User Authentication using LDAP

sunil_j

Hi,

If I try to authenticate users on TeamSIte via an LDAP, does the same User ID and Password also has to be created on the Local Operating System of the TeamSite Server?

I think the User ID and Password is already there on the LDAP server, so the same user should not have an user account on the Local Operating System.

Please let me have your views on the same?

Thanx
Sunil

tvaughan

As long as the operating system is pointing to the same LDAP server, you should be fine.

Basically, when you go to create a TeamSite user with iwadduser.ipl, the username you give there must be "known" by the operating system. From then on, when your newly created user attempts to log on to TeamSite, that user is authenticated by the authenticate_by source you set up in iw.cfg.

Thus, to effectively use LDAP, you'll want to point your OS to the same Directory as you configure TeamSite for. If you're running on Unix, this involves configuring your pam.conf and ldap.conf . . . .you'll probably need to consult some manuals and/or get some Unix help.

Tom