Specifying LDAP connection attributes

Before you begin

Ensure that you perform the following.
  • An LDAP connection.
  • API Administrator privilege.

About this task

This use case starts when you specify or modify the attribute mappings, user attribute mappings, group attribute mappings, and behavior of the LDAP connection.

Procedure

  1. From the Connections tab, click the edit icon next to the connection.
  2. Click the Attribute mappings tab and provide the following details:
    Field Description
    objectClass Attribute that contains the object class.
    DN Fully qualified name (distinguished name).
    GUID Globally unique Identifier of the LDAP server.
  3. Click the User attribute mappings tab and provide LDAP user attributes:
    Field Description
    Name, First name, and Last name LDAP username, first name, and surname.
    E-mail address and Telephone number The email address and telephone number of the LDAP user.
    Picture Location of the user’s thumbnail picture.
    memberOf Attribute that references the groups of a user.
    User-defined List of LDAP attributes, which are separated by commas that are to be imported as user-defined attributes of LDAP user.
  4. Click the Group attributes mappings tab and provide the following LDAP group attributes.
    Field Description
    Name Group name.
    hasMember Attribute that references the members of a group.
    User-defined List of LDAP attributes that you want to import as user-defined attributes of a group.
  5. Click the Behavior tab and provide the following details:
    Field Description
    Group object class. Object class of the LDAP group.
    User object class Object class of the LDAP user.
    Search paths List of all LDAP search paths separated with semi-colons.
    Group search paths List of all LDAP search paths for user groups, separated by semi-colons. The list that is provided here overwrites the list of general search paths.
    User search paths List of LDAP search paths for users, separated by using semi-colons. The list that is provided here overwrites the list of general search paths.
    Group search filter Query filter for LDAP groups.
    User search filter Query filter for LDAP users.
    Recursion depth Recursion depth that is to be used for nested groups and users.
    Page size Maximum number of entries that are loaded in a single LDAP query.
    Refferals Defines how referrals to other LDAP systems are processed.
  6. Click Save.

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