Configuring dynamic member attributes in a federated repository configuration
Follow this task to configure dynamic member attributes in a federated repository configuration.
Before you begin
About this task
A dynamic group defines its members differently than a static group. Instead of listing the members individually, the dynamic group defines its members using an LDAP search. The filter for the search is defined in a dynamic member attribute. For example, the dynamic group uses the structural objectclass groupOfURLs, or auxiliary objectclass ibm-dynamicGroup, and the attribute memberURL, to define the search using a simplified LDAP URL syntax:
ldap:///<base DN of search> ? ? <scope of search> ? <searchfilter>
The following is an example of the LDAP URL that defines all entries that are under o=Acme with the objectclass=person:
ldap:///o=Acme,c=US??sub?objectclass=person
If both member and dynamic member attributes are specified for the same group type, this group type is a hybrid group with both static and dynamic members.
Procedure
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What to do next
- After configuring the federated repositories, click Security > Global security to return to the Global security panel. Verify that Federated repositories is identified in the Current® realm definition field. If Federated repositories is not identified, select Federated repositories from the Available realm definitions field and click Set as current. To verify the federated repositories configuration, click Apply on the Global security panel. If Federated repositories is not identified in the Current realm definition field, your federated repositories configuration is not used by WebSphere® Application Server.
- If you are enabling security, complete the remaining steps as specified in Enabling security for the realm. As the final step, validate this setup by clicking Apply in the Global security panel.
- Save, stop, and restart all the product servers (deployment managers, nodes, and Application Servers) for changes in this panel to take effect. If the server comes up without any problems, the setup is correct.