custom auth plugin install issue

I found the answer:....

if you follow chapter 6 of the programmer's api guide to write

iwtAuth.xml.update file, make sure of the following:

your custom xml file should have only the following 3 xml elments and

nothing else from the original. They are:

iwtAuth-authMenu

iwtAuth-authenticators

iwtAuth-adminAuthModule

This should fix the following problem...

"srini v" <svanga@viridien.com> wrote in message

news:9r4510$cfs1@ripley.netscape.com...

> Platform: SOLARIS

>

> Version: iplanet portal. SP2

>

> I am getting the following error while attempting to install a custom

> authentication plugin.

>

> executing the command " /opt/SUNWips/bin/ipsadmin change component iwtAuth

> iwtAuth.xml.update" is giving the following cyptic error:

>

> (Note: I have verified the xml file with "ipsadmin -checkxml" option and

it

> is ok)

>

> I would appreciate any help that you can offer or point me at the right

> resource.....

>

> thanks and regards

>

> srini

>

> Before stopping portal servers

>

> # /opt/SUNWips/bin/ipsadmin change component iwtAuth iwtAuth.xml.update

>

> Profile change failed. More info:

> com.iplanet.portalserver.ipsadmin.Component

>

> # /opt/SUNWips/bin/ipsadmin change component iwtAuth iwtAuth.xml

>

> Profile change failed. More info:

> com.iplanet.portalserver.ipsadmin.Component

>

> After stopping portal servers and executing the same command:

>

> # pwd

>

> /etc/opt/SUNWips/xml

>

> # /opt/SUNWips/bin/ipsadmin change component iwtAuth iwtAuth.xml

>

> Profile change failed. More info: Fatal exception initializing Data Store

>

> # /opt/SUNWips/bin/ipsadmin change component iwtAuth iwtAuth.xml.update

>

> Profile change failed. More info: Fatal exception initializing Data Store

>

>

>

at 2007-6-29 2:38:50 >