Modifying the RMS Certification Pipeline

After an RMS server is installed, a file on the RMS server will need to be modified to allow the SharePoint server and a local RMS group to be able to access that file. If this step is not performed, SharePoint won’t be able to make a connection to the RMS server to be able protect document libraries. To configure this security, perform the following steps while logged in as a local administrator on the RMS server:

1. On the RMS server, navigate to C:Inetpubwwwroot\_wmcsCertification.
2. Right-click the ServerCertification.asmx file and choose Properties, and then click the Security tab.
3. Click Edit and then Add.
4. Click Object Types, select Computers, and then click OK.
5. Enter the name of all SharePoint web roles servers into the box and then click OK.
6. Click Add.
7. Select Object Types of Groups, and then click OK.
8. Type RMSServerAD RMS Service Group (where RMSServer is the name of your RMSServer), and then click OK.
9. Review the security settings, which should be similar to what is shown in Figure 17.17.

   Figure 17.17. Modifying the security on the ServerCertification.asmx file on the RMS server.

   

10. Click OK to close the security dialog box.