Policy Server Configuration on Linux Machine

Products

• CA Single Sign On Secure Proxy Server (SiteMinder)
• CA Single Sign On SOA Security Manager (SiteMinder)
• CA Single Sign-On

Issue/Introduction

We're running smconsole on  Linux Policy Server, the tool works very slow and we'd like to know 
if there's a way to modify configuration ?

Environment

Release: MSPSSO99000-12.8-Single Sign-On-for Business Users-MSP
Component:

Resolution

At first glance, you can stop the Policy Server and edit the 
sm.registry manually. But depending what you want to do, you might 
also use XPSConfig. 

Here a sample to do so for database connection : 

How to update DB Session Store details without the smconsole ? 
https://comm.support.ca.com/kb/how-to-update-db-session-store-details-without-the-smconsole/kb000010637 

You can also use the smldapsetup to connect to a dummy ldap server to 
encrypt the password. 

Tech Tip : CA Single Sign-On :Policy Server:How to encrypt password in Sm.registry file without using SmConsole 
https://communities.ca.com/community/ca-security/ca-single-sign-on/blog/2016/08/16/tech-tip-ca-single-sign-on-policy-serverhow-to-encrypt-password-in-smregistry-file-without-using-smconsole 

All these are workaround and they are all at your risks. 

Overall we invite you to vote at the following link to get implemented 
direct command lines available in order to modify the sm.registry, 
which command lines will validate the input you're giving. 

Command line options for Policy server management console (smconsole) 
https://communities.ca.com/ideas/235732441-command-line-options-for-policy-server-management-console-smconso