Getting error deploying Rest Service:  Request failed, unable to get runtime properties.  REST request error: WEB SERVER AUTHENTICATION FAILURE

Recently installed OpenEdge and Tomcat

The security constraints for Tomcat administration are enabled by default.

If security constraints are not desired then it is necessary to disable the constraints and disable the webServerAuth function.

1. Disable security constraints by commenting the tag in the WEB-INF\web.xml file where the REST adapter has been deployed in the Java Servlet Engine (JSE).

<!--

    <security-constraint>

        <display-name>REST Manager Container Security Constraint</display-name>

        <web-resource-collection>

            <web-resource-name>Protected Area</web-resource-name>

            <url-pattern>/*</url-pattern>

 

            <http-method>DELETE</http-method>

            <http-method>GET</http-method>

            <http-method>POST</http-method>

            <http-method>PUT</http-method>

 

        </web-resource-collection>

        <auth-constraint>

            <role-name>ROLE_PSCAdmin</role-name>

            <role-name>ROLE_PSCOper</role-name>

            <role-name>ROLE_PSCUser</role-name>

        </auth-constraint>

    </security-constraint>

 

    <login-config>

        <auth-method>BASIC</auth-method>

        <realm-name>REST Manager Application</realm-name>

    </login-config>

    -->

 

2. Check that the following entries are disabled in the ubroker.properties file:
webServerAuth=0

Or, 

In the Progress/OE explorer, under security page of the OE WebServer properties, select "No user authentication" for "REST Administration Authentication:" and save the change.

3. Restart the JSE in order for the changes to take effect.

If security sonstraints are desired then refer to the following article to learn more about configuring security constraints:

"Security role warning when starting Tomcat after configuring the Web Services Adapter"