Using the Member fixer for IWWCM

Overview

Use the member fixer tool to check whether any Member Manager users or groups referenced in IWWCM items have been renamed or deleted.

The member fixer tool will not work if there are any locked items in a Web content library.

For a large number of items, use the WAS Admin console to increase the session timeout setting of the server...

Application Servers | WebSphere_Portal | Container Settings | Web Container Settings | Session Management

Run the Member Fixer Module if any of the following conditions have occurred:

* A user or group has been permanently removed from WebSphere Portal.

* If WebSphere Portal security has been enabled or disabled (or Syndicated from another server with different WebSphere Portal security settings)

* If the LDAP structure has been modified

* If you have moved your data to a Portal server and WMM is configured to use its default auto-generated ID (rather than a unique attribute from each users LDAP record).

* A user or group has been removed and then re-added to WebSphere Portal, and WMM is configured to use its default auto-generated ID (rather than a unique attribute from each users LDAP record).

Note that if the Principal Information Cache is enabled (available with PK32457 but not enabled by default), then run the Member Cache Manager Module as described in the iFix read-me before running the Member Fixer


Usage

1. To view a report of Member Manager users or groups, using a browser, open the member fixer tool...

http://host:port/wps/wcm/connect?MOD=MemberFixer&library=libname

2. If there have been changes to Member Manager users and groups, update the items that reference them. Open the following URL in the browser:

http://host:port/wps/wcm/connect?MOD=MemberFixer&library=libname&fix=true

3. If the member fixer tool indicates that certain mismatched member conditions exist, enter the specified URL to correct the conditions.

For nonexistent users or groups have alternate distinguished names (DNs) available.

* To update the items that reference the nonexistent users or groups:

http://host:port/wps/wcm/connect?MOD=MemberFixer&library=libname&fix=true&alt_dn=update

* To remove the members that reference the users or groups:

http://host:port/wps/wcm/connect?MOD=MemberFixer&library=libname&fix=true&alt_dn=remove

For Users or groups have been found with mismatched external IDs in Member Manager.

* To update the external IDs in Member Manager with correct external IDs:

http://host:port/wps/wcm/connect?MOD=MemberFixer&library=libname&fix=true&mismatched_id=update

To remove those users and groups with mismatched external IDs:

http://host:port/wps/wcm/connect?MOD=MemberFixer&library=libname&fix=true&mismatched_id=remove

These URL options can be combined when the conditions occur at the same time. For example, if alternate DNs are available for nonexistent users and groups and there are mismatched external IDs in Member Manager, we might use the following URL:

http://host:port/wps/wcm/connect?MOD=MemberFixer&library=libname&fix=true&alt_dn=update&mismatched_id=update