To Populate the LDAP Repository

After configuring an LDAP repository for PAM, you push user entries to the LDAP store.

For example, you create a new, single user named George Washington that is subordinate to the following entry:

ou=people,dc=pam,dc=example,dc=com

In addition, you use an ou=people container that is subordinate to the base DN you provided to idsconfig. You might have to make contextual changes to the base DN you are going to use.

1. In the Directory Service Control Center Console, click the Entry Management tab, and then the Browse tab. The various entity management controls are displayed in the right pane.

2. Click New Entry to display the New Entry screen.

3. Type a value in the Entry Parent DN field to specify the location to save the entity in Directory Server and click Next.

   

4. Associate your entity with an object class by choosing an option from the Entry Type drop-down menu and press Next.

   

   Based on the object class that you associated with your entity, a number of different attributes are displayed.

   

5. Enter the appropriate values for the parameters and press Next.

   A summary of the entity is displayed.

   

6. Verify that the new user (George Washington) is displayed in the console.

7. Click Finish.

PAM clients can now authenticate against (and change the password for) this entry.