Installation Guide

Procedure

1. Open a browser and log in to the Red Hat Customer Portal.
2. Click the Downloads tab.
3. From the Product Downloads list, select Red Hat JBoss Web Server.
4. On the Software Downloads page, from the Version drop-down list, select the appropriate JBoss Web Server version.

5. Click Download next to the Red Hat JBoss Web Server 6.1.0 Application Server file.

   The downloaded file is named jws-6.1.0-application-server.zip on your local host.

6. If you also want to download the native JBoss Web Server components for your operating system, click Download next to the Red Hat JBoss Web Server 6.1.0 Optional Native Components for <platform> <architecture> file. In this situation, ensure that you select the correct file that matches the platform and architecture for your system.

   The downloaded file is named jws-6.1.0-optional-native-components-<platform>-<architecture>.zip (for example, jws-6.1.0-optional-native-components-RHEL8-x86_64.zip).

7. Extract the downloaded archive files to your installation directory.

   For example:

   # unzip jws-6.1.0-application-server.zip -d /opt/
   # unzip -o jws-6.1.0-optional-native-compoonents-<platform>-<architecture>.zip -d /opt/

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Procedure

1. Open a browser and log in to the Red Hat Customer Portal.
2. Click the Downloads tab.
3. From the Product Downloads list, select Red Hat JBoss Web Server.
4. On the Software Downloads page, from the Version drop-down list, select the appropriate JBoss Web Server version.
5. Click the Patches tab.

6. Click Download next to the latest Red Hat JBoss Web Server 6.1 Update XX Application Server file.

   The downloaded file is named jws-6.1.x-application-server.zip on your local host.

7. If you also want to download the native JBoss Web Server components for your operating system, click Download next to the latest Red Hat JBoss Web Server 6.1 Update XX Optional Native Components for <platform> <architecture> file. In this situation, ensure that you select the correct file that matches the platform and architecture for your system.

   The downloaded file is named jws-6.1.x-optional-native-components-<platform>-<architecture>.zip (for example, jws-6.1.x-optional-native-components-RHEL8-x86_64.zip).

8. Extract the downloaded archive files to your installation directory.

   For example:

   # unzip jws-6.1.x-application-server.zip -d /opt/
   # unzip -o jws-6.1.x-optional-native-compoonents-<platform>-<architecture>.zip -d /opt/

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Procedure

1. To determine which system daemon is running, enter the following command:

   $ ps -p 1 -o comm=

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   If systemd is running, the following output is displayed:

   systemd

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2. To set up the JBoss Web Server for systemd, run the .postinstall.systemd script as the root user:

   # cd JWS_HOME/tomcat
   # sh .postinstall.systemd

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3. To control the JBoss Web Server with systemd, you can perform any of the following steps as the root user:

   • To enable the JBoss Web Server services to start at system startup by using systemd:

     # systemctl enable jws6-tomcat.service

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   • To start the JBoss Web Server by using systemd:

     # systemctl start jws6-tomcat.service

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     Note

     The SECURITY_MANAGER variable is now deprecated for JBoss Web Server configurations that are based on archive file installations. Consider the following deprecation comment:

     # SECURITY_MANAGER has been deprecated. To run tomcat under the Java Security Manager use:
       JAVA_OPTS="-Djava.security.manager -Djava.security.policy==\"$CATALINA_BASE/conf/"catalina.policy\"""

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   • To stop the JBoss Web Server by using systemd:

     # systemctl stop jws6-tomcat.service

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   • To verify the status of the JBoss Web Server by using systemd:

     # systemctl status jws6-tomcat.service

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     Note

     Any user can run the status operation.

Procedure

1. If JBoss Web Server is already running, stop JBoss Web Server as the tomcat user. For more information, see Stopping JBoss Web Server from the command line when installed from an archive file.

