Table 3-11 Meanings of LDAP entry acronyms Acronym Meaning o Organization ou Organization Unit c Country Name dc Domain Component sn Surname cn Common Name What OpenLDAP Is? OpenLDAP is a free and open implementation of LDAP that is now widely used in various popular Linux releases. OpenLDAP requires licenses. OpenLDAP mainly consists of the following four components: slapd: an independent LDAP daemon slurpd: an independent LDAP update and replication daemon Library implementing LDAP Tool software and illustration client The OpenLDAP installation package can be found here on the Userbooster website. NOTE: The OpenLDAP installation package is not provided on the OpenLDAP website. The installation package supports the following Windows operating systems: Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012. Obtaining LDAP Configuration Data in Windows Using OpenLDAP as an example, the following steps describe how to obtain LDAP configuration data.
The Administrator Role is required for mapping a third-party admin role to the Pentaho admin role (Administrator). This is required for all ABS functionality to work properly. Choose your LDAP Provider from the drop-down menu. Configure the LDAP connection as explained in LDAP Properties. Click Test. The Pentaho Server is now configured to authenticate users against your LDAP directory server. Manual Configuration You must have a working LDAP server with an established configuration before continuing. Follow the instructions below to manually switch from Pentaho default security to LDAP security. Stop the Pentaho Server. Edit the operties file located in the server/pentaho-server/pentaho-solutions/system folder and change provider=jackrabbit to provider=ldap. Save and close the file.