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Credentials Subelement

To connect to an LDAP directory, the Administrative UI must provide valid credentials. The credentials are defined in the Credentials subelement, which resembles the following:

<Credentials user="@SMDirUser" cleartext="true">
  "MyPassword"
</Credentials>

The Credentials subelement includes the following parameters:

• user

  Specifies the login ID for an account that can access the directory.

  Note: Do not specify a value for the user parameter in the directory.xml file. The Administrative UI installer prompts you to supply the login ID when you install the Administrative UI.

• cleartext

  Determines whether the password is displayed in clear text in the directory.xml file, as follows:

  • True—The password is displayed in clear text.
  • False—The password is encrypted (default).

  Note: This parameter is optional.