BusinessObjects Enterprise Administrator's Guide
Configuring the servers
Configuring the BusinessObjects Enterprise servers includes:
Configuring the server machines
In order to support end-to-end single sign-on, you must grant the service account the right to act as part of the operating system. This must be done on each machine running the following servers:
- CMS
- Page Server
- Report Application Server
- Web Intelligence Report Server
To configure the server machines
Note: To complete this procedure, you require a service account that has been trusted for delegation. See Setting up a service account.
- Click Start > Administrative Tools > Local Security Policy.
- Click Local Policies, then click User Rights Assignment.
- Double-click Act as part of the operating system.
- Click Add.
- Double-click the service account, and then click OK.
- Ensure that the Local Policy Setting check box is selected, and then click OK.
- Repeat the above steps on each machine running a BusinessObjects Enterprise server.
For detailed instructions, see "Controlling users' access to objects" on page 312.
Configuring the servers to use the service account
In order to support Kerberos single sign-on, you must use CCM and configure the following servers to log on as the service account:
- CMS server
- Page Server
- Report Application Server
- Web Intelligence Report Server
To configure a server
Note: To complete this procedure, you require a service account that has been trusted for delegation. See Setting up a service account.
- Start the CCM.
- Stop the server you want to configure, for example, the CMS server.
- Double-click the server you want to configure. The Properties dialog box is displayed.
- On the Properties tab:
- In the Log On As area, deselect the System Account check box.
- Enter the user name and password for the service account.
- Click Apply, and then click OK.
- Start the server again.
- Repeat steps 2 through 5 for each BusinessObjects server that has to be configured.