Deploy and undeploy web services, bypassing the server?

[Kai Großjohann <ka...@gmx.net>]

For security reasons, my colleagues would like to avoid using the
AdminService that's included with Axis.  A method would be desirable
that just reads the server-config.wsdd from disk, edits it as
described in the deployment/undeployment descriptor, then writes the
new file.

Is this possible?  How?

Kai

PS: I found the "-llocal://" method, but that does not appear to read
    the existing server-config.wsdd.  It seems to only write a new
    server-config.wsdd containing defaults.

Re: Deploy and undeploy web services, bypassing the server?

[Mike Barton <mb...@allesta.com>]

Kai,

Have a look at WSABI, an open-source Axis administration tool.   It 
provides a graphical interface for managing Axis deployments, including 
the ability to manage wsdd files.

Some useful links:

Demo:  http://demo.wsabi.org/
Download:   http://sourceforge.net/projects/wsabi4axis
Road Map:  http://www.wsabi.org/

Mike

Kai Großjohann wrote:

>For security reasons, my colleagues would like to avoid using the
>AdminService that's included with Axis.  A method would be desirable
>that just reads the server-config.wsdd from disk, edits it as
>described in the deployment/undeployment descriptor, then writes the
>new file.
>
>Is this possible?  How?
>
>Kai
>
>PS: I found the "-llocal://" method, but that does not appear to read
>    the existing server-config.wsdd.  It seems to only write a new
>    server-config.wsdd containing defaults.
>
>
>
>
>  
>

RE: Deploy and undeploy web services, bypassing the server?

[Brian Davis <br...@jmmventures.com>]

You could restrict what clients can access the AdminService to maintain
security (restrict to internal or certain IPs or whatever).

Brian Davis
Software Developer
JMM Ventures
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Subject: Deploy and undeploy web services, bypassing the server?

For security reasons, my colleagues would like to avoid using the
AdminService that's included with Axis.  A method would be desirable
that just reads the server-config.wsdd from disk, edits it as
described in the deployment/undeployment descriptor, then writes the
new file.

Is this possible?  How?

Kai

PS: I found the "-llocal://" method, but that does not appear to read
    the existing server-config.wsdd.  It seems to only write a new
    server-config.wsdd containing defaults.