Communication Channel - 'Launch mail' launching the desktop again

Question

Hi All,
Here's a brief on my infrastructure -
1. Messaging Server 5.2 running on a High Availability setup managed by Sun CLuster 3.1
2. Box1 - Portal Server 6.1 on App Server 7 platform edition.
3. Box2 - Same as Box 1
I have communication channels installed on the portal instances on both the boxes and have configured the Mail channel to connect to the Messaging instance.
I am able to see my Inbox snapshot in the Mail channel on my desktop. But, when I click on the 'Launch Mail' link inside the channel, instead of authenticating and displaying my Mailbox, it launches a new browser window that displays the same portal desktop itself. It's basically linking back to the desktop.
Any idea whats going on here and where the problem could lie??
Cheers,
Vinod.

Answer 1

Hi all.
This is what I have to make calendar and mail to work perfect with SSO against the identity server. The info below works on JES2004Q2.
Hope it could be of any help.
Fix Messaging server SSO against identity server:
su - mailsrv
cd /opt/SUNWmsgsr/sbin
./configutil -o local.webmail.sso.amnamingurl -v "http://FQDNOFFIDENTITYGOESHERE:PORT/amserver/namingservice"
./configutil -o local.webmail.sso.amcookie -v iPlanetDirectoryPro
./configutil -o local.webmail.sso.singlesignoff -v 1
./configutil -o service.http.ipsecurity -v no
./configutil -o store.admins -v admin
./configutil -o service.http.allowadminproxy -v yes
Fix Calendar server SSO against identity server:
cd /opt/SUNWics5/cal/bin/config
vi ics.conf and change the following....
local.calendar.sso.amcookiename = "iPlanetDirectoryPro"
local.calendar.sso.amnamingurl = "http://FQDNOFFIDENTITYGOESHERE:PORT/amserver/namingservice"
local.calendar.sso.logname = "am_sso.log"
local.calendar.sso.singlesignoff = "yes"
service.http.ipsecurity = "no"
local.authldapbasedn = "ROOTSUFFIXGOESHERE"
render.xslonclient.enable = "no"
service.http.allowadminproxy = "yes"
And do not forget to configure the proxy auth in the SSO in the portal gui. Otherwise you can't click on "launch" to start a new window with web mail or web calendar from the portal gui.
Note:
There is also a known bug with the portal 6.1 that give errors in the rewriter of the gateway so the webmail wont work properly when klicking "launch". If portal 6.1 is used..... apply the patch.
Regards
Per-Olov