Cyclades User's Guide manual To Identify an Ldap Authentication Server

Configuration

TTo Identify an LDAP Authentication Server

Perform this procedure to identify the authentication server when the KVM/ net or any of its ports is configured to use the LDAP authentication method or any of its variations (LDAP, Local/LDAP, LDAP/Local, or LDAP/ DownLocal).

Before starting this procedure, find out the following information from the LDAP server’s administrator:

•The distinguished name of the search base

•The LDAP domain name

•Whether to use secure LDAP

•The authentication server’s IP address

You can enter information in the following two fields, but an entry is not required:

•LDAP password

•The LDAP user name

•LDAP Login Attribute

Work with the LDAP server’s administrator to ensure that following types of accounts are set up on the LDAP server and that the administrators of the KVM/net and connected devices know the passwords assigned to the accounts:

•An account for “admin”

•If LDAP authentication is specified for the KVM/net, accounts for all users who need to log in to the KVM/net to administer connected devices.

•If LDAP authentication is specified for KVM ports, accounts for users who need administrative access to the connected devices.

1.Go to Configuration>Authentication>LDAP in Expert mode.

The “LDAP” form displays with “LDAP Server” and “LDAP Search Base” fields filled in from the current values in the /etc/ldap.conf file.

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