Group Members Attribute

The attribute field to use when loading the group's members. Example:

• member

User Membership Attribute

The attribute field to use when loading the user's groups. Example:

• memberOf

Use the User Membership Attribute, when finding the user's group membership

Check this if your directory server supports the group membership attribute on the user. (By default, this is the 'memberOf' attribute.)

• If this checkbox is selected, your application will use the group membership attribute on the user when retrieving the list of groups to which a given user belongs. This will result in a more efficient retrieval.
• If this checkbox is not selected, your application will use the members attribute on the group ('member' by default) for the search.
• If the Enable Nested Groups checkbox is seleced, your application will ignore the Use the User Membership Attribute option and will use the members attribute on the group for the search.

Use the User Membership Attribute, when finding the members of a group

Check this if your directory server supports the user membership attribute on the group. (By default, this is the 'member' attribute.)

• If this checkbox is selected, your application will use the group membership attribute on the user when retrieving the members of a given group. This will result in a more efficient search.
• If this checkbox is not selected, your application will use the members attribute on the group ('member' by default) for the search.