The administrator can create a connection to a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
(LDAP) server that provides authentication for IBM Spectrum®
Discover users.
About this task
Use the Authentication Domains tab on the Access page
to create an LDAP or secure LDAP (LDAPS) connection. You can
create a connection that includes all users and groups that are authenticated by an LDAP server or
only users or groups within a specified LDAP member range.
Note: You cannot map the
LDAP roles from your connection and must use an admin user to make the role assignment because the
roles between Data Cataloging and your LDAP server might
be different.
Procedure
From the Authentication Domains tab of the Access
page, click Add Domain Connection to open the Add Domain
Connection window.
From the Type list, select LDAP or LDAPS.
Figure 1. Create an LDAP
connection
Enter the following information for the LDAP directory:
Name
Indicates a name that IBM Spectrum
Discover associates
with the connection to the directory that provides authentication.
Port
Indicates the LDAP server port that provides the connection.
Username
Indicates the distinguished name (DN) for the user that is used to access directory name
entries. Use the following format:
