How can I change the password for Tomcat?

You can change the password for Tomcat for the IXIASOFT CCMS Web.

Symptom

For security reasons, we need to change the password for Tomcat.

Problem

I do not know how to change the password.

Solution

To change the Apache Tomcat Administration Console password, perform the following:
  1. Edit the %IXIASOFT_CCMS_Web_install_dir%/apache-tomcat-9.0.8/conf/tomcat-users.xml file and update the password.
  2. Click Start > Administrative Tools > Services.
  3. In the Services window, right-click the Ixiasoft Tomcat CCMS entry. Click Stop.
  4. In the Services window, right-click the Ixiasoft Tomcat CCMS entry. Click Start.
  5. Edit the %IXIASOFT_CCMS_Web_install_dir%/properties.txt file and update the following entry with the new password:
    TOMCAT_USER=admin
TOMCAT_PASSWORD=admin
TOMCAT_HTTP_PORT=8080
SESSION_TIMEOUT=480
TOMCAT_DISPLAY_NAME=Ixiasoft Tomcat CCMS
TOMCAT_SERVICE_NAME=tomcat-ccms
  6. Edit the %IXIASOFT_CCMS_Web_install_dir%/apache-tomcat-9.0.8/webapps/oxygen-webapp/WEB-INF/license.properties file and update the new password.
  7. Edit the %IXIASOFT_CCMS_Web_install_dir%/oxygenworkspace/options/license.properties file and update the new password.