Choosing a user registry

The user names and passwords of registered users are stored in a user registry. You can use either the user registry of the local operating system (this is the default) or the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).

Why and when to perform this task

The user registry is the user and groups account repository that the authentication mechanism consults when performing authentication. Choose a user registry on the administrative console.
Note: Icon indicating Windows platforms Icon indicating Linux platforms Icon indicating UNIX platforms In a network deployment environment you must use LDAP as your user registry.

Steps for this task

  1. Navigate to the global security panel in the administrative console. Expand Security and click on Global security.
  2. Select the user registry you want to use.

    The following table describes the choices of user registry and the actions required to select and configure a user registry.

    User registry Action
    Operating System The default user registry. Under User registries clickLocal OS. On the Local OS user registry page provide a user name and password. This user name is used as the identity of the server. The user is automatically added to the Administrator role.
    Note: Do not use the local operating system as the user registry in a network deployment environment.
    Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Follow the instructions in Configuring Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) as the user registry to configure LDAP as your user registry.

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Last updated: Thu Apr 27 14:39:09 2006

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