13.1 Synchronizing Users and GroupWise from an LDAP Directory

13.1.1 Adjusting LDAP Synchronization of Users and Groups

When you initially set up your Novell Teaming site, your main consideration for LDAP synchronization is to add users and groups from your LDAP directory into your Teaming site. As time passes, deletion of obsolete users and groups from your Teaming site becomes a larger concern. Periodically review the LDAP synchronization options described in LDAP Synchronization Options in Basic Installation in the Novell Teaming 2.0 Installation Guide to ensure that obsolete users and groups are being managed properly.

13.1.2 Synchronizing Additional LDAP Attributes

By default, Teaming synchronizes the following attributes from the LDAP directory:

  • First name

  • Last name

  • Phone number

  • E-mail address

  • Description

This information displays on each user’s Profile tab. You can synchronize additional LDAP attributes by modifying the Profile tab view and then reconfiguring LDAP synchronization to include the additional attributes.

  1. Follow the instructions in Section 3.2.3, Customizing the Default View of the Profile Tab to create fields on the Profile tab for displaying the LDAP attributes that you want to add.

  2. On the Workspace toolbar, click Manage > Site Administration, then click Configure LDAP.

    The Users box lists the LDAP attributes that are currently being synchronized.

    Users box on the COnfigure LDAP Synchronization page

    The items in the list have the following format:

    teaming_field_name=ldap_attribute name

  3. Add a new line to the list, specifying the Teaming field name to the left of the equal sign (=) and the LDAP attribute name to the right of the equal sign.

  4. Repeat Step 3 for each LDAP attribute that you want to add to the Profile tab.

  5. Select Run Immediately, then click Apply.

    The status box shows the LDAP attribute information being added to Teaming users.