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    Active Directory User Directories
    • 17 Jan 2024
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    Active Directory User Directories

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    General

    This type of user directory synchronizes Users and User Groups with an active directory.

    NOTE

    This type of user directory is not available in the SaaS version of Mail & Deploy.

    Properties

    Active Directory user directories have the following properties:

    Name

    		Description
    NameThe name of the user directory; this is a free text you can assign.
    TypeMachine. When selecting this option, the local user and user group directory of the computer Mail & Deploy is installed on is used for synchronization.

    Domain. When selecting this option, the active directory of a domain controller will be used for synchronization.
    HostThe host name or IP address of the LDAP server. This property is only applicable if the property Type is set to Domain.
    PortThe port of the LDAP server (default is 389). This property is only applicable if the property Type is set to Domain.
    ContainerAn LDAP query string that defines the root container to which Mail & Deploy shall connect when synchronizing with that active directory. It is strongly recommended to be used, especially if you connect to a large active directory, to reduce the time to synchronize with that active directory. This property is only applicable if the property Type is set to Domain.
    Use CredentialsWhen disabled the connection to the LDAP server will the established using the Service Account for authentication; when enabled, you can specify credentials to use for authentication. This property is only applicable if the property Type is set to Domain.
    TypeCustom. A custom username and password combination will be used to authenticate against the LDAP server.

    Windows. A windows account will be used to authenticate against the LDAP server.

    This property is only applicable if the property Type is set to Domain and the property Use Credentials is enabled.
    UsernameThe username to use to authenticate against the LDAP server. This property is only applicable if the property Type is set to Domain and the property Use Credentials is enabled.
    PasswordThe password to use to authenticate against the LDAP server. This property is only applicable if the property Type is set to Domain and the property Use Credentials is enabled.

    You can test the connection by clicking the Test Connection button.
    #### User Group Queries
    Every active directory user directory can have one or more user group queries to define which user groups within the actvice directory to synchronize.

    NOTE

    Only active directory user groups for which a user group query exists will be synchronized.

    User group queries have the following properties:

    Name

    		Description
    NameThe name of the user group within the active directory or a regular expression matching the names of user groups within the active directory (depending on the Matching Method property).
    Matching MethodExact Match. When selecting this option only the active directory user group whose name exactly matches the Name property will be synchronized.

    Regular Expression. When selecting this option all active directory user groups whose names match the regular expression contained in the Name property of this query will be synchronized.
    Members TypeThe user type to assign to Users synchronized with the active directory user group. If a user belongs to multiple queried user groups in the user directory, the user type with the highest permissions will be assigned to that user.
    Default LanguageThe default language to assign to Users synchronized with the active directory user group unless the active directory user has a preferred language set in the active directory.
    Time ZoneThe time zone to assign to Users synchronized with the active directory user group.
    CultureThe culture to assign to Users synchronized with the active directory user group.
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