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How to Configure a Red Hat Directory Server User Directory Connection

You can use Red Hat Directory Server as a user store. Complete the following steps to create the user directory connection:

1. Ping the user store system.
2. Configure the user directory connection.

Ping the User Store System

Be sure to ping your user store system before configuring to verify that a network connection exists between the Policy Server and the user directory or database.

Note: Some user store systems may require the Policy Server to present credentials.

Configure Red Hat Directory Server User Directory Connnections

You can configure a user directory connection that lets the Policy Server communicate with a Red Hat Directory Server user store.

Follow these steps:

1. Click Infrastructure, Directory.
2. Select User Directories.
3. Click Create User Directory..
4. Complete the required connection information in the General and Directory Setup areas.
5. Configure the LDAP search and LDAP user DN lookup settings in the LDAP Settings area.
6. Do the following in the Administrator Credentials area:
   1. Select the Require Credentials option.
   2. Enter the credentials of an administrator account.
7. (Optional) Specify the user directory profile attributes that are reserved for CA SiteMinder® use in the User Attributes area.
8. (Optional) Click Create in the Attribute Mapping List area to configure user attribute mapping.
9. Click Submit.

   The user directory connection is created.