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Remove Security from Metadata Domain Repository

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This procedure changes your default metadata domain repository so that it is no longer security-aware. It is a necessary step in completely removing security from the BA Platform; however, this procedure does not, in itself, remove all security. To do that, start with Remove Security by Allowing Anonymous Access.

  1. Stop the Pentaho Server and User Console.
  2. Edit the /pentaho-solutions/system/pentahoObjects.spring.xml file.
  3. Comment out the IMetadataDomainRepositoryImpl line, and uncomment the similar line below it. Alternatively, you can switch the value of IMetadataDomainRepositoryImpl from org.pentaho.platform.plugin.services.metadata.SecurityAwareMetadataDomainRepository to org.pentaho.platform.plugin.services.metadata.PentahoMetadataDomainRepository. 
    <!-- <bean id="IMetadataDomainRepositoryImpl" 
  class="org.pentaho.platform.plugin.services.metadata.
    SecurityAwareMetadataDomainRepository" 
      scope="singleton"/> -->
<!--  Use this schema factory to disable PMD security -->
<bean id="IMetadataDomainRepositoryImpl" 
  class="org.pentaho.platform.plugin.services.metadata.PentahoMetadataDomainRepository" 
    scope="singleton"/>
  4. Save and close the file. 
  5. Restart the Pentaho Server and User Console.

You've now switched the metadata domain repository to one that is not security-aware. Access controls will no longer be enforced on various metadata objects.