Before adding the domain connection, make sure the account you want to use to access the domain has the required permissions.

The following permissions must be granted to the account in case you want to add the domain to the user or helpdesk scopes:

• Membership in the Domain Users group
• The Read permission for all attributes of user objects
• The Write permission for the following attributes of user objects: pwdLastSet, comment, userAccountControl, and lockoutTime
• The right to reset user passwords
• The permission to create user accounts and containers in the Users container
• The Read permission for attributes of the organizationalUnit object and domain objects
• The Write permission for the gpLink attribute of the organizationalUnit objects and domain objects
• The Read permission for the attributes of the container and serviceConnectionPoint objects in Group Policy containers
• The permission to create container objects in the System container
• The permission to create the serviceConnectionPoint objects in the System container
• The permission to delete the serviceConnectionPoint objects in the System container
• The Write permission for the keywords attribute of the serviceConnectionPoint objects in the System container

If you want to use the domain connection in password policies as well, make sure the account has the following permissions:

• The Read permission for attributes of the groupPolicyContainer objects.
• The Write permission to create and delete the groupPolicyContainer objects in the System Policies container.
• The Read permission for the nTSecurityDecriptor attribute of the groupPolicyContainer objects.
• The permission to create and delete container and the serviceConnectionPoint objects in Group Policy containers.
• The Read permission for the attributes of the container and serviceConnectionPoint objects in Group Policy containers.
• The Write permission for the serviceBindingInformation and displayName attributes of the serviceConnectionPoint objects in Group Policy containers.
• The Write permission for the following attributes of the msDS-PasswordSettings object:
  • msDS-LockoutDuration
  • msDS-LockoutThreshold
  • msDS-MaximumPasswordAge
  • msDS-MinimumPasswordAge
  • msDS-MinimumPasswordLength
  • msDS-PasswordComplexityEnabled
  • msDS-PasswordHistoryLength
  • msDS-PasswordReversibleEncryption
  • msDS-PasswordSettingsPrecedence
  • msDS-PSOApplied
  • msDS-PSOAppliesTo
  • name

To add domain connection

1. On the home page of the Administration site, click the General Settings|Domain Connections tab.
2. Click Add domain connection to add a domain connection.
3. If domain connections already exist, select a domain connection from the list. If you want to create a new connection, click Add domain connection.
4. In the Add New Domain Connection dialog, configure the following options:
   • In the Domain name text box, type in the name of the domain that you want to add.
   • In the Domain alias text box, type the alias for the domain which will be used to address the domain on the Self-Service site. This field is required because you can use the domain connection in the user scope.
   • To have Password Manager access the domain using the Password Manager Service account, click Password Manager Service account. Otherwise, click Specified user name and password and then enter user name and password in the corresponding text boxes. Note, that the selected account should have the required permissions.
5. Click Save.

   IMPORTANT: After you create a domain connection on the General Settings|Domain Connections tab, you can use it in the user scope, helpdesk scope and password policies by selecting the connection in the Add Domain Connection dialog on the corresponding page of the Administration site. For example, to use the domain connection in the user scope of your Management Policy, open the user scope of this Management Policy, click Add domain connection, and select the corresponding connection from the list.