Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP11 Administrator's Guide

Creating a New User in an LDAP-based Authentication Database

When you add user entries to an LDAP-based directory service, the services of an underlying LDAP-based directory server are used to authenticate and authorize users. This section provides certain guidelines you need to consider while using an LDAP-based authentication database and describes how you can add users through the Administration Server.

Guidelines for Creating LDAP-based User Entries

Consider the following guidelines when using the administrator forms to create new user entries in an LDAP-based directory service:


Note –

The user edit text fields for international information differs between the Administration Server and the Sun Java System Web Server Administration Console. In the Sun Java System Web Server Administration Console, in addition to the untagged cn fields, there is a preferred language cn field which doesn’t exist in the Administration Server.


How to Create a New User Entry

To create a user entry, read the guidelines outlined in Guidelines for Creating LDAP-based User Entries, then perform the following steps:

ProcedureTo create a user entry

  1. Access the Administration Server and choose the Users and Groups tab.

  2. Click New User.

  3. Select the LDAP directory service from the Select Directory Service drop-down list, and click Select.

  4. Add the required information to the page that displays.

    For more information see Directory Server User Entries.

  5. Click Create User or Create and Edit User.

    For more information, see the New User page in the online help.

Directory Server User Entries

The following user entry notes may be of interest to the directory administrator:

Table 3–1 LDAP Attributes

User Field  

Corresponding LDAP Attribute  

Given Name 

givenName

Surname 

sn

Full Name 

cn

User ID 

uid

Password 

userPassword

Email Address 

mail

The following fields are also available when editing the user entry:

Table 3–2 User Entry LDAP Attributes

User Field  

Corresponding LDAP Attribute  

Title 

title

Telephone 

telephoneNumber