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Configuring Topology Manager to connect to a Topology Manager database with integrated authentication

If you intend to connect to your database using integrated authentication, change the authentication method in Topology Manager's Web application definition file, Web.config.

Procedure

  1. On the machine on which Topology Manager is installed, open a Windows command prompt.
  2. Navigate to %TRIDION_HOME%\TopologyManager\web\.
  3. Enter the following command to unprotect the section of Web.config you need to edit:
    %SYSTEMROOT%\Microsoft.NET\FRAMEWORKFOLDER\VERSIONFOLDER\aspnet_regiis.exe -pdf "database" .
    where:
    • FRAMEWORKFOLDER is the name of the framework folder, either Framework or Framework64
    • VERSIONFOLDER is the name of the version folder, for example, v4.0.30319
  4. Open Web.config for editing.
  5. Add the following attribute-value pairs to the database element:
    • authenticationMethod, set to the value Integrated
    • username, set to the name of a user who can connect to the database in integrated mode
    • password, set to the password of that user
  6. Save and close Web.config.
  7. Enter the following command to protect Web.config:
    %SYSTEMROOT%\Microsoft.NET\FRAMEWORKFOLDER\VERSIONFOLDER\aspnet_regiis.exe -pef "database" . -prov TridionRsaProtectedConfigurationProvider

    where FRAMEWORKFOLDER and VERSIONFOLDER are as before.

  8. Restart IIS.