It is used for J2EE authentication. Changing the config files and starting 
/ killing the server (without using admin.jar) is not done via J2EE stuff 
and therefore: no admin login needed.

On Thursday, May 10, 2001 7:43 PM, Terrance Davis [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
wrote:
> I found it used for connecting to an EJB via a remote client. I'm not 
sure
> what other uses it may have.
>
>
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> Terrance Davis
> Software Engineer
> emWare, Inc.
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chaya Ramanujam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 12:55 PM
> To: Orion-Interest
> Subject: Username/password in principals.xml
>
>
> When I installed Orion, it prompted me for a username/password and I find 
> this information listed in my principals.xml file -
>               <user username="admin" password="admin">
>                       <description>The default administrator</description>
>                       <group-membership group="users" />
>                       <group-membership group="guests" />
>                       <group-membership group="administrators" />
>               </user>
>
> Is this username/password used to administer/configure the orion 
webserver?
>
> I find that I can start Orion/ change configuration parameters, shutdown
> Orion etc without ever needing to enter an username/password.  When is 
this
> used and how?  Is it used for remote shutdown/startup only?
>
> Thanks!
>
> --CR.
>
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