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Configure LDAP login in Directory Access Settings

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(old version) in System.

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Contact your organization’s network administrator or IT professional for the exact details of your directory server.

  1. Once your connection is established with the directory server(s),  switch on the Use for login toggle to continue.  
  2. Select your preferred authentication mode:
    1. Use full DN

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Resolve sAMAccountName - authenticates the user through a specified query user (query user name, password and base can be determined), that is, no full DN has to be provided


    1. To identify users on your directory server, specify the Authentication ID, DN Prefixes and DN Postfixes. 

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      Find out more about the full DN authentication method in this section.


    2. Resolve samAccountName: Provide the name and password of your directory server's query user and the query base.

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      Find out more about the Resolve samAccountName method in this section.


  1. Click Test LDAP Login

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  1. to check whether everything has been set up correctly.

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If there is at least one LDAP server set up for login, LDAP authentication can be set independently for users Edit User pop-up window:

  1. On the Accounts tab (displayed by default when the pop-up is opened), check the box at Authenticate by LDAP server.
  2. Type the server-side user ID in the LDAP ID field.

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Warning
IMPORTANT: If LDAP authentication is configured, users cannot change their passwords.

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    Every user who is a match for the request can log in to CAE LearningSpace Essentials with their credentials stored on the directory server.


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Find out more about how to set up LDAP authentication for your users on this page.