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Configuring a user account to secure Search Host service

To secure communication between Content Manager and the in an outscale scenario, configure a dedicated Windows or Active Directory account, username and password.

About this task

When you install Content Manager/, the installer configures the MTS User as the user account that connects to the and creates a local group, called <MACHINENAME>\SDLSearchUsers, on the fly and adds the MTS User to it. After installation, SDL recommends replacing the local group created by the installer with a dedicated Active Directory group. The group and the username are case-sensitive and cannot contain spaces. The user must always be a member of the group.

Procedure

  1. Access the %TRIDION_HOME%\solr-tomcat\conf\ subfolder.
  2. Open the file web.xml in a plain-text or XML editor.
  3. Locate the following elements near the bottom of the file:
    • <security-role>—contains a <role-name> element containing the group name.
    • <security-constraint>—contains an <auth-constraint> element, which in turn also contains a <role-name> element containing the group name.
  4. Replace the group name in both elements with a new group name.
  5. Make sure the user specified in the Search settings > Query Engine Settings in the MMC Snap-in is a member of this group. Start the MMC Snap-in by selecting Programs > SDL Tridion > SDL Tridion Content Manager configuration in the Microsoft Windows Start menu.