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3.3. Configuring LDAP Authentication for Red Hat Satellite
Red Hat Satellite includes the option to use a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) service for user information and authentication, using one or more LDAP directories.
Procedure 3.5. To Configure LDAP Authentication:
- Log in as the Satellite administrator.
- Click → on the upper right of the page.
- Click on the upper right of the page.
- Fill in the information in the following tabs:
- Tab. For the LDAP server tab, enter the following information:
- Name - LDAP server's name.
- Server - the LDAP server's hostname.
- Port - the LDAP port. This defaults to port 389.
- TLS - Enables Transport Layer Security. Tick the check box to enable encryption.
- Tab. For the Account Tab, enter the following information:
- Account Username - an LDAP user who has read access to the LDAP server. This field cannot remain blank. Use the full path to the user's object. For example:
uid=$login,cn=users,cn=accounts,dc=example,dc=com
- Account password - the LDAP password for the user defined in the Account username field. This field can remain blank if the Account username is using the "$login" variable.
- Base DN - the top level domain name of your LDAP directory. For example:
cn=users,cn=accounts,dc=redhat,dc=com
- LDAP filter
- Automatically create accounts in Foreman - creates Satellite accounts automatically for LDAP users who log in for the first time in Satellite. Tick the check box to enable this feature.
- tab. LDAP attributes such as login, name, and email addresses, need to be mapped to Satellite attributes for LDAP to work on Satellite. The following attributes can be mapped to Satellite:
- Login name attribute
- First Name attribute
- Surname attribute
- Email address attribute
- Photo attribute
- Click .
Result:
LDAP authentication is now configured on the Satellite.

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