Important properties files

As an administrator, it is important that you understand the soap.client.props and sas.client.props files located in the<was_profile_root>/properties folder. These files are required to be edited when you enable global security. If you enable security for a WebSphere Application Server cell, you will have to manually enter in the username and password every time you run the wsadmin tool. By editing the sas.client.props and the soap.client.props files, you can specify the username and password you have configured for global security so you are not prompted to enter the username and password every time you run administrative scripts.

The soap.client.props file

When global security is enabled in the cell and you use the wsadmin tool with the SOAP protocol (SOAP is the default connector protocol), you will need to update the following properties in the soap.client.props file with the appropriate values as shown below so that the wsadmin tool does not prompt for...