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+
+/local-values.conf
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-DB_URL=jdbc:mysql://localhost/openid	
-DB_USER=openid
-DB_PASSWORD=openid
-OPENID_IDENTIFIER=id.mitre.org
-OPENID_ROOT=http://id.mitre.org/
-OPENID_ADMINS=jricher,aanganes,mfranklin
-	
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