Configuring The Fortigate Unit To Use An Ldap Server - Fortinet FortiGate v3.0 MR7 User Manual

Authentication servers

Configuring the FortiGate unit to use an LDAP server

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The output is lengthy, but the information you need is in the first few lines:
version: 2
#
# filter: (objectclass=*)
# requesting: ALL
#
dn: dc=example,dc=com
dc: example
objectClass: top
objectClass: domain
dn: ou=People,dc=example,dc=com
ou: People
objectClass: top
objectClass: organizationalUnit
...
dn: uid=auser,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com
uid: auser
cn: Alex User
After you determine the common name and distinguished name identifiers and the
domain name or IP address of the LDAP server, you can configure the server on
the FortiGate unit. The maximum number of remote LDAP servers that can be
configured for authentication is 10.
To configure the FortiGate unit for LDAP authentication - web-based
manager
Go to User > Remote > LDAP and select Create New.
Enter the following information, and select OK.
LDAP servers
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