IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis, Version 1.3.2

ldapRegistryHelper.sh command

You can use the ldapRegistryHelper.sh command to enable a basic connection for user authentication in IBM® Operations Analytics - Log Analysis.

For more information about how to use the command to set up LDAP authentication with IBM Tivoli Directory Server or Microsoft Active Directory, see Configuring LDAP authentication with IBM Tivoli Directory Server or Microsoft Active Directory.

Supported integrations

This command currently supports connections to the IBM Tivoli Directory Server and Microsoft Active Directory.

Prerequisites

Before you use this command, you must update the ldapRegistryHelper.properties file in the <HOME>/IBM/LogAnalysis/utilities/ directory with the connection and configuration information for the target LDAP server.

Syntax

The ldapRegistryHelper.sh command is in the <HOME>/IBM/LogAnalysis/utilities directory and it has the following syntax:
 ldapRegistryHelper.sh    config | enable
Warning:
To run the script, the JAVA_HOME variable must be set correctly for IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis. If the script fails, run the following command to set the JAVA_HOME variable:
JAVA_HOME=$<HOME>/IBM-java

Parameters

The ldapRegistryHelper.sh command has the following parameters:
config
Use the config parameter to create an XML file that is called ldapRegistry.xml in the <HOME>/IBM/LogAnalysis/wlp/usr/servers/Unity directory. This file uses the connection and configuration information that is defined in the ldapRegistryHelper.properties file.
enable

Use the enable parameter to enable LDAP authentication that uses the information that is specified in the ldapRegistry.xml file. This parameter also disables the reference to the database-managed custom user registry.

Parent topic: LDAP configuration
Parent topic: Configuration reference

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