2. To view the current UID and GID for the tomcat user and group, enter the following command as the root user:

   id tomcat

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   The preceding command displays the user account and group details. For example:

   uid=53(tomcat) gid=53(tomcat) groups=53(tomcat)

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3. To assign a new GID to the tomcat group, enter the following command as the root user:

   groupmod -g <new_gid> tomcat

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   For example:

   groupmod -g 410 tomcat

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4. To assign a new UID to the tomcat user, enter the following command as the root user:

   usermod -u <new_uid> -g <new_gid> tomcat

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   For example:

   usermod -u 401 -g 410 tomcat

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5. To reassign file and directory permissions to the new UID, enter the following command as the root user:

   # find / -not -path '/proc*' -uid <original_uid> | perl -e '$ug = @ARGV[0]; foreach $fn (<STDIN>) { chomp($fn);$m = (stat($fn))[2];chown($ug,-1,$fn);chmod($m,$fn)}' <new_uid>

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   In the preceding command, replace <original_uid> with the old UID and replace <new_uid> with the new UID. For example, to reassign file and directory permissions from UID 53 to UID 401, enter the following command:

   # find / -not -path '/proc*' -uid 53 | perl -e '$ug = @ARGV[0]; foreach $fn (<STDIN>) { chomp($fn);$m = (stat($fn))[2];chown($ug,-1,$fn);chmod($m,$fn)}' 401

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6. To reassign file and directory permissions to the new GID, enter the following command as the root user:

   # find / -not -path '/proc*' -gid <original_gid> | perl -e '$ug = @ARGV[0]; foreach $fn (<STDIN>) { chomp($fn);$m = (stat($fn))[2];chown(-1,$ug,$fn);chmod($m,$fn)}' <new_gid>

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   In the preceding command, replace <original_gid> with the old GID and replace <new_gid> with the new GID. For example, to reassign file and directory permissions from GID 53 to GID 410, enter the following command:

   # find / -not -path '/proc*' -gid 53 | perl -e '$ug = @ARGV[0]; foreach $fn (<STDIN>) { chomp($fn);$m = (stat($fn))[2];chown(-1,$ug,$fn);chmod($m,$fn)}' 410

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7. To restart JBoss Web Server as the tomcat user, see Starting JBoss Web Server from the command line when installed from an archive file.

Procedure

1. Log in to the Red Hat Subscription Management web page.
2. Click the Systems tab.
3. Click the Name of the system that you want to add the subscription to.
4. Change from the Details tab to the Subscriptions tab, and then click Attach Subscriptions.
5. Select the check box next to the subscription you want to attach, and then click Attach Subscriptions.

Verification

1. Log in to the Red Hat Subscriptions web page.
2. In the Subscription Name column, click the subscription that you want to select.

3. Under Products Provided, you require both of the following:

   • JBoss Enterprise Web Server
   • Red Hat JBoss Core Services

Procedure

1. To subscribe to the JBoss Web Server CDN repositories for your operating system version, enter the following command:

   # subscription-manager repos --enable <repository>

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   Note

   In the preceding command, replace <repository> with the following values:
   

   • On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, replace <repository> with jws-6-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms.
   • On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, replace <repository> with jws-6-for-rhel-9-x86_64-rpms.
   • On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, replace <repository> with jws-6-for-rhel-10-x86_64-rpms.

2. To install JBoss Web Server, enter the following command as the root user:

   # dnf groupinstall jws6

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   Important

   When you install JBoss Web Server from RPM packages, the JWS_HOME folder is /opt/rh/jws6/root/usr/share.

Procedure

1. To access the Oracle website, open a browser window and enter the following URL:

   http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html

2. Download the Oracle JDK for your operating system and architecture.
3. Double-click the downloaded file to start the installation.
4. Proceed as instructed in the installation window.

Procedure

1. Open a browser and log in to the Red Hat Customer Portal.
2. Click the Downloads tab.
3. From the Product Downloads list, select Red Hat JBoss Web Server.
4. On the Software Downloads page, from the Version drop-down list, select the appropriate JBoss Web Server version.

5. Click Download next to the Red Hat JBoss Web Server 6.1.0 Application Server file.

   The downloaded file is named jws-6.1.0-application-server.zip on your local host.

6. If you also want to download the native JBoss Web Server components for your operating system, click Download next to the Red Hat JBoss Web Server 6.1.0 Optional Native Components for Windows x86_64 file.

   The downloaded file is named jws-6.1.0-optional-native-components-win6-x86_64.zip.

7. Extract the downloaded archive files to your installation folder.

Procedure

1. Open a browser and log in to the Red Hat Customer Portal.
2. Click the Downloads tab.
3. From the Product Downloads list, select Red Hat JBoss Web Server.
4. On the Software Downloads page, from the Version drop-down list, select the appropriate JBoss Web Server version.
5. Click the Patches tab.

