to:
ou=people
This is inserted between the name and the base objects. For example, the resulting attributes
might now become:
uid=someuser,ou=people,dc=somedomain,dc=com
• Routing Table
The NetDefendOS routing table where route lookup will be done to resolve the server's IP
address into a route. The default is the main routing table.
Database Settings
The Database Settings are as follows:
• Base Object
Defines where in the LDAP server tree search for user accounts shall begin.
The users defined on an LDAP server database are organized into a tree structure. The Base
Object specifies where in this tree the relevant users are located. Specifying the Base Object
has the effect of speeding up the search of the LDAP tree since only users under the Base
Object will be examined.
Important: The Base Object must be specified correctly
If the Base Object is specified incorrectly then this can mean that a user will not be
found and authenticated if they are not in the part of the tree below the Base Object.
The recommended option is therefore to initially specify the Base Object as the root
of the tree.
The Base Object is specified as a comma separated domainComponent (DC) set. If the full
domain name is myldapserver.local.eu.com and this is the Base Object then this is specified as:
DC=myldapserver,DC=local,DC=eu,DC=com
The username search will now begin at the root of the myldapserver tree.
• Administrator Account
The LDAP server will require that the user establishing a connection to do a search has
administrator privileges. The Administration Account specifies the administrator username.
This username may be requested by the server in a special format in the same way as
described previously with Use Domain Name.
• Password/Confirm Password
The password for the administrator account which was specified above.
• Domain Name
The Domain Name is used when formatting usernames. This is the first part of the full domain
name. In the examples above, the Domain Name is myldapserver. The full domain name is a
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