Appliance and Server Query Modes

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each type of query has three modes that utilize certain types of information to determine whether or not an LDAP user has access to an appliance or connected target devices.

You can configure the following settings on the LDAP Query Page:

•The Query Mode (Appliance) parameters determine whether or not a user has access to the appliance.

•The Query Mode (Server) parameters determine whether a user has user access to servers connected to an appliance. The user does not have access to the appliance, unless granted by Query Mode (Appliance).

•The Group Container, Group Container Mask and Target Mask fields are only used for group query modes and are required when performing an appliance or device query.

•The Group Container field specifies the organizational unit (ou) created in Active Directory by the administrator as the location for group objects. Group objects are Active Directory objects that can contain users, computers, contacts and other groups. Group Container is used when Query Mode is set to Group Attribute. Each group object, in turn, is assigned members to associate with a particular access level for member objects (people, appliances and target devices). The access level associated with a group is configured by setting the value of an attribute in the group object. For example, if the Notes property in the group objects is used to implement the access control attribute, the Access Control Attribute field on the LDAP Query Page should be set to info. Setting the Notes property to KVM User Admin causes the members of that group to have user administration access to the appliances and target devices that are also members of that same group.

•The Group Container Mask field defines the object type of the Group Container, which is normally an organizational unit. The default value is “ou=%1”.

•The Target Mask field defines a search filter for the target device. The default value is “cn=%1”.

•The Access Control Attribute field specifies the name of the attribute that is used when the query modes are set to User Attribute or Group Attribute. The default value is info.

To configure LDAP query parameters:

1.Select Configure-Appliance-Authentication-Search.

2.Select either Basic, User Attribute or Group Attribute for the Appliance Query Mode and the Server Query Mode.

3.Enter the appropriate information in the Group Container, Group Container Mask, Target Mask and Access Control Attribute fields.

4.Click Save.

NOTE: These options cannot be changed if the LDAP Priority is set to LDAP Disabled on the Overview screen.

One of three modes can each be used for Query Mode (Appliance) and Query Mode (Server):

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