Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Application Server:
Administration

Disabling WSMAdmin

You can use the Progress Explorer Tool to disable the WSMAdmin utility.

To disable the WSMAdmin utility with Progress Explorer:

Double click the Messengers folder on the left side of the main Progress Explorer window.
Right click the specific messenger whose internal commands you want to disable.
Choose Properties from the shortcut menu. The Properties dialog box for the selected messenger appears:



Deselect the check box next to the Internal Administration Command - WSMAdmin field.
If you are changing this value for either a WSISA or WSNSA Messenger, re-start your web server.

Verify that the Messenger Internal Commands are disabled. You should not be able to access the WSMAdmin utility and its features from a Web browser.

You can also disable the internal commands for a WebSpeed messenger by editing the ubroker.properties file.

To change disable the WSMAdmin utility by editing ubroker.properties:

Search the file for the AllowsMsngrCmds property. It is located in the properties section that is associated with the specific messenger type that your configuration is using.

For example, if you are using a CGIIP Messenger, the AllowsMsngrCmds property you must set is in the [WebSpeed.Messengers.CGIIP] section.

Note: Do change the AllowsMsngrCmds property in the [WebSpeed.Messengers] section. Changes in this section will not affect the AllowsMsngrCmds property for individual messengers.
Set the property value to 0 to disable the WebSpeed Messenger Administration utility commands.

Verify that the Messenger Internal Commands are disabled. You should not be able to access the WSMAdmin utility and its features from a web browser.