Configure GroupWise WebAccess Authentication

GroupWise WebParts makes use of HTTP authentication available when configuring "Single Sign-On" features on GroupWise Web Access.

Configuration

1. Using Console One with the GroupWise Snap-ins, connect to your GW server.
2. Navigate to your GroupWise Domain node (i.e. DOM1) which should contain a GroupWiseWebAccess object.
3. In the properties menu of the GroupWiseWebAccess object, select the Application->Security tab.
4. Under "Securing Sessions" ensure the "Use client IP in securing sessions" checkbok is disabled.
5. Under "single sign-on" add the IP address of your SharePoint server. Select OK to apply the changes.
6. Find the webacc.cfg file on your GW server. (default: \SYS\Novell\WebAccess)
7. In the webacc.cfg file, edit the Cookie.Domain property to have the domain of your system, and uncomment the line.
   
   Cookie.domain=.omni-ts.com
8. Restart the GroupWise WebAccess Application (tomcat - tc4stop / tomcat4)
9. Restart the GroupWise WebAccess (webacc - stopweb / strtweb)

Testing

1. From the SharePoint server hosting the WebParts
2. Open a browser and navigate to the WebAccess login page
3. If a browser authentication prompt appears, the configuration has properly been completed.
   
   • If the normal GroupWise Web Access login page is displayed, a settings has not been properly set.