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Identity Manager 9.2.1 - Administration Guide for Connecting to Active Directory

Managing Active Directory environments Synchronizing an Active Directory environment
Setting up initial synchronization with an Active Directory domain Adjusting the synchronization configuration for Active Directory environments Running synchronization Tasks following synchronization Troubleshooting Ignoring data error in synchronization Pausing handling of target system specific processes (Offline mode)
Managing Active Directory user accounts and identities
Account definitions for Active Directory user accounts and Active Directory contacts Assigning identities automatically to Active Directory user accounts Supported user account types Updating identities when Active Directory user account are modified Automatic creation of departments and locations based on user account information Specifying deferred deletion for Active Directory user accounts and Active Directory contacts
Managing memberships in Active Directory groups Login credentials for Active Directory user accounts Mapping Active Directory objects in One Identity Manager
Active Directory domains Active Directory container structures Active Directory user accounts Active Directory contacts Active Directory groups Active Directory computers Active Directory security IDs Active Directory printers Active Directory sites Reports about Active Directory objects
Handling of Active Directory objects in the Web Portal Basic data for managing an Active Directory environment Configuration parameters for managing an Active Directory environment Default project template for Active Directory Processing methods of Active Directory system objects Active Directory connector settings

Further data for identifying Active Directory contact

Enter the following address data used by this contact for contacting the identity.

Table 44: Main data for identification
Property Description

Office

Office.

Street

Street or road.

Mailbox

Mailbox.

Zip code

Zip code.

City

City.

State

State.

Country ID

The country ID.

Company

Identity's company.

Department

Identity's department

Job description

Job description.

Identity's ID.

Identity's unique marker, for example their ID.

Account manager

Manager responsible for the contact.

To specify an account manager

  1. Click next to the field.
  2. In the Table menu, select the table that maps the account manager.
  3. In the Account manager menu, select the manager.
  4. Click OK.

Extension data for Active Directory contacts

Enter the custom Active Directory schema extensions for the contact.

Table 45: Extensions data
Property Description

Extensions data

Custom extension data in binary format.

Attribute extension 01 - attribute extension 15

Additional company-specific information. Use the Designer to customize display names, formats, and templates for the input fields.

POSIX properties for Active Directory contacts

Contacts with the POSIXACCOUNT object class also have the following properties mapped.

Table 46: POSIX properties
Property Description

GID number

ID of the primary group in the domain.

Gecos

Additional information, such as full name or phone numbers.

Login shell

Name and path of the login shell.

Unix home directory

Full path of the Unix home directory.

UID Posix

Unique ID within the domain.

UID number

Unique ID in the Unix system.

Related topics

Assigning secretaries to Active Directory contacts

Assign a secretary to a contact. The secretary is displayed in the email recipient’s properties in Microsoft Outlook.

To assign a secretary to a contact

  1. In the Manager, select the Active Directory > Contacts category.

  2. Select the contact in the result list.

  3. Select the Assign secretary task.

  4. Select the table which contains the user from the Table menu at the top of the form. You have the following options:

    • Active Directory user accounts

    • Active Directory contacts

    • Active Directory groups

  5. In the Add assignments pane, assign secretaries.

    TIP: In the Remove assignments pane, you can remove assigned secretaries.

    To remove an assignment

    • Select the secretaries and double-click .

  6. Save the changes.
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