To identify an ldap authentication server – Cyclades User's Guide User Manual

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To 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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