ldap-auth-method

This command indicates how to create the user for authentication.

Syntax

Compose the DN from the username.
ldap-auth-method composeDN
Compose the UPN from the username.
ldap-auth-method composeUPN
Query the server to retrieve user information.
ldap-auth-method searchDN

Parameters

composeDN
Indicates to compose the DN from the username.
composeUPN
Indicates to compose the UPN from the username.
searchDN
Indicates to query the LDAP server to retrieve user information. This setting is the default setting.

Guidelines

The auth-method command indicates how to create the user for authentication. Before deciding on the method, contact your LDAP administrator.
  • Specify composeDN when the DN can be composed from the username. For example, uid=john,ou=People,dc=company,dc=com is a DN format that can be composed from the username.
  • Specify composeUPN when the UPN can be composed from the username. For example, as john@example.com is a UPN format that can be composed from the user name.
  • Specify searchDN when the DN cannot be composed from the username and an LDAP search is required to retrieve information that matches the username.