Using Edirectory User Synchronization - Novell GROUPWISE 8 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual

41.4.1 Using eDirectory User Synchronization

As long as GroupWise administration is performed with the GroupWise Administrator snap-in to
ConsoleOne running, user information is automatically synchronized between GroupWise and
eDirectory. However, four situations can cause this automatic synchronization to be insufficient:
An administrator modifies user information in ConsoleOne without having the GroupWise
Administrator snap-in running.
The user information was changed using NetWare
Administrator snap-in running.
The user information was changed using Novell iManager.
The user information was changed using Novell eGuide and the GroupWise Identity Manager
driver is not in use
In these situations, user information in eDirectory no longer matches corresponding user
information in GroupWise. (User objects are the only GroupWise objects that can be modified
without the GroupWise Administrator snap-in running. Modification of all other GroupWise objects
requires the presence of the GroupWise Administrator snap-in.)
This section covers the following aspects of eDirectory user synchronization:
"Enabling eDirectory User Synchronization" on page 653
"Assigning an eDirectory-Enabled MTA to Synchronize Other Domains" on page 656
"Scheduling eDirectory User Synchronization" on page 657
Enabling eDirectory User Synchronization
By default, eDirectory user synchronization is disabled. The MTA still performs all its other
functions, but any changes made to user information in eDirectory without the GroupWise
Administrator snap-in running do not appear in GroupWise until eDirectory user synchronization
has been performed.
Although all MTAs can be enabled to perform eDirectory user synchronization, the minimum
requirement is that at least one MTA be configured that way. If your GroupWise system spans
multiple trees, at least one MTA in each tree must be configured to perform eDirectory user
synchronization. The MTA server should have a local eDirectory replica for the MTA to access.
1 In ConsoleOne, click Tools > GroupWise System Operations > eDirectory User
Synchronization to display the eDirectory User Synchronization Configuration dialog box.
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Administrator without the GroupWise
Configuring the MTA 653