Linchpin User Profiles - Documentation

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Alternative LDAP connection for profile fields

 

By default the user directories configured in Confluence (ADMINISTRATION > USERS & SECURITY > User Directories) are used to fill the user profiles.

In some cases companies have two LDAPs for the same users, but with different information. A common use case would be to manage your users (name, password) and groups (confluence-admins) in a user directory managed by Confluence, but maintain user profile data (position, location etc.) in a different directory. If that's the case for you and you want to retrieve additional data for profile fields from an LDAP different to the one configured in confluence, you can configure a separate LDAP resource under (ADMINISTRATION > CUSTOM USER PROFILE > DATA SOURCES).

(warning) Please note: If you configure an LDAP resource here, the CUP add-on will then use this resource exclusively to fill the fields you have configured for user profiles. It won't merge information with the LDAP configured in Confluence.

Configure a separate LDAP connection

 

The settings are pretty much the same as configuring a user directory in Confluence.

(warning) Please note: The configured LDAP access is strictly read-only.

Server Settings

SettingDescriptionConfluence NameExample
HostHost name of the server running LDAPHostnameldap.example.com
Port PortMostly 389
Bind DN or userUser to log in to LDAPUsernameuser@domain.name or cn=user,dc=domain,dc=name.
Password Password 

 

Search Settings

SettingDescriptionConfluence NameExample
Base DNRoot node in LDAP from which to search for users and groupsBase DNcn=users,dc=example,dc=com
User-AttributeUnique user attribute representing Confluence user name-uid
User Update Search Filter Filter for updating users.
To use the configured date (see section LDAP sync) insert place holder [last_sync_timestamp] 
- (&(objectClass=person)(modifyTimestamp>=[last_sync_timestamp]))

Clear LDAP Connection

 

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