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eDirectory

Connector name

agtnds

Connector type

Executable

Type (UI field value)

Novell NDS

Target system versions supported / tested

The Novell eDirectory connector is intended for backward compatibility with older NDS systems where it is impossible to access the back-end via LDAP. Bravura Security recommends targeting the eDirectory with the Novell eDirectory connector. It is possible to target eDirectory using the LDAP connector, however, this practice is not recommended.

Connector status / support

Customer-Verified

Clients may contact Bravura Security support for assistance with this connector. Troubleshooting and testing must be completed in the client's test environment as Bravura Security does not maintain internal test environments for the associated target system.

Bravura Security Fabric performs operations on Novell eDirectory by installing the Novell IntraNetWare client on the Bravura Security Fabric server. Accounts are listed from the entire tree or a sub-tree and are reset using an administrative account with credentials stored encrypted on the Bravura Security Fabric server. The Novell eDirectory connector (agtnds) uses the NCP protocol for all communications. Nothing is installed on NetWare/NDS servers.

The following Bravura Security Fabric operations are supported by this connector:

  • administrator verify password

  • user change password

  • expire password

  • check password expiry

  • administrator reset password

  • administrator reset+expire password

  • user verify password

  • enable account

  • disable account

  • check account enabled

  • unlock account

  • check account lock

  • create account

  • delete account

  • add user to group

  • delete user from group

  • create group

  • delete group

  • move contexts

  • rename account

  • update attributes

  • list account attributes

  • List:

    • accounts

    • attributes

    • groups

    • members

The following sections show you how to:

  • Define an account for the target system administrator

  • Install the required software components

  • Create template accounts

  • Set the Novell Directory Services (NDS) target system address in Bravura Security Fabric

This chapter also describes how Bravura Identity handles special attributes, used when creating or modifying accounts on an NDS target.

Note

The agtnds connector establishes and closes the connection to Novell each time it is run. Only one connection can be active at any given time, so when the connector is run, it automatically terminates the NetWare connection from Windows.

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