Creating and Removing Users
You can set up and manage users within Autonomous Identity using the phpldapadmin
command, which is a client tool to access the LDAP backend.
Log in to phpldapadmin
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Make sure you have Autonomous Identity successfully installed and deployed in your environment.
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Access the
phpldapadmin
tool via your browser. Enter the following URL:https://autoid-openldap.forgerock.com
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On the phpLDAPadmin page, click login in the navigation bar on the left side.
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On the Authenticate to server openldap page, enter
cn=admin,dc=zoran,dc=com
, and then enter your admin password. Click Authenticate to proceed. -
On the left-hand navigation bar, expand the menu, and then click
ou=People
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Under
ou=People
, select any user to see their profile, and then click Copy or move this entry. -
On the Destination DN, change the name of the user to the user you want to add, and then click Copy. For example, let’s create a new user: Mary Smith
cn=mary.smith,ou=People,dc=zoran,dc=com
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On the Create Object page, change the following fields, and then click Create Object.
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displayName.
Mary Smith
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givenName.
Smith
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homeDirectory.
/home/users/mary.smith
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Password. Enter a password for this user.
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sn.
Mary
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title. Enter a title: admin, supervisor, entitlement owner, or user.
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uidNumber. Enter a unique
uid
number. -
User Name. Enter
mary.smith
.
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On the Create LDAP Entry page, review the entry, and click Commit.
Add the User to a Group
The user that you created must be assigned to one of six groups: User, Supervisor, Executive, Entitlement Owner, Application Owner, and Admin.
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On the
phpldapadmin
screen, click a user group. For this example, clickcn=Zoran User
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Under
uniqueMember
, click add value, and then enter the user DN. For this example, entercn=mary.smith,ou=People,dc=zoran,dc=com
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Under
uniqueMember
, click Update Object. -
Verify that you want to add the user under the New Value column, and then click Update Object.
Delete a User
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On the
phpldapadmin
screen, clickou=People
to expand it, and then click the user who you want to delete. -
At the top, click Delete this entry.
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Under
uniqueMember
, click Update Object. -
Verify that you want to delete the user. Click Delete. The user will be removed from the branch and from the
ou=Groups
branch.