Windows stand-alone: Prepare an Active Directory-Lightweight-Directory-Services
If you plan to use an Active Directory-Lightweight-Directory-Services as an LDAP user registry, install and set up the server so that it will communicate with WebSphere Portal.
To prepare Active Directory-Lightweight-Directory-Services:
- Download Active Directory Application Mode and then install it; refer to Windows Server 2003 Active Directory-Lightweight-Directory-Services for information.
By default, Active Directory-Lightweight-Directory-Services requires an enabled SSL to set and update user passwords. If you do not want to enable SSL, go to Active Directory-Lightweight-Directory-Services Frequently Asked Questions and click How do I enable password changes on an unencrypted connection to Active Directory-Lightweight-Directory-Services.
- Perform the following steps as a guide to create the WebSphere Portal administrative user:
- Create a new user with the Windows administrative tools.
There is a 20 character limitation for the user account name.
- Set the password for the new user.
- Activate the new user with the Windows administrative tools. Set the msDS-UserAccountDisabled attribute to false.
Prepare user registries