Linking users to directories

To complete an authentication process through LDAP, you must create a user that would link to the created directory.

Before you begin

An icon representing a user. You must have the Manage Users permission to perform this task.

Procedure

  1. In the top navigation bar, click Management > Users.
  2. To create a user, click New.
  3. In the User Name field, type the name of an existing user of an LDAP server.
    Tip: The login format depends on the configuration of your environment. It can be, for example, an e-mail address, or a user ID, and it might need to be followed by a domain name.
  4. From the list, select a Computer Group to which the user would be assigned.
  5. From the Authentication Method list, select the name of a LDAP directory.
  6. Click Create.
  7. To delete the created user, click its name. Then, in the upper left of the window click Delete.
    Note: The deleted user cannot be re-created.

What to do next

To confirm authentication, log in to the BigFix Inventory server with the credentials of the LDAP user that you created in BigFix Inventory.