How to configure TDI to add External Users in Connection 5

External users are “normal” users from a LDAP repository, but marked as an external.

There are some restrictions in what external users can do and see

• They can Search, but not on public data
• They can only see Communities and Files where they are added to.
• They can see limited information in the Community and Business card.

1 Create a separated TDI folder

I use i my example a dedicated LDAP repository for the external users TDI sync.

For the internal users i use the following TDI folder /opt/IBM/tdisol_internal

I copied that folder into a new one called /opt/IBM/tdisol_external

2 Edit map_dbrepos_from_source.properties in the external folder

mode={func_mode_visitor_branch}

3 Edit profiles_tdi.properties

source_ldap_url_visitor_confirm=ldap://<ldap_server>:389

source_ldap_search_base_visitor_confirm=ou=external,o=organization   ( please fill in your information )
source_ldap_search_filter_visitor_confirm=(&(objectclass=inetOrgPerson))

source_ldap_search_base=ou=external,o=organization  ( please fill in your information )
source_ldap_search_filter=(&(objectclass=inetOrgPerson))

source_ldap_urlldap://<ldap_server>:389

!!!!!!  The lines beneath must be altered in both TDISOL folders ( internal & external ) otherwise users will become inactive using sync_all_dns.sh

4 Edit map_dbrepos_from_source.properties

displayName={func_decorate_displayName_if_visitor}
displayNameLdapAttr=cn
decorateVisitorDisplayName= – ExternaL User

5 Run collect_dns.sh

Check if the users are added to the collect.dns file

6 Run populate_from_dn_file.sh the first time

When collect.dns contains the correct users, you can populate the users.

7 Run sync_all_dns.sh for syncing

Use this script for syncing the users; adding, inactivation, changes

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