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Adding users from an LDAP directory

You can add Users to the Content Manager from an LDAP directory provided you have configured your system for use with LDAP.

Before you begin

To add or edit users, you must have system administration privileges.

About this task

When you add a user from an external directory, the identity of the user is authenticated against the external directory service. Content Manager can have both LDAP users and Windows users at the same time.

Procedure

  1. Access the Content Manager Explorer Web site.
  2. Select Administration and expand the Access Management > User Management node.
    A list of users appears in the content area
  3. In the Administration Ribbon toolbar tab, select Users > New User.
    The Add New User to SDL Tridion wizard appears.
  4. Set Directory Type to Directory Service.
  5. Click the Refresh button to display a list of users.
  6. Select one or more users from the displayed list and click the Add button.
  7. Click Save and Close.

Results

A user is added to the Content Manager. You can configure the following user settings:
  • Group membership
  • User scope
  • System administration privileges
  • Enable or disable setting

What to do next

For information about adding a user to a group, refer to Configuring a User.

Users may already be organized into groups through the LDAP compliant directory service. The Content Manager reads these LDAP group memberships and use them to provide automatic Content Manager group membership. For more information, see Adding User Groups from an LDAP directory.