LDAP User Management

✨ Feature

How to manage LDAP Users in Germain UX.

⚙️ Setup

Navigate to System > Auth Settings > Authentication.
Click "Add New Configuration."
Select the LDAP Provider option and click "Next."
Provide the following values:
Click "Finish."

Field	Details
Provider Name	Provider Name (a label for this authentication provider).
LDAP Server URL	LDAP Server URL (the LDAP server's URL).
Manager DN	Manager DN (the full domain name of an Admin LDAP user, used for authenticating other users).
Manager Password	Manager Password (the password for the user provided by 'Manager DN').
User Search Base	User Search Base (the LDAP directory for searching users during authentication).
Group Search Base	Group Search Base (the LDAP directory for searching groups during authentication).
User Search Filter	User Search Filter (a filter string to match the username being authenticated against LDAP users). Example: `cn={0}` matches the username against the 'cn' property in the 'User Search Base' directory.
Group Search Filter	Group Search Filter (a filter string to match the authenticated username to an LDAP group). Example: 'member={0}' considers a user a group member if the 'member' property in the group matches the user's full domain name.
Group Role Attribute	Group Role Attribute (the property of a group used to map to a Germain Role, usually 'cn').

👥 Creating a User

Create and manage users and their groups within your LDAP service.

Log in using the username and password fields on the Germain login page.

Service: Authentication

Feature Availability: 8.6.0 or later