Using LDAP with Java CAPS

ProcedureTo Configure the OpenLDAP Directory Server

  1. Create the admin user and the Administrator user under the node where the users are located.

  2. If you do not have a node for roles in your schema, then create a node for the Java CAPS-specific roles that you will create in the following step. For example:


    dn: ou=CAPSRoles, dc=sun, dc=com
    objectClass: top
    objectClass: organizationalUnit
    ou: CAPSRoles
  3. Create the roles all, administration, and management under the node where the roles are located. Add the admin user and the Administrator user as unique members of each role. For example:


    dn: cn=all, ou=CAPSRoles, dc=sun, dc=com
    objectClass: top
    objectClass: groupOfUniqueNames
    cn: all
    ou: CAPSRoles
    uniqueMember: uid=admin, ou=People, dc=sun, dc=com
    uniqueMember: uid=Administrator, ou=People, dc=sun, dc=com
    
    dn: cn=administration, ou=CAPSRoles, dc=sun, dc=com
    objectClass: top
    objectClass: groupOfUniqueNames
    cn: administration
    ou: CAPSRoles
    uniqueMember: uid=admin, ou=People, dc=sun, dc=com
    uniqueMember: uid=Administrator, ou=People, dc=sun, dc=com
    
    dn: cn=management, ou=CAPSRoles, dc=sun, dc=com
    objectClass: top
    objectClass: groupOfUniqueNames
    cn: management
    ou: CAPSRoles
    uniqueMember: uid=admin, ou=People, dc=sun, dc=com
    uniqueMember: uid=Administrator, ou=People, dc=sun, dc=com
    
  4. Add other users to one or more roles, as necessary. For example:


    dn: cn=all, ou=CAPSRoles, dc=sun, dc=com
    objectClass: top
    objectClass: groupOfUniqueNames
    cn: all
    ou: CAPSRoles
    uniqueMember: uid=admin, ou=People, dc=sun, dc=com
    uniqueMember: uid=Administrator, ou=People, dc=sun, dc=com
    uniqueMember: uid=userA, ou=People, dc=sun, dc=com
    uniqueMember: uid=userB, ou=People, dc=sun, dc=com
    
    dn: cn=administration, ou=CAPSRoles, dc=sun, dc=com
    objectClass: top
    objectClass: groupOfUniqueNames
    cn: administration
    ou: CAPSRoles
    uniqueMember: uid=admin, ou=People, dc=sun, dc=com
    uniqueMember: uid=Administrator, ou=People, dc=sun, dc=com
    uniqueMember: uid=userB, ou=People, dc=sun, dc=com
    
    dn: cn=management, ou=CAPSRoles, dc=sun, dc=com
    objectClass: top
    objectClass: groupOfUniqueNames
    cn: management
    ou: CAPSRoles
    uniqueMember: uid=admin, ou=People, dc=sun, dc=com
    uniqueMember: uid=Administrator, ou=People, dc=sun, dc=com
  5. Go to Configuring the Repository.