Providing Ldap Authentication For Groupwise Users - Novell GROUPWISE 8 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual

POA Web Console You can view SSL information for the POA on the
pages. In addition, when you list the client/server users that are accessing the post office, SSL
information is displayed for each user.

36.3.4 Providing LDAP Authentication for GroupWise Users

By default, GroupWise client users' passwords are stored in GroupWise user databases, and the
POA authenticates users to their GroupWise mailboxes by using those GroupWise passwords. For
background information about passwords, see
By enabling LDAP authentication for the POA, users' password information can be retrieved from
any network directory that supports LDAP, including eDirectory. For background information about
LDAP, see
Directory," on page
When you enable LDAP authentication, it is important to provide fast, reliable access to the LDAP
directory because GroupWise client users cannot access their mailboxes until they have been
authenticated. The following sections provide instructions for configuring the POA to make the
most efficient use of the LDAP servers available on your system:
"Providing LDAP Server Configuration Information" on page 514
"Enabling LDAP Authentication for a Post Office" on page 516
"Configuring a Pool of LDAP Servers" on page 517
"Specifying Failover LDAP Servers (Non-SSL Only)" on page 518
NOTE: If multiple eDirectory trees are involved, refer to TID 10067272 in the
Knowledgebase (http://www.novell.com/support)
Providing LDAP Server Configuration Information
Information about your available LDAP servers must be provided in ConsoleOne before you can
enable LDAP authentication for users.
1 In ConsoleOne, click Tools > GroupWise System Operations > LDAP Servers to display the
Configure LDAP Servers dialog box.
2 Click Add to add an LDAP server and provide configuration information about it.
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Section 76.3, "Authenticating to GroupWise with Passwords Stored in an LDAP
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Chapter 74, "GroupWise Passwords," on page
for additional instructions.
Status and Configuration
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