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Chapter 3 Managing and Configuring Stage Manager
Use <object>tospecifythelocationintheActiveDirectorytreewhereStage Manager
connects.Connectingattherootisbest.Toconnecttoanodeinthetree,specifythe
distinguishednameforthatnode.
LDAP Binding String Examples
LDAP://DC=vmware,DC=com
ThisexampleusesserverlessbindingtoconnecttotherootoftheActiveDirectorytree.
LDAP://vmware.com/DC=vmware,DC=com
Thisexamplebindstothevmware.comActiveDirectorydomaintreeattheroot.
LDAP://vmware.com/OU=StageManager,DC=vmware,DC=com
Thisexamplebindstothevmware.comActiveDirectorydomaintreeatthe
StageManagerOU.
To enter LDAP binding and group strings
1Intheleftpane,clickSettings.
2IntheGeneraltab,entertheLDAPbindingstring.
PointtheLDAPbindingstringtothenodeintheActiveDirectorytreethat
containsboththegroupsanduserstobe
validated.
3 (Optional)EntertheLDAPAllowedGroupsinformationtofurtherrestrictthe
LDAPusertospecificLDAPgroups.
TheActiveDirectoryadministrator,nottheStage Manageradministrator,defines
thesegroups.Ifyoucompletethisfield,anLDAPusermustbeamemberofoneof
thelistedgroups.Ifyouleavethe
fieldblank,anyuserontheActiveDirectory
domaincanlogintoStage Manager.IfyouspecifyanOUintheLDAPbinding
string,onlyusersinthatOUcanlogintoStage Manager.
Enterastringofgroupsseparatedbycommas.AsamplestringisQA,Dev,Tech
Pubs.
Using OUs and Groups
ThefollowingexamplesdemonstratehowOUsandgroupscanlimitaccessto
Stage Manager.
Assumethisscenario:
 Domainname–mydomain.com
 TopLevelOUs–DublinOfficeandHeadOffice