Verbose option for the xsadmin utility

You can use the xsadmin verbose option to troubleshoot problems. Run the xsadmin -v command to list all configured parameters. The verbose option displays all values in all scopes, including command line arguments, properties file arguments, and environment-specified arguments. The Effective arguments section includes the settings that are being used in the environment if you have specified the same property using multiple scopes.

Verbose option example

xsadmin command arguments:

The following text is an example of output when using the verbose option from the command line after you run the following command with a properties value specified:

./xsadmin -l -v -username xsadmin -password xsadmin -ssl -trustPass ogpass 
-profile /opt/ibm/WebSphere/wxs71/ObjectGrid/security/my.properties

Properties file arguments:

The contents of the /opt/ibm/WebSphere/wxs71/ObjectGrid/security/my.properties properties file follow:

XSADMIN_TRUST_PASS=ogpass
XSADMIN_TRUST_TYPE=jks
XSADMIN_TRUST_PATH=/opt/ibm/WebSphere/wxs71/ObjectGrid/bin/security/key.jks
XSADMIN_USERNAME=ogadmin
XSADMIN_PASSWORD=ogpass

Command results:

In the following output from the preceding xsadmin command, the text that is in bold italics indicates properties and values that are specified both on the command line and in the properties file. In the Effective command line arguments section, you can see that the command line specified arguments override the values in the properties file.

Command line specified arguments
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XSADMIN_USERNAME=xsadmin
XSADMIN_PASSWORD=xsadmin
XSADMIN_TRUST_PATH=<unspecified>
XSADMIN_TRUST_TYPE=<unspecified>
XSADMIN_TRUST_PASS=ogpass
XSADMIN_PROFILE=/opt/ibm/WebSphere/wxs71/ObjectGrid/security/my.properties
XSADMIN_JMX_URL=<unspecified>
**********************************
Properties file specified arguments
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XSADMIN_USERNAME=ogadmin
XSADMIN_PASSWORD=ogpass
XSADMIN_TRUST_PATH=/opt/ibm/WebSphere/wxs71/ObjectGrid/bin/security/key.jks
XSADMIN_TRUST_TYPE=jks
XSADMIN_TRUST_PASS=ogproppass
XSADMIN_JMX_URL=<unspecified>
**********************************
Environment-specified arguments
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XSADMIN_USERNAME=<unspecified>
XSADMIN_PASSWORD=<unspecified>
XSADMIN_TRUST_PATH=<unspecified>
XSADMIN_TRUST_TYPE=<unspecified>
XSADMIN_TRUST_PASS=<unspecified>
XSADMIN_JMX_URL=<unspecified>
**********************************
Effective arguments
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XSADMIN_USERNAME=xsadmin
XSADMIN_PASSWORD=xsadmin
XSADMIN_TRUST_PATH=/opt/ibm/WebSphere/wxs71/ObjectGrid/bin/security/key.jks
XSADMIN_TRUST_TYPE=jks
XSADMIN_TRUST_PASS=ogpass
XSADMIN_PROFILE=/opt/ibm/WebSphere/wxs71/ObjectGrid/security/my.properties
XSADMIN_JMX_URL=<unspecified>
SSL authentication enabled: true
**********************************
Connecting to Catalog service at localhost:1099
*** Show all 'objectGrid:mapset' names 
Grid Name  MapSet Name   
accounting defaultMapSet

Attention: The XSADMIN_PROFILE property, although it displays in the verbose output, is not a valid key that you can specify in a properties file. The value of this property in the verbose output indicates the property value that is being used, as indicated in the -profile command line argument.

Output without the verbose option

An example of the same command output without the verbose option enabled follows:

./xsadmin -l -username xsadmin -password xsadmin -ssl -trustPass ogpass 
-profile /opt/ibm/WebSphere/wxs71/ObjectGrid/security/my.properties

Connecting to Catalog service at localhost:1099
*** Show all 'objectGrid:mapset' names 
Grid Name  MapSet Name   
accounting defaultMapSet