Configuration Guide › Creating an Identity Manager Directory for an LDAP User Store › Connection to the User Directory › Provider Element

Provider Element

Configuration information is stored in the Provider element and its subelements in the directory.xml file.

Note: If you are creating a new Identity Manager directory, you do not need to provide directory connection information in the directory.xml file. You provide connection information in the Identity Manager Directory wizard in the Management Console. Modify the Provider element for updates only.

The Provider element includes the following subelements:

• LDAP

  Describes the user directory to which you are connecting.

• Credentials

  Provides the user name and password for accessing the LDAP user store.

• Connection

  Supplies the host name and port for the computer where the user store is located.

• Provisioning Domain

  Defines the Provisioning Domain that CA Identity Manager manages (for provisioning users only)

A completed Provider element may resemble the following:

<Provider type="LDAP" userdirectory="@SMDirName">
   <LDAP searchroot="@SMDirSearchRoot" secure="@SMDirSecure" />
   <Credentials user="@SMDirUser" 
     cleartext="true">@SMDirPassword</Credentials>
   <Connection host="@SMDirHost" port="@SMDirPort" />
   <eTrustAdmin domain="@SMDirETrustAdminDomain" />
</Provider>

The Provider element includes the following parameters:

• type

  Specifies the type of the database. For all LDAP user stores, specify LDAP (default).

• userdirectory

  Specifies the name of the user directory connection.

  Note: Do not specify a name for the user directory connection in the directory.xml file. CA Identity Manager prompts you to supply the name when you create the Identity Manager directory in the Management Console.

Note: The parameters are optional.