Configure a file endpoint - Federated Directory Server

To configure a file as an endpoint, you must specify the file path, type of entry, and the file parser.

Before you begin

Ensure that you create an endpoint and specify the type as File. See Configure endpoints.

Procedure

1. On the File endpoint configuration page, in the File Path field, enter the path of the file that you want to access.
2. From the Type of Entry list, select person, group, or container.
3. To verify the file connection settings, click Test Connection. If the connection is successful, the attributes in the endpoint are displayed in a separate pane. You can use the Filter field to search the attributes.
4. Optional: We can also configure the following advanced parameters. Expand the Advanced section to view these parameters.

   Timeout (in seconds)

   Specify a positive number to indicate the number of seconds to wait between operations before timeout occurs.

   Specify 0 (zero) to wait forever.

   If you select the Lock file option, the Timeout value instead specifies how long to wait to acquire the lock.

   Lock file

   Select this option to indicate that an exclusive lock is acquired for writing to the file. This lock prevents the file from being opened for writing by another instance of Federated Directory Server or any other program until the lock is released.

5. From the Parser list, select the name of the parser that you require to access the file. For more information about configuring each parser, see File parsers.

What to do next

After configuring the endpoint, we can create a flow to define the relationship between the endpoint and the target directory server.

Parent topic:

Configure endpoints