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topics/user-federation/ldap.adoc
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@ -8,13 +8,15 @@ and add more attributes or delete the default ones.
It supports password validation via LDAP/AD protocols and different user metadata synchronization modes.
To configure a federated LDAP store go to the Admin Console.
Click on the `User Federation` left menu option.
When you get to this page there is an "Add Provider" select box.
When you get to this page there is an `Add Provider` select box.
You should see _ldap_ within this list.
Selecting _ldap_ will bring you to the ldap configuration page.
==== Edit Mode
Edit mode defines various synchronization options with your LDAP store depending on what privileges you have.
Users, through the <<fake/../../account.adoc#_user-account-server, User Account Service, and admins through the Admin Console
have the ability to modify user metadata. Depending on your setup you may or may not have LDAP update privileges. The
`Edit Mode` configuration option defines the edit policy you have with your LDAP store.t privileges you have.
READONLY::
Username, email, first and last name and other mapped attributes will be unchangeable.
@ -26,7 +28,8 @@ WRITABLE::
UNSYNCED::
Any changes to username, email, first and last name, and passwords will be stored in {{book.project.name}} local storage.
It is up to you to figure out how to synchronize back to LDAP.
It is up to you to figure out how to synchronize back to LDAP. This allows {{book.project.name}} deployments to support
updates of user metadata on a read-only LDAP server.
==== Other config options
@ -68,7 +71,7 @@ LDAP Federation Provider will automatically take care of synchronization (import
As users log in, the LDAP Federation provider will import the LDAP user
into then {{book.project.name}} database and then authenticate against the LDAP password. This is the only time users will be imported.
If you go to the `Users` left menu item in the Admin Consoel and click the `View all users` button, you will only see those LDAP users that
have been authenticated at least once by {{book.project.name}}. It is implemented this way so that admins don't accidently try and import a huge LDAP DB of users.
have been authenticated at least once by {{book.project.name}}. It is implemented this way so that admins don't accidentally try and import a huge LDAP DB of users.
If you want to sync all LDAP users into the {{book.project.name}} database, you may configure and enable the `Sync Settings` of the LDAP provider you configured.
There are 2 types of sychronization: