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Try the following from an Administrator Windows Command Prompt: C:\> FINDSTR /L useSecurity "%ProgramFiles(x86)%" If that doesn't work, you could try installing some other program that will search for strings or file names on your disc. If you have multiple drives (C:, D:, etc.), you might check to see if Jenkins was installed on one of the other drives. The https://www.howtogeek.com/99406/how-to-search-for-text-inside-of-any-file-using-windows-search/ page suggests that Windows search might be choosing to not index the xml configuration files. If so, then it gives hints that may help you change that setting. Mark Waite On Fri, Sep 7, 2018 at 9:16 AM Steve Burrus <[email protected]> wrote: > *Mark I absolutely CANNOT FIND the config.xml file after looking all over > for it. Any solutions?* > > > On Thu, Sep 6, 2018 at 9:55 PM Mark Waite <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> The file jenkins.exe.config controls the way Windows executes the program >> "jenkins.exe". It does not store the global Jenkins configuration. >> >> The global Jenkins configuration (including the <useSecurity> setting) is >> stored in a file named "config.xml". The file that needs to be modified is >> not named "jenkins.exe.config", it is named "config.xml". >> >> If you search your file system (Windows search, or with a find command) >> for a file which contains the text "<useSecurity>true</useSecurity>" and is >> named "config.xml", that is the file. A file of any other name won't do. >> Adding the text to any other file won't do. >> >> All the best! >> Mark Waite >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 6, 2018 at 7:59 PM Steve Burrus <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Mark here is what I have in my "C:\MyJenkins\jenkins.exe.config" >>> file.Here is what I have inside the file : >>> <configuration> >>> <runtime> >>> <generatePublisherEvidence enabled="false"/> >>> </runtime> >>> <startup> >>> <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" /> >>> <supportedRuntime version="v2.0.50727" /> >>> </startup> >>> </configuration> >>> Now should I put that <useSecurity></useSecurity> line in THIS file, and >>> if so where? >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Sep 6, 2018 at 8:09 PM Mark Waite <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> It depends on how you are running Jenkins. >>>> >>>> If you are running Jenkins from a command line using the war file, like: >>>> >>>> C:\Users\Mark\my-jenkins> java -jar jenkins.war >>>> >>>> then the Jenkins HOME directory is placed in the ".jenkins" >>>> subdirectory of your home directory. In my case, that means I have: >>>> >>>> C:\Users\Mark\.jenkins\config.xml >>>> >>>> that contains the line '<useSecurity>true</useSecurity>' >>>> >>>> If you are running Jenkins as configured with the MSI installer, then >>>> the file is: >>>> >>>> C:\Program Files (x86)\Jenkins\config.xml >>>> >>>> If you've modified your installation by setting a value for >>>> JENKINS_HOME before starting Jenkins, then that is where it was placed. >>>> >>>> If none of those match your installation, please describe in more >>>> detail how you have installed Jenkins on your Windows 10 machine. >>>> >>>> Mark Waite >>>> >>>> On Thu, Sep 6, 2018 at 5:03 PM Steve Burrus <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> *I'm sorry but I can't find that config.xml file in my Windows 10 >>>>> enterprise system. How exactly can I get to it? I have ON the setting >>>>> "Show Hidden Files and Folders". * >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *On Thu, Sep 6, 2018 at 4:55 PM Mark Waite <[email protected] >>>>> <[email protected]>> wrote:* >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6988849/how-to-reset-jenkins-security-settings-from-the-command-line >>>>>> <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6988849/how-to-reset-jenkins-security-settings-from-the-command-line> >>>>>> * >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *On Thu, Sep 6, 2018 at 1:04 PM Steve Burrus <[email protected] >>>>>> <[email protected]>> wrote:* >>>>>> >>>>>>> *I keep on disinstalling/reinstaling Jenkins because of my >>>>>>> forgetting wh at my login information is. I have read that my password >>>>>>> is >>>>>>> stored in a "secrets" file but I haven't been able to access it yet. 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