Enable local authentication

To enable local user authentication, you modify the configuration using IXIA TEXTML Server.

When enabled, local authentication occurs each time a user attempts to connect to a TEXTML Server instance.

To enable local authentication:

1. Edit the TextmlServerCfg.xml file for your TEXTML Server.
   • Windows: %ProgramData%\IxiaSoft\TextmlServer44
   • Linux: cd /opt/ixiasoft/textmlserver/instance-name
2. Set the <AuthenticateUsers> element value to True.
3. Set the <AuthenticateLocal> element value to True.
4. In the <Security> element, set the <ServerAdmin> and <ServerUser> elements to the names of the groups that contain all your users.
   For example:

    <ServerAdmin>
      <value NAME="Everyone"/>
   </ServerAdmin>
   <ServerUser>
      <value NAME="Everyone"/>
   </ServerUser>

5. Save and close the file.

The next time a user attempts to connect to a TEXTML Server instance, TEXTML Server will validate the entered username and password against the authentication system of the operating system.

Next, you must configure who can access TEXTML Server components and documents by configuring TEXTML Server security through roles and permissions.