Creating User Source Connections; Editing User Source Connections - Novell ZENWORKS 10 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SP3 - SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION REFERENCE 10.3 16-04-2010 System Administration Manual

If a user source connection cannot connect, there is more than a one-minute delay for each
subsequent user source connection that is tried. This results from CASA having an internal delay
that is not currently configurable.
The following sections contain more information.
Section 31.3.1, "Creating User Source Connections," on page 264
Section 31.3.2, "Editing User Source Connections," on page 264
Section 31.3.3, "Removing User Source Connections," on page 265
Section 31.3.4, "Updating a Certificate for a User Source," on page 265

31.3.1 Creating User Source Connections

1 In ZENworks Control Center, click the Configuration tab, then click a user source in the User
Sources panel.
2 In the Connections panel, click Add to launch the Create New Connection Wizard.
3 Fill in the fields:
Connection Name: Specify a descriptive name for the connection to the LDAP directory.
Address: Specify the IP address or DNS hostname of the server where the LDAP directory
resides.
Port: This field defaults to the standard SSL port (636) or non-SSL port (389) depending on
whether the user source uses SSL. If your LDAP server is listening on a different port, select
that port number.
Add Connection to all Primary Servers: Adds the connection you are creating to all
ZENworks Primary Servers in the Management Zone.
4 (Conditional) If the user source uses the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol, click Next to
display the Certificate page, ensure that the certificate is correct, then click Next to advance to
the Summary page.
or
If the user source does not use SSL, click Next to advance to the Summary page.
5 Review the information and, if necessary, use the Back button to make changes to the
information, then click Finish.
For more information about configuring Satellites with the Authentication role, see
"Satellites," on page

31.3.2 Editing User Source Connections

1 In ZENworks Control Center, click the Configuration tab, then click a user source in the User
Sources panel.
2 In the Connections panel, click the name of a connection to display the Edit Connection Details
dialog box.
3 Edit the fields, as necessary:
Connection Name: Displays a descriptive name for the connection to the LDAP directory. You
cannot edit this field.
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