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Create a SiteMinder User For Connecting to the ADAM User Store

You can create a SiteMinder user in the Connection Settings dialog shown in the previous topic.

To create a SiteMinder user for connecting to the ADAM user store

1. Under o=userstore, right-click CN=Roles and select New, Object.
2. In the Create Object dialog:
   1. Select user and click Next.
   2. In the Value field, enter a user name that SiteMinder uses to connect to the ADAM user store and click Next. This example uses admin.
   3. Click Finish.
3. In the right column of ADAM ADSI Edit, right-click CN=admin and select Reset Password.
4. In the Reset Password dialog, enter and confirm the new password and click OK.

The SiteMinder user exists in ADAM and the next step is to give this user administrator privileges.