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title: WebSphere Configuration
slug: kronpam-reference-guide-3-9-0/websphere-configuration
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createdAt: 2024-12-03T10:12:22.581Z
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This section explains how to change the passwords of the users on the **Datasources of IBM WebSphereServer **with the help of Application Configuration and Trigger.

WinRM Service needs to be installed on the server where the **WebSphere** application is installed.

Websphere server configuration needs to have been completed before. The username and password in the Security tab in Data Source also need to be saved to the Kron PAM Vault.

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To change the password for a Websphere Server Data Source, an Application Trigger Config definition needs to be made first. 

1. Navigate to** Secrets > Configurations > Application Configuration.**
2. Click +**Add** and enter the parameters.   

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/g9cApVza9NIhSh0pjZYtA/D9XGLNT5XCeGggkWkKiql_image.png "Application Configuration Definition Screen")

- Enter the name of the trigger in the Name field.
- Select Websphere as the Strategy.
- Enter the WinRM service port. 
- Select NTLM as the WinRM Authentication Method.
- Click **Save**.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/g9cApVza9NIhSh0pjZYtA/XP2KJy9zOfrIllJ7U19Kf_image.png "Application Configuration Definition Screen")

- Navigate to **Secrets >Application Management**.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/g9cApVza9NIhSh0pjZYtA/0w-p2lDxrgn6TzcbVRfdm_image.png "Application Management - Application Trigger Definition Screen")

1. Click +**Add** to add a new trigger.
2. Enter the information asked by the fields on the **Add Trigger** modal.
3. Enter the name of the trigger in the Name field.
4. Select the **Application Configuration** with the defined name above the definition value like **Websphere.**
5. **wsadmin.bat** is the management tool for IBM WebSphere Application Server. It runs in a Windows environment with the .bat (batch) extension, located in a fixed path under the WebSphere installation directory. Enter the path to this file in the **“wsadmin Path**” field.

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The username and password information to be used for connection to the wsadmin console must be entered in the relevant fields on the screen.

1. In the **Data Source Name field**, enter the Websphere Server Data source Alias. Otherwise, the password value will not change because Kron PAM cannot find the relevant data source.
2. Select the Vault Account that is defined in Password Vault and whose password we want to change.
3. If the user defined for Password Vault is authorized to make changes, the **Use Authentication User **switch box can remain inactive. If it is not an authorized user, the **Name and Password **of the** Administrator user** need to be entered in the relevant fields.
4. Select the Target Type as **Single Device**.
5. Select the Vault Account defined in Password Vault and the device where IBM WebSphere is installed.
6. Click **Save**.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/g9cApVza9NIhSh0pjZYtA/PfQwgtF1ZqcJRRbEp4dGI_image.png "Application Management Definition Screen")

After the definition is completed, open the **Vault **screen and select the Vault account. Whenever the user selects the Vault account and click the **Update** or **Reset Password** option, Kron PAM will create a trigger and a password change will be performed, either automatically after some time or upon your manual request from the trigger process list shown on the application management page, as pictured below.

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