i need help with setting up the ldap within webspere
I am setting up websphere to be the front end to DOORS NG. i have websphere connected to rhel directory service on linux i can get my users but cannot get the group information to come back in websphere. I need some help in defining the group filter, etc. Has anyone else set this up that can help me?
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You'd better use an LDAP client to query the LDAP server with the parameters that you intend to use and see if you can get the desired results, as demonstrated in the below article.
https://jazz.net/library/article/479
Two issues that quite often come up when setting up LDAP are as follows.
1. Incorrect Base DN. In WAS, there is only one Base DN, for both users and groups. If the base DN for all users is "OU=users,DC=example,DC=com", and the base DN for all groups is "OU=groups,DC=example,DC=com", then you should set the base DN as "DC=example,DC=com".
2. Incorrect Group Member ID Map. Without explaining the details, the safest setting for most LDAP server is "*:member".
If you still struggles, you should contact Support, or you can explain in details of three related items - one LDAP user, one LDAP group (containing this user) and the advanced settings page in WAS.
https://jazz.net/library/article/479
Two issues that quite often come up when setting up LDAP are as follows.
1. Incorrect Base DN. In WAS, there is only one Base DN, for both users and groups. If the base DN for all users is "OU=users,DC=example,DC=com", and the base DN for all groups is "OU=groups,DC=example,DC=com", then you should set the base DN as "DC=example,DC=com".
2. Incorrect Group Member ID Map. Without explaining the details, the safest setting for most LDAP server is "*:member".
If you still struggles, you should contact Support, or you can explain in details of three related items - one LDAP user, one LDAP group (containing this user) and the advanced settings page in WAS.