Updating the Release Automation repository credentials.

Products

• CA Release Automation - Release Operations Center (Nolio)
• CA Release Automation - DataManagement Server (Nolio)

Issue/Introduction

We simply need to update the credentials that Release Automation uses to connect to our repository of choice.

Applies to any environment utilizing a repository for artifacts.

Environment

Release Automation 6.7, 6.8

Cause

Release Automation uses a specific method of encoding passwords in a configuration file located on the NAC.  While typically the default credentials in this configuration file along with the nexus account setup is fine, there are instances where you will either require a different/newer repository, standalone repository, or just need to change the credentials in general.

Resolution

This is relatively simple, you will want to connect to your NAC / Management Server.  Here you will find the following file:

 

%RA_INSTALL_DIR%\conf\nolio-repo.properties

 

The contents are straightforward as well:

type=nexus
scheme=http
hostname=
port=8080
repositoryPath=/nexus/content/repositories/nolio
actionRepositoryPath=/nexus/content/repositories/nolio-actions
username=admin
password=3F2A586815EF60593AF8AE306CE3ADD4
passwordEncrypted=true
deleteAnonymousUser=false

If you have updated the password for your repository, you will need to update nolio-repo.properties encrypted password(or decrypt) as follows:

 

1. On NAC/Management Server, change to installation directory (eg; /opt/ReleaseAutomationServer)

2. Run the command(a = linux, b = windows):

     a. scripts/encrypt_password.sh <new_password>

     b. scripts/encrypt_password.bat <new_password>

3. Output will be similar to this if successful:

[root@centosxx-raxx ReleaseAutomationServer]# scripts/encrypt_password.sh nolio
The encrypted password is: D4F104E35F82A898
The original password is: nolio

4. Simply replace the password= line in nolio-repo.properties, restart the management server and all updates complete.