Enabling a repository as a global registry

Enabling a repository as a global registry after configuration, requires activating the dm_bof_registry user. The global registry and user credentials can also be configured in the dfc.properties file.

To enable a repository as a global registry:

  1. Open Documentum Administrator and connect to the repository.

  2. Navigate to Administration > User Management > Users.

  3. Locate the dm_bof_registry user and select View > Properties > Info to access the User Properties page.

  4. Verify that the Name value is dm_bof_registry.

    The dm_bof_registry Name value is required, but you have the option to change the User Login Name value, if desired.

  5. Change the password.

  6. Activate the user by selecting Active from the State drop-down list.

  7. Click OK to save your changes.

During the DFC installation on client machines, such as the Webtop or Documentum Administrator hosts, provide the user login name and password for the dm_bof_registry user. This action updates the dfc.properties file and enables the DFC installation to contact the global registry.

To modify the dfc.properties file manually:

  1. On the DFC host, navigate to $DOCUMENTUM/config (UNIX or Linux) or %DOCUMENTUM%\config (Windows).

  2. From a command prompt, execute the following command to generate the encrypted form of the global registry user’s password: 

    java -cp dfc.jar com.documentum.fc.tools.RegistryPasswordUtils password_of_user

    where password_of_user is the clear-text password of the global registry user.

  3. Open the dfc.properties file in a text editor and modify the following attributes: 

    dfc.globalregistry.repository=global_registry_repository_namedfc.globalregistry.username=user_login_name dfc.globalregistry.password=encryped_password_of_user

    where encryped_password_of_user is the encrypted password you generated in step 2.

  4. Save the dfc.properties file.