Novell eDirectory

 

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Create a new user as the portal administrator

WebSphere Portal has been tested to support Novell eDirectory. perform special configuration steps to enable Novell eDirectory to work with WebSphere Portal. Use the following topics as a guide to configuring your directory server.

  1. Customize PortalUsers.ldif. For Content Manager group and user IDs, customize ContentUsers.ldif.

    Replace all occurrences of o=hostname.com with the suffix that you are using.

    Replace any prefixes and suffixes that are unique to your LDAP directory. You can specify user names other than wpsadmin or wpsbind if you wish.

    Specify non-trivial passwords for these administrator accounts because it is easier to specify them now than to change them after installation. Save your changes.

  2. Follow the instructions provided with Novell eDirectory to import PortalUsers.ldif. Note that importing the PortalUsers.ldif file could overwrite existing user data.

  3. Stop and restart the LDAP server.

  4. Use the ldapsearch utility to verify your user and group DN information.

  5. After the portal installation, change any trivial passwords for the portal administrator user IDs.

 

Example of the Novell eDirectory structure

The following schema is an example for Novell eDirectory and is referenced throughout the documentation for consistency. The example below is designed to help you determine the appropriate values when configuring WebSphere Portal to work with your specific directory layout. The values shown match the default values for this LDAP. If you have an existing schema that varies from this example, replace the example values with your values. For instance, cn is shown as the group prefix; replace cn with the group prefix for your schema.

IBM Directory Server Structure

  • LDAP suffix="o=setgetweb"

  • user prefix="uid"

  • user suffix="ou=people"

  • group prefix="cn"

  • group suffix="ou=groups"

  • Portal administrator DN="uid=wpsadmin,ou=people,o=setgetweb.com"

  • Portal administrator group="cn=wpsadmins,ou=groups,o=setgetweb.com"

 

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