Why doesn't the WebSphere 7 console “_Save_ directly to master configuration” appear when I make a change?

Question

I\'m using WebSphere 7 (running my web app from within IBM RAD 7).

I\'m trying to enable application security for my web app.

In the console, when I select Secur

Answer 1

Within RAD, edit your server definition (double click on WebSphere Application Server in the Servers view). Under the section "Publishing settings for WebSphere Application Server", check "Run server with Resources on Server" (versus within the workspace).

Restart everything and retry your role mapping.

Also note that user/group mapping via the WebSphere console is a multi-step process. You must click OK on the "Security role to user/group mapping" after returning from the panel on which you actually map roles. (That is, you must click OK twice to get the role mappings to stick.)