
What should I specify for the
Base DN
(third text box) in the search context?
Specify the domain label and domain in which the user is authenticated. For example, for
smith.lab.users.example.com, specify DC=example, DC=com.
Complete Active Directory search context
For a single search context where the users and a group reside in CN=Users and the DN is:
CN=Administrator, CN=Users, DC=example, DC=com, enter it as follows:
Third text box (Base DN)Second text box (User search base)First text box (User
identifier)
DC=example, DC=comCN=UsersCN
Editing OpenLDAP search context
What should I specify for the
user identifier
(first text box) in the search context?
Typically, CN (common name) is the user identifier in OpenLDAP. Specify CN.
What should I specify for the
user search base
(second text box) in the search context?
The following figure shows the “Users” branch of an OpenLDAP server. “Users” is an OU
(organizational unit). In this example, you specify OU=users.
Figure 9 User search base: OU=Users
What should I specify for the
Base DN
(third text box) in the search context?
Specify the Base DN (also known as the domain suffix). This is the domain in which the user is
authenticated. For example, for smith.lab.users.example.com, specify DC=example,
DC=com.
Complete OpenLDAP search context
For a single search context where the users reside in the container OU=Users, a group resides in
the container OU=Groups, and the DN is: CN=Administrator, OU=Groups, DC=example,
DC=com, enter it as follows:
Third text box (Base DN)Second text box (User search base)First text box (User
identifier)
DC=example, DC=comOU=UsersCN
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