TMS Forms Login Screen: 'Username' Field Is Populated With A Value Which Starts With '{AES}' / 'Userid' in the 'Formsweb.cfg' File Was Also Modified. (Doc ID 2978345.1)

Last updated on OCTOBER 03, 2023

Applies to:

Goal

i.
TMS Forms Login window: normally the:

• 'username' and 'password' fields are empty
• 'database' field contains the relevant database identifier

ii.
This time:

• 'password' and 'database' fields were empty
• 'username' field contained a string of random characters preceded by '{AES}' i.e.

iii.
formsweb.cfg file (located in the '$ORACLE_HOME\user_projects\domains\FRdomain\config\fmwconfig\servers\WLS_FORMS\applications\formsapp_12.2.1\config' folder) => [opa53] section changed as well:

• normally 'userid' contains '@<SID>' to fill in the 'database' field on the forms login screen
• this time the 'userid' field was filled with the same random characters string starting with '{AES}' at the beginning

iv.
Why did this happen?
 

Solution

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