6. Click Download next to the latest Red Hat JBoss Web Server 6.1 Update XX Application Server file.

   The downloaded file is named jws-6.1.x-application-server.zip on your local host.

7. If you also want to download the native JBoss Web Server components for your operating system, click Download next to the latest Red Hat JBoss Web Server 6.1 Update XX Optional Native Components for Windows x86_64 file.

   The downloaded file is named jws-6.1.x-optional-native-components-win6-x86_64.zip.

8. Extract the downloaded archive files to your installation folder.

Procedure

1. Open the JWS_HOME/tomcat/conf/server.xml configuration file.

2. In the connector definition, ensure that the UpgradeProtocol class name is set to org.apache.coyote.http2.Http2Protocol.

   For example:

   <Connector port="8443" protocol="org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11NioProtocol"
              maxThreads="150" SSLEnabled="true"
              maxParameterCount="1000">
       <UpgradeProtocol className="org.apache.coyote.http2.Http2Protocol" />
       <SSLHostConfig>
           <Certificate certificateKeystoreFile="conf/localhost-rsa.jks"
                        certificateKeystorePassword="changeit"
                        type="RSA" />
       </SSLHostConfig>
   </Connector>

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3. To apply any configuration updates, restart the Red Hat JBoss Web Server as the root user.

   • To restart JBoss Web Server on Red Hat Enterprise Linux by using systemd, enter the following command:

     # systemctl restart jws6-tomcat.service

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   • To restart JBoss Web Server on Red Hat Enterprise Linux by using startup.sh, enter the following commands:

     # JWS_HOME/sbin/shudown.sh
     # JWS_HOME/sbin/startup.sh

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   • To restart JBoss Web Server on Windows Server, enter the following command:

     # net restart tomcat10

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Procedure

1. To check that the HTTP/2 protocol is active, enter the following command:

   $ curl -I http://<JBoss_Web_Server>:8080/

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   Note

   In the preceding example, replace <JBoss_Web_Server> with the URI of the modified connector, such as example.com. The port number is dependent on your configuration.

Procedure

1. Stop Tomcat if it is already running.
2. Open the JWS_HOME/tomcat/conf/catalina.properties file.

3. In the catalina.properties file, enter the following line:

   org.apache.tomcat.util.digester.PROPERTY_SOURCE=org.apache.tomcat.vault.util.PropertySourceVault

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   Note

   In the preceding example, replace JWS_HOME with the path to your JBoss Web Server installation. The paths shown in this example use a forward slash (/) for directory separators.

Procedure

1. Go to the JWS_HOME/tomcat/conf/ directory.
2. Create a file named vault.properties.

3. In the vault.properties file, enter the vault configuration properties that you specified when you initialized the password vault for Tomcat.

   For example:

   KEYSTORE_URL=JWS_HOME/tomcat/vault.keystore
   KEYSTORE_PASSWORD=MASK-3CuP21KMHn7G6iH/A3YpM/
   KEYSTORE_ALIAS=my_vault
   SALT=1234abcd
   ITERATION_COUNT=120
   ENC_FILE_DIR=JWS_HOME/tomcat/

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Procedure

1. Go to the directory that contains the tomcat-vault.sh script:

   • If you installed the password vault from an archive file, go to the JWS_HOME/tomcat/bin directory.
   • If you installed the password vault from an RPM package, go to the /opt/rh/jws6/root/usr/bin directory.

2. To use the tomcat-vault.sh script in noninteractive mode, enter the following command:

   $ ./tomcat-vault.sh \
    --keystore JWS_HOME/tomcat/vault.keystore \
    --keystore-password <vault_password> \
    --alias my_vault \
    --enc-dir JWS_HOME/tomcat \
    --iteration 120 \
    --salt 1234abcd \
    --vault-block my_block \
    --attribute manager_password \
    --sec-attr P@SSW0#D

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Procedure

1. Open the Tomcat configuration file that contains the sensitive string.

2. Replace the sensitive string with the attribute name for the string, and ensure that you enter the attribute name in the following format: ${VAULT::block_name::attribute_name::}

   For example:

   Consider the following example file entry for the secured string, P@SSW0#D:

   <user username="manager" password=*"P@SSW0#D"* roles="manager-gui"/>

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   If the secured string, P@SSW0#D, has the attribute name, manager_password, replace the secured string with the following value:

   <user username="manager" password=*"${VAULT::my_block::manager_password::}"* roles="manager-gui"/>

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