Parameter

Description

Root DN for LDAP database

The domain of the local domain controller that hosts the users.

The directory starts out completely empty, without even a root structure present. Initializing the directory with a root record and other supporting directory sub-structures (i.e., sub-directories) is required before adding any user data.

Administration login DN

By default, Active Directory does not allow anonymous LDAP connections. To change this, to enter the DN of a user that's allowed to connect to the server and read all user and group data. Unless a special user account has already been created for this purpose, an easy choice is to use the built-in administrator account. By default, the administrator DN is in the form cn=Administrator,dc=<Local Domain>.

Administration password

Existing Administration password.

New administration password

Create a new password for OpenLDAP directory management.

Indexes to cache

Number of indexes to cache to improve performance tuning for user lookups.

Database entries to cache

Number of database entries to cache to improve performance tuning for user lookups.

Access control options

Setting which determines access control setting between SoftNAS and the LDAP server.

Maximum number of search results

Max. number of search results for user lookups.

Maximum time for searches

Max. amount of time for user lookup searches.