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BLADE OS 5.0 Command Reference
BMD00142, November 2009 Chapter 6: The Configuration Menu
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/cfg/sys/ldap
LDAP Server Configuration
LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) is an authentication protocol that allows a remote
access server to forward a user's logon password to an authentication server to determine whether
access can be allowed to a given system.
[LDAP Server Menu]
prisrv - Set IP address of primary LDAP server
secsrv - Set IP address of secondary LDAP server
port - Set LDAP port number
retries - Set number of LDAP server retries
timeout - Set timeout value of LDAP server retries
domain - Set domain name
bckdoor - Enable/disable LDAP backdoor for telnet/ssh/http/https
on - Enable LDAP authentication
off - Disable LDAP authentication
cur - Display current LDAP settings
Table 78 LDAP Server Options
Command Syntax and Usage
prisrv <IP address>
Defines the primary LDAP server address.
secsrv <IP address>
Defines the secondary LDAP server address.
port <LDAP port>
Enter the number of the TCP port to be configured, between 1 - 65000. The default is 389.
retries <LDAP server retries, 1-3>
Sets the number of failed authentication requests before switching to a different LDAP server.
The default is 3 requests.
timeout <LDAP server timeout seconds, 4-15>
Sets the amount of time, in seconds, before a LDAP server authentication attempt is
considered to have failed. The default is 5 seconds.
domain <domain name (1-128 characters)>|none
Sets the domain name for the LDAP server. Enter the full path for your organization. For
example:
ou=people,dc=mydomain,dc=com