7.Click OK.

Modifying Active Directory Authentication Settings

You cannot directly modify the settings for Active Directory authentication. You must remove the FluidFS cluster from the Active Directory domain and then rejoin it to the Active Directory domain.

1.Click the Access Control tab on the left.

2.Click the User Repositories tab on the top.

3.In the Active Directory for CIFS and NFS users Authentication pane, click .

4.Click Modify.

The Modify Active Directory dialog box appears.

5.Click OK.

6.Follow the instructions in Enabling Active Directory Authentication.

Disabling Active Directory Authentication

Remove the FluidFS cluster from an Active Directory domain if you no longer need the FluidFS cluster to communicate with the directory service.

1.Click the Access Control tab on the left.

2.Click the User Repositories tab on the top.

3.In the Active Directory for CIFS and NFS users pane, click .

4.Click Leave.

The Leave Active Directory dialog box appears.

5.Click OK.

6.Follow the instructions in Enabling Active Directory Authentication to re-join the Active Directory.

Managing LDAP

In environments that use Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), you can configure the FluidFS cluster to authenticate UNIX/Linux clients using LDAP for access to NFS exports. The LDAP database can be provided by either an LDAP server or Active Directory.

The FluidFS clusters support the following LDAP configurations:

Anonymous LDAP: The connection from the FluidFS cluster to the LDAP server(s) is not authenticated. The data is sent in plain text.

Authenticated LDAP: The connection from the FluidFS cluster to the LDAP server(s) is authenticated using a user name and password. The data is sent in plain text.

LDAP over TLS/SSL: The connection from the FluidFS cluster to the LDAP server(s) is authenticated and encrypted. To validate the certificate used by the LDAP service, you must export the SSL certificate from the LDAP service and upload it to the FluidFS cluster.

Enabling LDAP Authentication

Configure the FluidFS cluster to communicate with the LDAP directory service.

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Dell NX3500 Managing Ldap, Modifying Active Directory Authentication Settings, Disabling Active Directory Authentication

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