[jboss-jira] [JBoss JIRA] Commented: (JBAS-5910) Point out the -b flag in the docs

Fri Aug 29 12:12:38 EDT 2008

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Dimitris Andreadis commented on JBAS-5910:
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>From the 4.2.0.GA release notes:

JBossAS now binds its services to localhost (127.0.0.1) *by default*, instead of binding to all available interfaces (0.0.0.0). This was primarily done for security reasons because of concerns of users going to production without having secured their servers properly. To enable remote access by binding JBoss services to a particular interface, simply run jboss with the -b option. To bind to all available interfaces and re-enable the legacy behaviour use -b 0.0.0.0. In any case, be aware you still need to secure you server properly. 

http://wiki.jboss.org/wiki/SecureJBoss

> Point out the -b flag in the docs
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>                 Key: JBAS-5910
>                 URL: https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/JBAS-5910
>             Project: JBoss Application Server
>          Issue Type: Task
>      Security Level: Public(Everyone can see) 
>          Components: Docs/Administration and Configuration Guide, Docs/Installation and Getting Started Guide
>            Reporter: Dimitris Andreadis
>            Assignee: Samson Kittoli
>             Fix For: JBossAS-5.0.0.CR2
>
>
> From Tim:
> "I just had a user, new to JBoss have a problem connecting to a remote jboss server.
> It turns out it was a classic problem, he hadn't specified the -b parameter when starting the AS so it was just binding to localhost and could not be contacted.
> This kind of thing is obvious to old time users, but not to newbs.
> I looked through the AS and EAP doco trying to find an explanation or note "remember to set -b if you want your server to be contactable", but could find only a tiny explanation of -b in the getting started guide, sec 2.3.3:
> "-b, --host=<host or ip> Bind address for all JBoss services". It mentions nothing about what the default is, and that it needs to be specified.
> Might I suggest a bit more doco here?"

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