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Active Directory connection

In the User Management module of the AdminClient, you have the possibility to import users and groups from one or more Active Directories to octoplant. The LDAP or LDAPS protocol is used by default for this.

AdminClient overview

The import can be carried out manually or automatically.

  • With automatic import, users and groups are imported at regular intervals. The system automatically imports users and groups from the Active Directory to octoplant once a day at a predetermined time.
  • With manual import, you decide when and how often you want to import users and groups from the Active Directory. Users and groups can be quickly transferred to the octoplant system if required.

For both automatic and manual import, a configuration has to be created specifying which users and groups are to be imported from the Active Directory. Afterwards the configuration must be activated. It is possible to create and activate several configurations, so data from different Active Directories can be imported.

Alternatively, you can also synchronize octoplant with the Active Directory using the command line.

Assignment of users to different groups

Per default, only the user Superadministrator can change the assignment of users to different groups, if users have been imported from the Active Directory and LDAP synchronization is in use.
To activate the user and group assignment function for all users:

  1. Open the AdminClient and the INI files module.
  2. Select and edit the server.ini file.
  3. Add the line EnableMembershipTree=Y to the [Common] section.
  4. Save the change.