Login.jsp redirects to Configure: Import Exchange File

Product: Sun Identity Manager

You have hit the idm admin URL and you are redirected to the Configure: Import exchange file page? Did this ever happen to you? A snapshot of that looks like this.

Did you observe the logged in as field? Yes this is something funny that can happen to you.

Reason: Your IdM is unable to locate the database, if someone has removed your database or something of the same sort has happened then you see this page.

Solutions:

1. Recover your database

2. If its ok to have a fresh identity manager i.e. if you lose nothing, then just import the init.xml from idm-installation-dir\sample\init.xml

Still hanging around with any version below 7?

Folks looks like the next version of Sun Identity Manager release is not too far. If you are still working with any version below 7? then you may wait to upgrade your skills, directly to ?????? Ahaaa ... wait for the release and the number.

Acquisitions Galore

The entire world believed that 2007 was the year for all major acquisitions and truly it was. However, it seems like 2008 has more in store. The year started with the two major acquisition announcements.

SUN Microsystems announcing its intent to acquire MySql

Sun has recently announced its intent to acquire MySql. Day after day SUN is becoming a complete shop, high performing servers to wonderful softwares. One thing to wait and watch would be how would they bundle MySql? Currently SUN already provides PostGRE Sql with its OS.

The best online information regarding the same would be Jonathan's Blog

Oracle's acquistion of BEA

Oracle has announced that it is acquiring BEA systems. Its paying $21/share value which is 25% more than the current value, i.e. 16th January Closing price. This is another great move by Oracle.

We have to wait and see what else does 2008 has in store.

Sun Identity Manager is affected by multiple security vulnerabilities with varying impacts

Three Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities may allow local or remote unprivileged users the ability to execute unauthorized scripting code in a user's browser when that user clicks a link to Sun Java System Identity Manager. In addition, a further vulnerability may allow a local or remote unprivileged user to inject unauthorized HTML code into a user's browser when that user clicks a link to Sun Java System Identity Manager. Two additional vulnerabilities may allow a local or remote unprivileged user to redirect the browser to unintended remote sites or to inject frames containing data from unintended sites.

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