Authenticating Tivoli Storage Manager users by using an LDAP server
Within a Tivoli® Storage Manager system, users must authenticate to the server by providing a user ID and password. If your organization uses a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server to manage user IDs, you can use the LDAP server to authenticate Tivoli Storage Manager user IDs.
You can use one of the following methods to authenticate users with an LDAP server:
- Method that is preferred for Tivoli Storage Manager V7.1.7 and later servers
- To use this method, user IDs must be registered in an Active Directory database on an LDAP server. Then, you register the same users with the Tivoli Storage
Manager server. When a registered user ID accesses the Tivoli Storage
Manager server, the credentials are authenticated against the Active Directory database.
To use this method, follow the instructions in Authenticating Tivoli Storage Manager users by using an Active Directory database.
- Method that is used for servers earlier than V7.1.7, and by IBM® Security Directory Server users
- To use this method, user IDs must be registered in an Active Directory database on an LDAP server. Alternatively, user IDs can be registered in an IBM Security Directory Server (formerly IBM Tivoli Directory Server) database on an LDAP server. With this method, you cannot use the standard user accounts that are registered with the LDAP server. You must create separate user accounts that are associated with a specific organizational unit. To use this method, follow the instructions in Managing passwords and logon procedures (V7.1.1).