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Procedure
1 Click Import.
2 Type a full or partial name of an LDAP user or group and click Search.
3 Select the users or groups to import and click Add.
4 Select a role for the users and groups and click OK.
5 Click Next.
Add Local Users to the Organization
Every organization should have at least one local, non-LDAP, organization administrator account, so that users
can log in even if the LDAP service is unavailable.
Procedure
1 Click Add.
2 Type a user name and password.
3 Assign a role to the user.
4 (Optional) Type the contact information for the user.
5 Select Unlimited or type a user quota for stored and running virtual machines and click OK.
These quotas limit the user's ability to consume storage and compute resources in the organization.
6 Click Next.
Configure Email Preferences
vCloud Director requires an SMTP server to send user notification and system alert emails. An organization
can use the system email settings or use its own email settings.
Procedure
1 Select an SMTP server option.
Option Description
Use system default SMTP server
The organization uses the system SMTP server.
Set organization SMTP server
The organization uses its own SMTP server. Type the DNS host name or IP
address and port number of the SMTP server. (Optional) Select the Requires
authentication check box and type a user name and password.
2 Select a notification settings option.
Option Description
Use system default notification
settings
The organization uses the system notification settings.
Set organization notification
settings
The organization uses its own notification settings. Type an email address
that appears as the sender for organization emails, type text to use as the
subject prefix for organization emails, and select the recipients for
organization emails.
3 (Optional) Type a destination email address and click Test Email Settings to verify that all SMTP server
settings are configured as expected.
4 Click Next.
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