
After the directory service is configured, any user in the group can log in to the appliance. On the
login window, the user:
• Enters their user name (typically, the Common-Name attribute, CN).
• Enters their password.
• Selects the authentication directory service. This box appears only if you have added an
authentication directory service to the appliance.
NOTE: If you are using an external authentication directory service:
• In the CloudSystem Console, the role assignment (for example, Infrastructure administrator) is
made to the group, rather than to individual users.
• In the CloudSystem Portal, roles are assigned to users per project, and groups are not
recognized.
IMPORTANT: The CloudSystem Portal is configured automatically based on the default directory
set in the CloudSystem Console. You must set a default directory. See Set an authentication directory
service as the default directory (page 60)
In the Session control, ( ) the user is identified by their name preceded by the authentication
directory service. For example:
CorpDir\pat
Authenticating users
When you add an authentication directory service to the appliance, you provide search criteria
so that the appliance can find the group by its DN (Distinguished Name). For example, the following
attribute values identify a group of administrators in a Microsoft Active Directory:
distinguishedName CN=Administrator,CN=Users,DC=example,DC=com
To authenticate a user, CloudSystem appends the user name to the search criteria and sends the
authentication request to the configured LDAP or Active Directory service.
In the CloudSystem Portal, authorization data, including the members and administrators of a
project, is associated with the user name. Authorization data does not include the search criteria
or directory service. This means that changing the search criteria or default directory in the
CloudSystem Console can allow CloudSystem Portal users to view and change resources in projects
for which they are not authorized.
IMPORTANT: When changing the default directory or search context in the CloudSystem Console,
ensure that the original and new directories or search criteria do not use the same user name to
identify different individuals. For example, smith.lab.users.example1.com,
smith.marketing.users.example1.com, and smith.marketing.users.example2.com
are all authenticated as the user name smith.
Adding a directory server
After configuring and adding a directory server, you can designate it as the default directory
service.
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