This documentation is not intended to be read independently of the JIRA and Confluence documentation.
Please refer to the JIRA Administrator's Guide or the Confluence Administrator's Guide instead of the documentation in this space.

Setting

Description

Name

Enter a meaningful name to help you identify the LDAP directory server. Examples:

  • Example Company Staff Directory
  • Example Company Corporate LDAP

Directory Type

Select the type of LDAP directory that you will connect to. If you are adding a new LDAP connection, the value you select here will determine the default values for many of the options on the rest of screen. Examples:

  • Microsoft Active Directory
  • OpenDS
  • And more.

Hostname

The host name of your directory server. Examples:

  • ad.example.com
  • ldap.example.com
  • opends.example.com

Port

The port on which your directory server is listening. Examples:

  • 389
  • 10389
  • 636 (for example, for SSL)

Use SSL

Tick this check box if the connection to the directory server is an SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) connection. Note that you will need to configure an SSL certificate in order to use this setting.

Username

The distinguished name of the user that the application will use when connecting to the directory server. Examples:

  • cn=administrator,cn=users,dc=ad,dc=example,dc=com
  • cn=user,dc=domain,dc=name
  • user@domain.name

(info) Ensure that this is an administrator user for the LDAP engine. For example, in Active Directory the user will need to be a member of the built-in Administrators group.

Password

The password of the user specified above.

  • No labels



Log a request with our support team.



Raise an issue for our developers.



See answers from the community.



Blog and update our documentation.

Except where otherwise noted, content in this space is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Australia License.