
Directory Services on CloudSystem
Active Directory constraints. Below are listed the main constraints in CloudSystem
Foundation for Microsoft Active Directory:
• Directory tree: groups must be located under the user search base
• Directory schema
– Users: supports the “user” objectClass only
– Groups: supports the “group” and “groupOfNames” objectClasses only
OpenLDAP
Step 1. Add the directory. Give a name to the directory entry and select the “OpenLDAP”
type. Then enter the search context which consists of user identifier, user search base
and base DN (suffix) as shown below:
Figure 5 - Creating the “South America” directory
The search context is interpreted as following:
• User Name/ID: CN
• User search base: OU=south america, OU=people
• Base DN: DC=example, DC=com
Step 2. Configure the server. Enter an IP address or host name, directory server port and
directory server certificate as follows:
Figure 6 - Configuring a server for the “South America” directory
Step 3. Check and save the settings. On the “Add directory” dialog, enter valid user credentials in the
username and password textboxes. Make sure the user account is located under the
user search
base. Then check the connectivity and save the configuration.
Step 4. Set the default directory. On the “Edit Security” dialog, choose a directory as the default:
2 – OpenLDAP sample
Below is an OpenLDAP tree sample that
contains
tree organizational units. The
south america” organizational unit
“garcia” and “silva” user
accounts. On the other side, the “groups”
organization
al unit holds “admins group”
sales group”. Let’s consider the
belongs to the
roup” while “silva” is a member
ales group”.
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