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Base DN

The base DN is the context DN (distinguished name) where the directory objects reside. If empty, User Administration will use the root DN of the directory tree. Organizational units (ou) and domain components (dc) are used to define directory tree structures.

The following example shows how an organization could structure its directory:

ou=US,ou=People,dc=company,dc=com

ou=Europe,ou=People,dc=company,dc=com

ou=Asia,ou=People,dc=company,dc=com

In this example, you would enter the following base DNs to scan users from Europe and Asia only.

ou=Europe,ou=People,dc=company,dc=com

ou=Asia,ou=People,dc=company,dc=com

Filter

Enter an expression in the Filter field to search on specific parameters. Searches are performed on the base DN(s) and specified scope. The following examples describe some of the ways filters can be used:

Simple filter for users under provided base DN:

(objectclass=person)

Find "devel1" and "devel2" users only:

(&(objectclass=devel1)(objectclass=devel2))

Find users that are members of group "Managers":

(&(objectclass=person)(memberOf=cn=Managers,cn=Users,ou=company,ou=com))

Info
titleAbout Filter Settings in Previous Versions of DTP

In versions of DTP prior to 5.4, the LDAP filter configuration included an extra attribute and template: uid={0}. This attribute and template has been removed in version 5.4 and later. If you upgraded 5.4 or later from a previous version, though, the uid={0} attribute will be set to uid=* for compatibility with the current LDAP user import functionality. There should be no impact to your experience as a result of this change, but we recommend verifying that your user and group import settings function as expected.

Restrict To GroupsEnable this option to import only the users that belong to a group specified in the Group Import Settings. Users that do not belong to a group configured in Group Import Settings will not be imported.

Attribute Mappings

The attributes mapping section defines how User Administration attributes (i.e., user login name, first name, last name, and email) map to directory object attributes (i.e., uid, givenName, sn, and email). You can use the defaults mappings or configure the attributes to align with your LDAP server. Refer to the documentation for your LDAP server

Username

This field is used for the login name in User Administration.DTPname in DTP. The the uid attribute is commonly used to identify users in LDAP servers. In Active Directory, the sAMAccountName attribute is used as the client login name.

Default is uid.

First Name

This field is used for the the users' first name in User Administration.DTPin DTP. The givenName attribute is commonly used to specify users' first name in LDAP servers.

Default is givenName.

Last Name

This field is used for the users' last name (surname) in User Administrationin DTP.DTP. The sn attribute is commonly used to specify users' last name in LDAP servers. Default is sn.

Email Address

This field is used for the users' email address in User Administration.DTPin DTP. The mail attribute is commonly used to specify users' email address in LDAP servers. Default is mail.

Member Of

This field is used to associate users in User AdministrationDTP with in DTP with LDAP groups. Default is memberOf. See Advanced Settings for additional information.

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Enable group importIf you want to import groups set in your LDAP, enable the Enable Group Import option.
Base DNSee the Base DN setting under User Import Settings.
Filter

See the Filter setting under User Import Settings.

Info
titleAbout Group Filter Settings in Previous Versions of DTP

In versions of DTP prior to 5.4, the LDAP filter configuration included an extra attribute and template: cn={0}. This attribute and template has been removed in version 5.4 and later. If you upgraded 5.4 or later from a previous version, though, the cn={0} attribute will be set to cn=* for compatibility with the current LDAP user import functionality. There should be no impact to your experience as a result of this change, but we recommend verifying that your user and group import settings function as expected.

 

Enable nested groupsIf groups contain other groups in your directory, you can enable this setting to retain your LDAP server's hierarchical structure.
Ancestor groups only

A nested group may contain users, in addition to other groups. An ancestor is a user that is the immediate member of a group nested inside another group. In the following example, MEMBER B and C are the ancestors within the groups nested within GROUP A.

You can enable the Ancestor groups only option and specify a group name in the Ancestor group names field to import only the immediate members associated with the nested groups. Members of the group specified in the Ancestor group names field will also be imported.

Ancestor group namesIf the Ancestor groups option is enabled, specify the name of the nested group that contains the ancestors you want to import.

Attribute Mappings

The attributes mapping section defines how Parasoft User Administration object attributes map to the connected directory object attributes. You can use the defaults mappings or configure the attributes to meet your specific needs.

NameDefault is cn.
DescriptionDefault is cn.
MemberDefault is member. See Advanced Settings for additional information.

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User search scope

Choose one of the following options from the drop-menu to set the user search scope:

  • Object: Restricts search to the base DN. The maximum number of objects returned is always one.
  • One Level: Restricts search to the immediate children of the base DN. The base DN object is also excluded.
  • Subtree: All child objects, as well as the base DN, are searched. You can request the LDAP provider to chase referrals to other LDAP directory services, including other directory domains or forests.
Group search scope

Choose one of the following options from the drop-menu to set the group search scope:

  • Object: Restricts search to the base DN. The maximum number of objects returned is always one.
  • One Level: Restricts search to the immediate children of the base DN. The base DN object is also excluded.
  • Subtree: All child objects, as well as the base DN, are searched. You can request the LDAP provider to chase referrals to other LDAP directory services, including other directory domains or forests.
Referral

Choose Follow from the drop-down menu to enable JNDI lookup. Choose this option for Active Directory servers configured without a DNS.

Choose Ignore from the drop-down menu to ignore communication errors when Active Directory returns domain names for referrals other than the name specified in the server.

Page sizeThis setting specifies the number of record requests per page. Setting a page size allows the server to send the data in pages as the pages are being built. Default is 1000.
Membership strategy

This setting specifies how group membership is correlated when importing users from LDAP. DTPUser Administration can  DTP can correlate users based on their member or memberOf attribute from the LDAP server.

  • Choose Use "Member" Attribute from the drop-down menu and groups will be associated with users based on the group Member attribute. The Group Import Settings must be enabled to use this membership strategy.
  • Choose User "Member Of" Attribute from the drop-down menu and users will be associated with groups based on the user Member Of attribute. You can set the Member Of attribute in the User Import Settings.
Sync group membership

Enable this option to update user attributes and permissions based on group membership from LDAP.

If enabled, DTPUser Administration will  DTP will refer to LDAP as the system of record for user membership. Any user/group associations made in DTPUser Administration that in DTP that differ from the membership associations in LDAP will be removed or overwritten by the associations stored in LDAP.DTPUser AdministrationDTP applies directory configurations in reverse sequence as they appear in the User Directories page. As a result, the directory at the top of the list takes precedence and should be the directory with Sync Group Membership enabled.

Default is disabled.

Use DNs for membership

Enable this setting if DTPUser Administration should if DTP should expect distinguished names (DN) from your LDAP server to set user and group associations. Disable this setting to associate users and groups based on usernames and/or group attributes.

Default is enabled.

User primary groups

Enable this settings to determine user group membership information using basic and Primary Groups defined in Active Directory.

Default is disabled.

Read timeout (ms)

Specify how long DTPUser Administration should long DTP should wait when attempting to read data from the LDAP server before timing out.

Default is 120000

Connection timeout (ms)

Specify how long DTPUser Administration should long DTP should wait when attempting to connect to the LDAP server before timing out.

Default is 10000

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