PROBLEM
When an invalid or expired certificate is used in ArcGIS Server, the administrator or manager endpoints through port 6443 become inaccessible. Changing the keyAlias attribute in the server.xml file to reflect the self-signed certificate value allows access to the endpoints. However, once the ArcGIS Server service is started, the server.xml file reverts to the previous keyAlias attribute value, causing the endpoints to be inaccessible.
This issue occurs due to the read and write permission settings of ArcGIS Server.
C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Server\framework\runtime\tomcat\conf\server.xml
Article ID: 000019071
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