Neoview User Management and Security Administration Guide (R2.5)

people or resources will come from the region or organization to which the person or resource
belongs.
Figure 3-2 Directory Partitioned by Region
Because directories have high-read, low-update usage profiles, it is common for directory data
to be replicated across all servers; an update made in any server is propagated to the others. In
cases where all directory data is not replicated, it may be necessary to look up a person or resource
in some other part of the directory. Different types of directory services have different ways of
addressing this requirement; for example, openLDAP implements a technique called referral, in
which a directory server that receives a request for information in another directory partition
responds with the address of the directory server where the information resides. Active Directory
provides for Domain Controllers for different domains, permitting domain-specific authentication
requests, and a Global Catalog for locating users outside the domain.
The protocol used on the Neoview platform for access to a standards-based electronic directory
is called Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP). The Neoview platform uses LDAP for
one purpose: it binds to an external LDAP server to authenticate a user's login credentials. The
Neoview platform currently does not provide a means for changing login credentials or other
directory attributes.
Neoview LDAP Integration Tasks
To integrate the Neoview platform with the external LDAP directory, you (as the Security
Administrator) must perform the following tasks:
1. Install Neoview client software, as described in “Obtaining and Installing Client Software”
(page 34), if you haven't already done so.
2. Obtain the SECURITYMGR password. In the current release, the initial password is:
HPNe@v1ew
To change it, use the ALTER USER command or the HPDM Edit User dialog, as discussed
in “Changing Passwords for Predefined Users and Roles” (page 35). For information about
logging on for the first time as SECURITYMGR, see “Logging on as Security Administrator”
(page 35).
64 LDAP Integration Overview