Edit Website Configuration Files

You can edit website .config files used by ebs, although some sections of .config files might require decryption.

Note: You must adjust installer settings so that any changes made to .config files are not overwritten during an upgrade.

Edit website configuration files for:

To configure Identity Services for ebs: ontrack Hub and ebs: ontrack Learner Hub, make the following changes to the web.config file.

Standard install locations:

  • \Program Files\tribal_instance\ebs4\TribalTech.EBS.Agent5\web.config for ebs: ontrack Hub

  • \Program Files\tribal_instance\ebs4\OntrackLearner\web.config for ebs: ontrack Learner Hub

To use external authentication, set:

  • system.web\Authentication mode to 'None'

To use Dual Authentication, set:

  • system.web\Authentication mode to 'Forms'

  • appSettings\EnableIdentityServer to 'Y'

  • appSettings\IdentityServerCookieDomain to match the ontrack domain name, usually the domain name specified in the <authentication><forms> section (for example: tribalgroup.net)

  • appSettings\EnableDualAuthentication to 'Y' to offer the choice of using ebs or external credentials

  • appSettings\IdentityServerClientSecret to the client secret generated in the authentication provider

Note: You must adjust installer settings so that any changes made to .config files are not overwritten during an upgrade.

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To configure Identity Services for ebs: ontrack Teaching and Learning, make the following changes to the web.config file.

  • Standard install location:

    • (\Program Files\tribal_instance\ebs4\estWeb\web.config

  • If solely using external authentication, set:

    • system.web\Authentication mode to 'None'

  • To use Dual Authentication, set:

    • system.web\Authentication mode to 'Forms'

Make the following changes to the appSettings.config file.

  • Standard install location:

    • \Program Files\tribal_instance\ebs4\estWeb\appSettings.config

  • Set:

    • appSettings\EnableIdentityServer to 'Y'

    • appSettings\IdentityServerCookieDomain to match the current domain name

    • appSettings\EnableDualAuthentication to 'Y' if wishing to offer the choice of using ebs or external credentials

    • appSettings\IdentityServerClientSecret to the client secret generated in the authentication provider

Note: You must adjust installer settings so that any changes made to .config files are not overwritten during an upgrade.

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Note: Refer to Communities for further information about decryption and encryption of .config files.