Novell ADMINSTUDIO 9.5 User Manual page 163

Option
Base Distinguished
Name
Domain Name
Use Secure Socket
Layer (SSL)?
Connect
Anonymously?
Admin
Distinguished Name
Password
Group Class Name
Group Name
Attribute
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Description
Enter the Base Distinguished Name (DN) to identify the root node of this Directory
Service.
For example, for MyCompany, the Base DN could be:
dc="MyCompany", dc="com"
Enter the Domain Name of this Directory Service. This Domain Name is used to
create the right credentials, along with the Admin User Name. For example, you
would enter
Service.
Note • To upgrade from AMS 2.5, enter the same Domain Name that was used in AMS 2.5.
AdminStudio Enterprise Server will read this Domain Name and then try to authenticate the
User using this Directory Service. For single sign-on to work on an upgrade scenario from
2.5 to 4.0, administrators have to configure at least one Directory Service.
Select Yes if this Directory Service is configured to use Secure Socket Layer
(SSL).
Select No if you do not want to permit anonymous connections.
If you select Yes to permit anonymous connections, AdminStudio Enterprise
Server may not be able to authenticate Directory Service users and may not be
able to add Directory Service users/groups into AdminStudio Enterprise Server.
Enter the Distinguished Name of a user who has permission to retrieve users/
groups information and authenticate any user against this Directory Service.
Enter the Distinguished Name in the format of:
domainname\username
such as:
abcinc\jsmith
Enter the password for the Admin Distinguished Name.
Enter the object class names for groups for this Directory Service. Default values
are:
•
Active Directory:
•
eDirectory:
Enter an attribute used by this Directory Service to name groups. The default
value for both Active Directory and eDirectory is
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Chapter 4: Managing Users, Directory Services, and User Logins
DomainName\AdminUserName
group
groupofnames
Managing Directory Services Configurations
to connect to the specified Directory
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