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  3. Section XVI. System Administration
  4. LDAP and SSO authentication for Portal access
  5. Overview
  6. Using LDP to find the base DN

Using LDP to find the base DN

Use the following procedure to search the Active Directory hierarchy.

  1. Execute ldp.exe to log in to the Active Directory server.

  2. Choose Connection -> Connect and enter the Server and Port number.

  3. Choose Connection -> Bind and enter the Administrator for the User ID and then the password to authenticate the user access.

  4. Choose View -> Tree to browse the Active Directory tree.

  5. The Tree View window expects a BaseDN entry. The Tree View displays a tree hierarchy with the settings of the users under the Base DN. Most environments have Exchange Objects located in:

    CN=Services, CN=Configuration, DC=<yourdomain>, DC=com

    Alternatively, try one of the following:

    • DC=<yourdomain>, DC=com

    • DC=<yourdomain>, DC=local

    • CN=Users, DC=<yourdomain>, DC=com

    Example

    If your domain is support.aptare.com, your Base DN would be:

    DC=support, DC=aptare, DC=com

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