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Migrating from WebSTAR 4.0 Security

With the introduction of WebSTAR version 4.0, the process of migrating users and realms to WebSentinel is slightly different from previous versions of WebSTAR. The procedure here has been updated for WebSTAR 4.2.

First, you must export your users and password information from the WebSTAR server itself. Launch WebSTAR Admin and open the Server Settings window. In the "Users" section under Web Settings you will find a list of username and theid associated realms.

Figure 9.1: The WebSTAR Admin 4.0 Users portion of the Server Settings window.

Clicking the "Export" button will allow you to save all of your user data to a text file which WebSentinel can understand. Just save your user data file to the folder suggested by WebSTAR with it's default name.

Figure 9.2: Exporting user data from WebSTAR.

After the export is complete, close WebSTAR Admin's Settings window. The next step is to take this exported text file and move it to your personal workstation where WebSentinel Admin is installed. Once you have done that, you will import the Realms from your WebSTAR server.

To import WebStar's Realms, launch WebSentinel Admin and open up the Realms window by choosing it from the Window menu or pushing the Realms button on the Admin palette.

Figure 9.3: WebSentinel Realms window.

Now, choose "Import Realms" from the File menu. If the "Import Realms" item is not available, be sure that your Realms window is open and is the currently active window. You will be presented with the standard program linking dialog box.

Figure 9.4: Connecting to server to import realms.

Enter your username and password as specified in the "Users and Groups" Control Panel of the remote machine. This is most likely the same username and password you use when connecting to your server with WebSTAR Admin. If you chose a copy of WebSTAR running locally on your computer you will not be presented with this dialog.

Figure 9.5: Authenticating connection to import realms.

Once you successfully connect to the WebSTAR server, WebSentinel will import all of your defined realms into the Realms window.

Though you may be tempted to edit your existing realm information do not make these changes now. When importing users from WebSTAR, WebSentinel will try to match realm access based on the name used in WebSTAR.

The next step is to import your user information from WebSTAR. To do this, you will need to copy the "Web Server Users" file you created earlier from WebSTAR Admin. If you haven't already, move that file from WebSTAR's folder to the computer where you are using WebSentinel Admin.

First, open up the Users window in WebSentinel Admin either by double-clicking on the "Users" item in the Admin palette or choosing "Users" from the Window menu. With the Users window now open, choose "Import Users" from the File menu. If the "Import Users" item is not available, be sure that your Users window is open and is the currently active window.

Figure 9.6: Importing the "Web Server Users" file.

Choose the "Web Server Users" file and WebSentinel will import all of the user and password information into its internal database. WebSentinel will grant access to realms previously imported if the name of the realm has not been changed. After you have completed this operation you have successfully migrated all of your security data from WebSTAR!

Before WebSentinel will receive the proper security events from WebSTAR, you will need to delete the realms you have defined within WebSTAR itself. To do this, WebSTAR Admin is required. Launch WebSTAR Admin and connect to the web server, then select "Realms" in the Server Settings window.

Figure 9.7: Deleting realms using WebSTAR Admin.

Select each of the defined realms in the listing and choose the "Delete" button to remove the realm from WebSTAR's internal security settings.