Quick Connect for Base Systems 2.4 - Administration Guide

How to insert an object into a table

This sample illustrates how to create a query that inserts an object with specified attributes into the table named SQLConnTest1.

How to create a SQL Server account

This sample illustrates how to create a SQL Server account, and then retrieve the UniqueID attribute for that account.

To define the scope where to create the SQL Server account, insert the following query in the Query Editor dialog box:

SELECT sid as Id,name as login from sys.server_principals

Insert the following SQL query into the Configure SQL Statements dialog box:

EXEC sp_addlogin @login, @newPassword;
EXEC sp_adduser @login,@login,'db_owner';
SELECT sid as Id from sys.server_principals where name=@login;

Working with Novell eDirectory

This section describes how to create or modify a connection to Novell eDirectory so that One Identity Quick Connect for Base Systems could work with data in that data system.

To create a connection to Novell eDirectory, you need to use One Identity Quick Connect Sync Engine in conjunction with a special connector called Novell eDirectory Connector. This connector is included in the One Identity Quick Connect for Base Systems package.

The Novell eDirectory Connector supports the following features:

In this section:

• Creating a Novell eDirectory connection
• Modifying an existing Novell eDirectory connection

For instructions on how to rename a connection, delete a connection, modify synchronization scope for a connection, or specify password synchronization settings for a connection, see the Quick Connect Administrator Guide.

Creating a Novell eDirectory connection

To create a new connection

1. In the Quick Connect Administration Console, open the Connections tab.
2. Click Add connection, and then use the following options:
   1. Connection name. Type a descriptive name for the connection.
   2. Use the specified connector. Select Novell eDirectory Connector.
3. On the Specify connection settings page, use the following options:
   1. Server. Type the fully qualified domain name of the Novell eDirectory server to which you want to connect.
   2. Port. Type the number of the communication port used by the Novell eDirectory server.
   3. Access Novell Directory Service using. Type the user name and password with which you want to access Novell eDirectory. Ensure the account has sufficient permissions to perform operations (read, write) on objects in Novell eDirectory.
   4. Advanced. Click this button to specify a number of advanced options to access Novell eDirectory. For example, you can select an authentication method, configure TLS/SSL usage for the connection, and select whether or not you want to use paged search.

      From the Authentication method list, select one of the following methods:

      1. Anonymous. Allows you to establish the connection without passing credentials.
      2. Basic. Specifies to use basic authentication.
      3. Microsoft Negotiate. Specifies to use Microsoft Negotiate authentication.
      4. NTLM. Specifies to use Windows NT Challenge/Response authentication.
      5. Digest. Specifies to use Digest Access authentication.
      6. Sicily. Employs a negotiation mechanism (Sicily) to choose the Microsoft Network Authentication Service, Distributed Password Authentication, or NTLM method.
      7. Distributed Password Authentication. Specifies to use DPA authentication.
      8. Microsoft Network Authentication Service. Specifies to authenticate with Microsoft Network Authentication Service.
      9. External. Specifies to use an external authentication method for the connection.
      10. Kerberos. Specifies to use Kerberos authentication.

      You can also use the following check boxes:

      • Use TLS/SSL. Allows you to use the TLS (SSL) encryption to establish and maintain the connection.
      • Switch to TLS/SSL after establishing connection. Establishes the connection without using the TLS (SSL) encryption. Then, after the connection has been established, enables the TLS (SSL) encryption.
      • Verify TLS/SSL certificate. Specifies whether or not to check the TLS (SSL) certificate on the server.
      • Use paged search. Specifies whether or not to use paged search for the connection. When selecting this check box, you can set a page size limit in the text box below.
      • Test Connection. Click this button to verify the specified connection settings.

4. Click Finish to create a connection to Novell eDirectory.