About the ie.properties File
The ie.properties file is located in the /codebase/WEB-INF directory where Info*Engine is installed, and contains a reference to the LDAP branch that contains the Info*Engine properties. This reference also contains validation information to ensure that the services can access the LDAP directory.
The Windchill installer generates the contents of the ie.properties file based on the values that you specify when you enter your LDAP settings. The settings include the following:
• LDAP Server DNS Registered Host Name
• Administrator Distinguished Name
• Administrative Password
• Base Distinguished Name for Product Properties
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The contents of the ie.properties file are generated from entries in your site.xconf file and propagated using the xconfmanager utility. You should not edit this file directly.
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For example, assume that the following values are set:
Administrator Distinguished Name is “cn=Manager.”
Administrative Password is “admin.”
LDAP Server DNS Registered Host Name is the local host is: “host.company.com.”
Base Distinguished Name for Product Properties is: “cn=configuration,cn=Windchill_10,o=Company.”
In this example, the ie.properties file would contain the following:
seeAlso=ldap://cn=Manager:encrypted.ie.ldap.managerPw@host.company.com/
cn=configuration,cn=Windchill_10,o=Company
com.myCompany.myState.myHost.namingService.
directoryProvider=ldap://cn=Manager:encrypted.ie.ldap.managerPw@host.company.com
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While the password for LDAP in the example is “admin,” the ie.properties file does not contain this password in plain text. The actual password is stored in the WTKeystore and retrieved as necessary.
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Using the ie.properties file allows Info*Engine to put the administrator username and password in a relatively secure file and not in the individual startup scripts, which some operating systems may display. Also, it provides an easy way to use a different set of LDAP entries or change the LDAP authentication easily by just changing the contents of this file.
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To change the contents of the ie.properties file, use the xconfmanager utility. For more information, see About the xconfmanager Utility. Otherwise, enter the following command from the command line: xconfmanager --help
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