This script action is used to initialize a secure or not secure LDAP
session with the LDAP Server. The session parameters are stored in a variable
that is used in subsequent UMRA LDAP actions.
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Property Name |
Description |
Typical setting |
Remarks |
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LDAP server |
The name of the host running the LDAP server.
The name must be specified using the TCP/IP address or DNS name. Optionally,
the name can be followed by a colon (:) and port number. |
%LdapServer% |
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LDAP port |
The TCP/IP port number of the LDAP server
to which to connect. This property is ignored if the property LDAP
server includes a port number. If not specified, the default port
is used. |
Optional |
For non-secure LDAP, the default LDAP port
is 389, for secure LDAP (SSL), the default port is 636. |
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SSL encryption flag |
If set to "Yes", the session will
use SSL encryption to communicate. In this case, appropriate SSL certificates
need to be installed on both the LDAP client and server side. If set to
"No", the action will establish a plain TCP connection and use
plain text (no encryption). |
No |
It is strongly recommended to use SSL encryption.
To implement this option, SSL certificates need to be installed on both
the LDAP Client and Server. The methods how to do this, largely depends
on the implementation of the operating system and directory service. For
Microsoft Active Directory, Novell eDirectory and Linux OpenLDAP the exact
implementations are described in the document Manage
LDAP directory services with UMRA which is available in the document
library on the Tools4ever website. For other systems, a similar approach
must be used. |
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User name |
The user name used to connect to the LDAP
server. If this property is not specified, no users are authenticated
and you will not be able to execute other LDAP actions. |
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The format and exact name depends on the directory
service. |
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User password |
The password for the user specified in property
User name. Note that by default,
the password is stored with encryption. |
Usually the result of the Generate
password script action. |
If a value is entered manually, it will be
encrypted automatically as soon as you enter OK. |
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Ldap session |
An internal data structure representing the
resulting LDAP session. This property is an "output only" property
and is generated automatically. This property is used as input for other
LDAP script actions. |
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