You can use the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) user registry with any of the authentication mechanisms supported by WebSphere® Application Server. Therefore, it is necessary to add users into the LDAP directory that you want to have authorization to access Application Server resources.
This information in this article is specific to the iSeries® Directory Services product.
A variety of methods are available to add users. However, the easiest way is to create an LDAP Data Interchange Format (LDIF) file. The file contains the set of users to add into the directory. The file is used by the LDAP utilities, such as idsldapmodify. You can run these utilities from either the operating system or from a workstation. If you run these LDAP utilities from the operating system, your LDIF file must reside in the integrated file system.
Complete the following steps to add users to the LDAP user registry:
For more information on importing LDIF entries, see the Directory Services documentation in the Information Centers for IBM i V5R4 and V6R1.
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