Configure Basic Authentication for Solr (Standalone Mode)

Installation and Upgrade > Installation and Configuration Guide > Using the PTC Solution Installer > Installing Windchill Solutions > Optional Product Settings > Windchill Index Search Installation > Windchill Index Search Post-Installation Configuration > Configure the Standalone Index Search Server > Configure Basic Authentication for Solr (Standalone Mode)

Basic authentication is automatically configured with the user name and password provided at the time of installation. This section describes how to configure the basic authentication manually, if required.

1. Stop Solr using the following commands:

◦ Windows

<INDEX_SEARCH_HOME>/bin/Index_Search_Server.bat stop

◦ Unix

sh <INDEX_SEARCH_HOME>/bin/Index_Search_Server.sh stop

2. Open the following file:

<INDEX_SEARCH_HOME>/solr/server/etc/webdefault.xml

And edit the content as follows (changes are highlighted):

<security-constraint>
<web-resource-collection>
<web-resource-name>Disable TRACE</web-resource-name>
<url-pattern>/*</url-pattern>
</web-resource-collection>
<auth-constraint>
<role-name>admin</role-name>
</auth-constraint>
</security-constraint>

<login-config>
<auth-method>BASIC</auth-method>
<realm-name>Solr Realm</realm-name>
</login-config>

3. Open the following file:

<INDEX_SEARCH_HOME>/solr/server/etc/jetty.xml

Add the following section at the end before the </Configure> tag:

<Call name="addBean">
<Arg>
<New class="org.eclipse.jetty.security.HashLoginService">
<Set name="name">Solr Realm</Set>
<Set name="config"><SystemProperty name="jetty.home" default="."/>/etc/realm.properties</Set>
</New>
</Arg>
</Call>

4. Generate a password in encrypted format using the following utility provided by Jetty:

a. Open a command prompt and navigate to <INDEX_SEARCH_HOME>/solr/server.

b. Run the following command using the plain text password as your argument:

java -cp lib/jetty-util.jar org.eclipse.jetty.util.security.Password <Username> <Password>

For example, running the following command:

java -cp lib/jetty-util.jar org.eclipse.jetty.util.security.Password solr SolrRocks

Results in the following output:

PTC recommends CRYPT as the most secure encryption option available when using this tool.

5. Create a new file:

<INDEX_SEARCH_HOME>/solr/server/etc/realm.properties

Using the following format, add the encrypted password generated in the previous step:

<Username>: CRYPT:<Encrypted password>,<Role>

For example:

solr: CRYPT:so3oR2FANmQ4Y,admin

6. Start Solr using the following commands:

◦ Windows

<INDEX_SEARCH_HOME>/bin/Index_Search_Server.bat start

◦ Unix

sh <INDEX_SEARCH_HOME>/bin/Index_Search_Server.sh start

7. Open the Solr administrator interface and verify that you are prompted for a username and password:

http://<SOLR_HOSTNAME>:<SOLR_PORT>/solr

Changing the Solr User or Password

When you change the Solr user or password, you must update both the Windchill Index Search client and server.

1. Open a Windchill shell and execute the following commands to change the password or user for the Windchill Index Search client:

xconfmanager -s wt.index.solrAdminUser=<New_User> -t codebase/WEB-INF/conf/index.solrAuth.properties -p
xconfmanager -s wt.index.solrAdminPassword=<New_Password> -t codebase/WEB-INF/conf/index.solrAuth.properties -p

2. Restart Windchill.

3. From a command prompt, navigate to <INDEX_SEARCH_HOME>/bin and execute the following commands to change the password or user for the Windchill Index Search server:

◦ Windows:

xconfmanager -s wt.index.server.solrAdminUser=<New_User> -t config/solrserver.properties -p
xconfmanager -s wt.index.server.solrAdminPassword=<New_Password> -t config/solrserver.properties -p

◦ Unix:

sh xconfmanager -s wt.index.server.solrAdminUser=<New_User> -t config/solrserver.properties -p
sh xconfmanager -s wt.index.server.solrAdminPassword=<New_Password> -t config/solrserver.properties -p

4. Follow the steps outlined above to update <INDEX_SEARCH_HOME>/solr/server/etc/realm.properties.

5. Restart Solr.

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