferdinand,

it's not so easy to install USS without using EEM.

Look, what I've done in my answer to Chi.

 

Thanks and regards,

Peter

[Ferdinand Roehrl]

As Shows in the Screenshots I've Sent to you. For Sdm it is.

This Problem Seen to be USS - sc installed specific.