Disabling the default administrative user

Using the Jazz™ default ADMIN user, you can log on to a new server, configure the server, and create an initial JazzAdmins user. For enhanced server security, disable default ADMIN access. Disabling the default ADMIN also improves auditability because it prevents actions that can only be traced to the default ADMIN user.

Before you begin

You must log on to the administrative Web tool interface and be a member of the JazzAdmins group.
Note: For Rational Team Concert™ running on IBM® i, there is a known limitation with using the Jazz Team Server setup to disable the default administrative user. See Disabling the default administrative user on IBM i for more information.

Procedure

  1. Browse to the Jazz Team Server Setup; the default is https://localhost:9443/jazz/setup. If you use LDAP, configure the Web server for LDAP, then from your LDAP, log in as a member of the JazzAdmins group.
  2. Navigate to the Setup User Registry page to configure the User Registry to create or import your new user as a member of the JazzAdmins group.
  3. On the Setup User Registry page, ensure that the Disable default ADMIN access check box is selected.
  4. Complete any remaining steps on the page and click Next.
  5. If the Setup logs in as the new user, the default ADMIN access is disabled.

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