Apple Open Directory

Connector

The directory connector to use when communicating with the directory server.

URL

The connection URL to use when connecting to the directory server, e.g. ldap://localhost:389, or port 639 for SSL.

Secure SSL

Specifies whether the connection to the directory server is an SSL connection.

Use Node Referrals

Specifies whether to use the JNDI lookup java.naming.referral option.

Use the User Membership Attribute

Put a tick in the checkbox if your directory supports the group membership attribute on the user. (By default, this is the 'memberOf' attribute.) For instructions on enabling this feature in your directory, please refer to the OpenLDAP documentation.

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

Use Paged Results

Specifies whether to use the LDAP control extension for simple paged results option. Retrieves chunks of data rather than all of the results at once.

Use Relaxed DN Standardisation

This setting determines how Crowd will compare DNs to determine if they are equal. See Configuring Relaxed DN Standardisation.

• If this checkbox is ticked, Crowd will do a direct, case-insensitive, string comparison. This is the default and recommended setting for Apple Open Directory. Using relaxed DN standardisation will result in a significant performance improvement.
• If this checkbox is not ticked, Crowd will parse the DN and then check the parsed version.

Base DN

The root distinguished name to use when running queries against the directory server, e.g. o=acmecorp,c=com.

User DN

The distinguished name of the user that Crowd will use when connecting to the directory server.

Password

The password that Crowd will use when connecting to the directory server.