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Table 106. Details of testfeature (continued)
Option Description
• ad — Tests Active Directory configuration using simple authentication (user name and
password).
• adkrb — Tests Active Directory configuration using the Kerberos authentication.
• ldap — Tests LDAP configuration and operation (requires user name and password).
-u < username > The user name specified in an appropriate format for the selected authentication method. That is,
Active Directory users are specified as user_name@domain_name.
-p < password > The password for the indicated user account.
-d < bitmask > A bitmask (specified as a hexadecimal value) to select various diagnostic messaging levels. This
option is optional.
NOTE: -d option is not supported with the remote racadm interface.
Table 107. Details of testfeature -f ad
Description Tests Active Directory configuration using simple authentication (user name and password). Use the
optional -d switch to obtain additional diagnostic information, as needed.
This subcommand when executed performs the following:
• Checks command syntax.
• Verifies whether the required system resources are available.
• Validates Active Directory configuration.
• Verifies the SSL certificate and if the certificate signing request (key) exists.
• Acquires LDAP and Global Catalog Service records from DNS.
• Acquires user privileges from the Active Directory server.
• Checks the time to acquire user privileges with the allotted time to login.
NOTE: In the event of an error, the command displays the test that failed, all the tests
performed earlier to the test that failed, and all the error messages.
Synopsis
testfeature -f ad -u <username> -p <password> [-d <diagnostic-
message-level>]
Example • testfeature –f ad –u user@domain –p secret
SUCCESSFUL: User permissions are xxxxxppp.
The last three digits are the user's permissions.
• testfeature –f adkrb –u user_name@domain_name
SUCCESSFUL: User permissions are 80000fff.
• testfeature -f ldap -u harold -p barrel
SUCCESSFUL: User permissions are 0x00000fff.
Table 108. Details of testfeature -f adkrb
Description Tests the Active Directory configuration using the Kerberos authentication (single sign-on or Smart
Card login). Use the optional -d switch to obtain additional diagnostic information, as needed. This
subcommand, when run, performs the following:
• Checks command syntax.
• Verifies if the required system resources are available.
• Validates Active Directory configuration.
• Verifies if the SSL certificate and certificate signing request (key) exists.
• Acquires LDAP and Global Catalog Service records from DNS.
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