Configuring the SIMULIA Execution Engine for Run-As

To enable the station Run-As feature, you first need to configure your SIMULIA Execution Engine properties file to recognize the feature when a station using it connects to the server.

  1. Verify that client authentication is enabled in your SIMULIA Execution Engine. Client authentication must be enabled to use the Run-As feature.

    For more information, see Configuring SIMULIA Execution Engine Security.

  2. Navigate to the following directory of your SIMULIA Execution Engine installation: 

    <see_install_dir>/config/

  3. Open the acs.properties file using the text editor of your choice.
  4. Locate the following lines at the end of the file: 

    #fiper.security.runas.enabled=true
#fiper.security.runas.domain=

  5. Remove the leading # character from the fiper.security.runas. enabled setting.

    If the # character is not present for the first setting, your SIMULIA Execution Engine is already configured to use Run-As. This option was probably enabled during the SIMULIA Execution Engine installation process. Proceed to Configuring SIMULIA Execution Engine Stations for Run-As.

  6. If you are installing the SIMULIA Execution Engine on Windows, do the following:
    1. Remove the leading # character from the fiper.security.runas.domain= setting.
    2. Add the name of the appropriate Windows domain (which all Windows-based SIMULIA Execution Engine stations will use to authenticate user credentials) to the end of the setting (after the = character). Unless a SIMULIA Execution Engine station is explicitly configured otherwise, this domain name will be used by all Windows-based stations.
  7. Save and close the acs.properties file.
  8. Stop and restart WebSphere.

    This step is necessary for the changes to the acs.properties file to take effect.