A Local User Registry (LUR) can be configured to provide user authentication for both Cloud Manager and API Manager.
About this task
Local User Registries (LURs) are the default user registries included in API Connect. LURs are
local databases included with API Connect. Two default LURs are installed and configured during
installation of API Connect. They cannot be deleted. The default Admin user account is stored in the
Provider LUR.
You can create and configure a new LUR. After you create it, you must set it as active in . See Selecting user registries for Cloud Manager and API Manager.
One of the following roles is required to configure user registries:
- Administrator
- Owner
- Topology Administrator
- Custom role with the Settings: Manage permissions
Procedure
Follow these steps to configure a new LUR:
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In the Cloud Manager, click
.
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Click Create in the User Registries section.
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Select Local User Registry as the type for the user registry and enter
the following information:
Field |
Description |
Title (required) |
Enter a descriptive name for use on the screen. |
Name (required) |
The name that is used in CLI commands. The name is auto-generated.
For details of the CLI commands for managing user registries, see apic
user-registries. |
Display Name (required) |
The name that is displayed for selection by the user when
logging in to a user interface, or activating their API Manager account. For
details of user interface log in, and account activation, see Accessing the Cloud Manager user interface, Accessing the API
Manager user interface, and Activating your API Manager user
account.
Note: The Developer Portal uses
the Title of the User Registries when rendering them at the login page, rather than
the Display Name .
|
Summary (optional) |
Enter a brief description. |
Case sensitive |
Select this setting if user names are case-sensitive.Note:
The Developer Portal does
not support case sensitive usernames.
Note: After at least one user has been onboarded into the registry, you cannot change this
setting.
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Click Save.