Configuring POSIX Member Source

You can retrieve users and user groups from any external LDAP and Posix LDAP. The internal LDAP available on ESA, uses the Posix schema. Thus, when using ESA, it is recommended to use Posix LDAP to configure the connection with the internal ESA LDAP.

To create a Posix LDAP member source:

1. On the ESA Web UI, navigate to Policy Management > Roles & Member Source > Member Sources.

2. Click Add New Member Source.

   The New Member Source screen appears.

3. Enter a unique name of the file member source in the Name textbox.

4. Type the description in the Description textbox.

5. Select Posix LDAP from the Source Type drop-down list.

   The Posix LDAP Member Source screen appears.

   

6. Enter the information in the directory fields.

   The following table describes the directory fields for Posix LDAP member source.

   Field Name	Description
   Host	The Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN), or IP of the directory server.
   Port	The network port on the directory server where the service is listening.
   Use TLS	The TLS can be enabled to create a secure communication to the directory server.
   Base DN	The base distinguished name where users can be found in the directory.
   Username	The username of the Posix LDAP server.
   Password/Secret	The password of the user binding to the directory server.

7. Click Save.

A message Member Source has been created successfully appears.