29.4.1 Understanding the Specific JSP Files

Access Manager uses the following two JSP files to control impersonation functions. You can load these files as stand-alone web pages, or into an iFrame on an existing web page.

Table 29-1 Impersonation JSP Files

File name

Location

Description

impersonator

https://NIDP-hostname:port/nidp/jsp/

The impersonator.jsp file controls all impersonator actions, including sending a help desk session request to the impersonatee, seeing the status of a help desk session request that has already been sent, canceling a help desk session request, and ending a current help desk session.

impersonatee

https://NIDP-hostname:port/nidp/jsp/

The imperonatee.jsp controls all impersonatee actions, including seeing a help session request from the impersonator, approving or denying the request, and seeing whether a previously approved request is active.

If you have built a custom user portal for your users, ensure to make an additional change in impersonator.jsp. The file is located in /opt/novell/nids/lib/webapp/jsp/. Make a change to the default login page, line 218:

window.parent.location = "/nidp/portal";

You need to make the change based on whether the custom user portal loads as an iFrame or as a stand-alone web page.

iFrame: Change "/nidp/portal" to be the full URL of the page that loads when an active impersonation session starts. For example,

window.parent.local="URL of the page that loads after an active impersonation session starts"

Stand-alone web page: Change the line to:

window.location="URL of the page that loads after an active impersonation session starts"