Creating an LDAP User Account for Sentinel

NOTE:This option is applicable only for Sentinel 6.1 Rapid Deployment SP1 and later. By default, this option is disabled. Configure the server as given in LDAP Authentication in the Sentinel 6.1 Rapid Deployment Install Guide to enable this option.

  1. Select the Admin tab.

  2. Expand the User Configuration folder in the navigation tree.

  3. Select User Manager.

    The User Manager window is displayed.

  4. Click Add User or right-click any user and select Add User.

    The Add User window is displayed.

  5. In the Add user window, perform the following:

    1. Select LDAP for authentication.

    2. Specify the LDAP username based on the value you specified for Anonymous searches on LDAP directory parameter while configuring LDAP authentication.

      • y: The User Name must be the same as the eDirectory username or Active Directory sAMAccountName.

      • n: The User Name need not be the same as the eDirectory username or Active Directory sAMAccountName.

    3. Click the drop-down arrow on the Security Filter drop-down list.

      The Filter Selection window is displayed that lists all the public filters.

      1. Select a filter, and click Select or click Add to create a filter, then select the new filter.

        After assigning a security filter to a user, you cannot delete that filter.

    4. Specify the fully qualified Distinguished Name of the LDAP user in the LDAP USER DN field. Do not leave the LDAP User DN field empty.

      For example, cn=sentinel_ldap_user,o=novell

      This field is available only if you have specified n for Anonymous searches on LDAP directory parameter while configuring LDAP authentication. For more information, see LDAP Authentication in the Sentinel 6.1 Rapid Deployment Installation Guide.

      NOTE:If you had opted to perform anonymous searches when you had last run the ldap_auth_config script, and now you do not want to perform anonymous searches:

      Run the script ldap_auth_config script again, and specify n for Anonymous searches on LDAP directory. For each existing LDAP user, right-click and select User Details and specify the fully qualified DN of the LDAP user in the LDAP User DN field.

    5. (Optional) Under Details, specify the following:

      • First Name

      • Last Name

      • Department

      • Phone

      • Email

    6. Click the Permissions tab and assign user permissions. For more information about permissions, see Sentinel 6.1 Rapid Deployment Control Center User Permissions in the Sentinel 6.1 Rapid Deployment Reference Guide..

    7. Click the Roles tab and select an iTRAC workflow role for the user. This affects what work items appear in the user’s work list.

    8. Click OK.

You can now log in to Sentinel 6.1 Rapid Deployment Web user interface, Sentinel Control Center, and Sentinel Solution Designer by using your LDAP username and password.

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