This plugin provides a user directory implementation that retrieves user and group information from an LDAP server. To use it, go to System Setting > Directory Manager Setting, select "LDAP Directory Manager" from the drop-down list and click on "select" button.
Figure 1 : Steps to enable LDAP Directory Manager
After that, a configuration screen as Figure 2 will appear, and this directory manager implementation will be enabled when the configurations are correctly set. When the LDAP directory manager implementation is enabled, the "Setup Users" button in Workflow Management Console will be disabled.
Figure 2: LDAP Directory Manager configuration screen
Configuration Explanation
Page 1 : Configure LDAP Directory Manager
URL : URL of the LDAP server
Admin Username (Principal) : Login username (also known as principal) of the LDAP user that has permission to browse the targeted LDAP server. It also can be used to login Workflow Management Console as admin (useful in event when the LDAP Plugin configuration doesn't work).
Admin Password (Credential) : Login password (also known as credential) of the LDAP user that has permission to browse the targeted LDAP server. It also can be used to login Workflow Management Console as admin (useful in event when the LDAP Plugin configuration doesn't work).
Root DN : Root DN to be queried for LDAP entries
Page 2 : User
User Base DN : Base DN of the LDAP user entries. If not specified, the Root DN will be used.
User Import Search Filter : LDAP filter query to return LDAP user entries. Refer to LDAP Filter Syntax.
Attribute Mapping - Username :
Attribute Mapping - First Name :
Attribute Mapping - Last Name :
Attribute Mapping - Email :
Attribute Mapping - Status :
Attribute Mapping - Time Zone :
Attribute Mapping - Report To :
Map To "Report To" Entry Attribute :
Attribute Mapping - Groups :
Map To LDAP Group Entry Primary Attribute :
Attribute Mapping - Departments :
Map To LDAP Department Entry Primary Attribute :
Page 3 : Group
Group Base DN : Base DN of the LDAP group entries. If not specified, the Root DN will be used.
Group Import Search Filter : LDAP filter query to return LDAP group entries. Refer to LDAP Filter Syntax.
Attribute Mapping - Id :
Attribute Mapping - Name :
Attribute Mapping - Description :
Attribute Mapping - Users :
Map To LDAP User Entry Primary Attribute :
Page 4 : Department
Department Base DN : Base DN of the LDAP department entries. If not specified, the Root DN will be used.
Department Import Search Filter : LDAP filter query to return LDAP department entries. Refer to LDAP Filter Syntax.
Attribute Mapping - Id :
Attribute Mapping - Name :
Attribute Mapping - Description :
Attribute Mapping - HOD :
Attribute Mapping - Users :
Map To LDAP User Entry Primary Attribute :
Page 5 : Admin Role
Admin Role Base DN : Base DN of the LDAP admin role entries. If not specified, the Root DN will be used.
Admin Role Import Search Filter :LDAP filter query to return LDAP department entries. Refer to LDAP Filter Syntax.
Attribute Mapping - Users :
Map To LDAP User Entry Primary Attribute :
Page 6 : Advanced
Result Size Per Paged Search : Controls the total number of entries that can be returned by a paged search. To disable paged search, please set the value to 0
Debug Mode : If ticked, debugging messages will be logged to help troubleshooting.