Changes to the gwac.xml file to allow or prevent user access to WebAccess did not take.

After changing access permissions for domain, post office, user, distribution list, or resource in the gwac.xml file, users are still permitted/denied access through WebAccess.

Tomcat has been stopped and restarted.

The gwac.xml file needs to be configured as follows:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!--
    This is a sample file. Please use this file as a starting point to allow/prevent access users from accessing GroupWise WebAccess.
-->

<gwac access="prevent">
    <!-- allow access to everyone by default -->
</gwac>
 
 
<!-- To allow access to all EXCEPT a few, use this technique. -->

<gwac access="prevent">
    <domain name="domain1" />
    <postOffice name="po2.domain2" />
    <user name="jdoe.po3.domain3" />
    <user name="bmiller.po3.domain3" />
    <user name="ssmith.po3.domain3" />
    <distributionList name="external.hhcupo1.gwmail1" />
    <resource name="confroom.po4.domain4" />
</gwac>


<!--
<!-- To prevent access to all EXCEPT a few, use this technique -->

 <gwac access="allow">
    <domain name="domain1" />
    <domain name="domain5" />
    <postOffice name="po2.domain2" />
    <postOffice name="po6.domain6" />
    <user name="jdoe.po3.domain3" />
    <distributionList name="Testdl.Testpo.Testdom" />
    <resource name="confroom.po4.domain4" />
</gwac>

-->

The above example is for a distribution list to have its contents denied access. Make sure that the distribution list, post office and domain names are case-sensitive to their names in ConsoleOne.

Make sure to stop and start tomcat after the changes are made.