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Property Name:
Property Value:
Replace <filename> with the name of the custom
so that the page prompts the user for an e-mail address rather than a username. This must
be the filename without the JSP extension. For example, if you name your file
email_login.jsp
1g Click OK.
2 Create a contract that uses this method:
2a Click Contracts > New.
2b Select the method you just created.
2c Configure the other options to fit your requirements.
If you are creating multiple custom login pages with customized credentials, you might
want to use the URI to hint at which custom
file. For example, the following URI values have the filename of the login page
nidp.jsp
followed by the name of the custom
login1/custom1
login2/custom2
login3/custom3
For information on configuring the other options for a contract, see
"Configuring Authentication Contracts," on page
2d Update the Identity Server.
3 Copy the file and rename it. The JSP files are located on the Identity Server in the
login.jsp
following directory:
Linux:
/var/opt/novell/tomcat5/webapps/nidp/jsp
Windows:
C:\Program Files\Novell\Tomcat\webapps\nidp\jsp
4 (Conditional) If you modified the
replace it with your variable.
5 (Conditional) If you need to support only one language, modify the prompt in the
file:
5a Find the following string in the file:
<label><%=handler.getResource(JSPResDesc.USERNAME)%></label>
5b Replace it with the string you want, for example:
<label>Email Address:</label>
5c Copy the modified file to each Identity Server in the cluster.
5d Back up your customized file.
6 (Conditional) If you need to localize the prompt for multiple languages, create a custom
message properties file for the login prompt. (For more information on how to create a custom
message properties file, see
The following steps assume you want to change the username prompt to an e-mail address
prompt.
6a Find the following definition in the
unzipped
nidp.jar
JSP.50=Username:
JSP
<filename>
, then you would specify
nidp.jsp
%Ecom_User_ID%
Section 1.2.1, "Customizing Messages," on page
com/novell/nidp/resource/jsp
file.
page you are going to create
login.jsp
for the property value.
email_login
file is used with which custom
login.jsp
page:
Section 2.4,
94.
variable, find the string in the file and
Configuring an Identity Server
login.jsp
25.)
directory of the
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