Chapter 11. JAAS Console Commands
The jaas commands are used for editing JAAS realm and user data. Editing a JAAS realm is done in two stages. The changes are placed in a queue until they are applied by executing the jaas:update.
When editing JAAS settings the commands are used as follows:
- Start the editing session.jaas:manage
- Edit the realm's user data.
- jaas:usersLists all of the users.
- jaas:useraddAdd a new user.
- jaas:userdelDelete a user.
- jaas:roleaddAdd a new role to a user.
- jaas:roledelDelete a role from a user.
- jaas:pendingLists all of the pending changes that have been made to the realms, but have not been applied to the container.
- Apply the changes to the JAAS realm and ends the editing session.jaas:update
You can abandon an editing session using jaas:cancel before the changes applied to the JAAS settings.
Type
jaas: then press Tab at the prompt to view the available commands.
11.1. jaas:cancel, cancel
Abstract
cancels a JAAS editing session without applying the pending changes
Synopsis
jaas:cancel [
--help
]
Details
When editing a JAAS realm, the changes are buffered until the editing session is closed. The jaas:cancel command clears the buffer without saving the changes and closes the editing session.
You can see a list of the buffered changes using the jaas:pending command.
Arguments
Table 11.1, “jaas:cancel Arguments” describes the command's arguments.
| Argument | Interpretation |
|---|---|
--help | Displays the online help for this command |
