roles.xml

Maybe a silly question - Can I copy a roles.xml file from one TS server to another TS server and expect the roles on the destination TS server to now match the roles on the source TS server?

TS 6.7.1
Solaris 10

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Adam Stoller

Maybe a silly question - Can I copy a roles.xml file from one TS server to another TS server and expect the roles on the destination TS server to now match the roles on the source TS server?

TS 6.7.1
Solaris 10

A quick look at the file in question does not seem to show any server-specific information, so it is likely that this will work - I suggest backing up the original roles.xml file on the destination server just in case though.

LeeCharlebois

So maybe it wasn't a silly question. I tried doing what I mentioned in my post and it hasn't worked as expected. After an iwreset the roles look the same as they did before changing the roles.xml file.

Ideas? I'm sure someone out there has made changes/added to their roles on a dev server and found a quick and easy way to transfer that to a test server... That's just an example of course. Smiley Wink

Migrateduser

Are you using ldap or just OS users? If it is OS users and you have the same username, it should work.

Adam Stoller

Are you using ldap or just OS users? If it is OS users and you have the same username, it should work.

There are no user names in roles.xml - it's purpose is simply to define the characteristics / attributes of the FlexRoles - the 4 that come OOTB and any custom ones you may have created.

Perhaps you're trying to do something else and are confusing the purpose of the roles.xml file?

LeeCharlebois

There are no user names in roles.xml - it's purpose is simply to define the characteristics / attributes of the FlexRoles - the 4 that come OOTB and any custom ones you may have created.

Perhaps you're trying to do something else and are confusing the purpose of the roles.xml file?
07-22-2008 07:07 PM

Nope. I've created some custom roles on a dev server and copying the roles.xml file from that server to a test server. I expect to see the OOTB roles and the customroles from the dev server.

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Adam Stoller

Nope. I've created some custom roles on a dev server and copying the roles.xml file from that server to a test server. I expect to see the OOTB roles and the customroles from the dev server.

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Are you looking in the Administration tab in Manage Roles? or somewhere else?
Did you restart TeamSite on the target server after copying the roles.xml file over?
(note: I have not tried this [yet] - just guessing)

LeeCharlebois

Yup, doing a reset after copying the file. And looking in the admin tab under manage roles.