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Create a user information file for pilot deployments
Overview
The pilot deployment uses the WAS identity manager (WIM) to provide a sample user repository.
You can populate the pilot user repository by specifying a user information file during installation. A user information file is a text file with attributes that define the users.
This procedure is essential if you plan to migrate the pilot to a production deployment because the LDAP in the production deployment requires actual user data.
You can add user data during or after installation.
Create a user information file
- Open a text editor application.
- Enter information about each user on a single line....
attribute1_name=attribute1_value,attribute2_name=attribute2_value- For each user that you add, provide the following name-value pairs:
uid Unique ID for logging into Lotus Connections. For example: uid=jdoe
pwd Encrypted password for the user and stored in the WIM file. Example: pwd=passw0rd
cn Common name (given name and family name) of the user. For example: cn=John Doe
This field supports non-ASCII characters
sn Surname (family name) of the user. For example: sn= Doe
This field supports non-ASCII characters
E-mail address of the user. For example: mail=john_doe@example.com
To migrate user data from the pilot deployment to a production deployment, the email addresses for actual users must already exist in your LDAP
The full entry for a user with all attributes is shown in the following example:
uid=jdoe,pwd=passw0rd,cn=John Doe,sn=Doe,mail=john_doe@example.com
- Optional: For each user that you include in the file, you can add one or more of the following additional attributes:
Option Description description Job description. displayName Screen name. A syntax of last name, first name is not supported because the comma is a value pair delimiter.
facsimileTelephoneNumber Business fax number. givenName User's first name. manager The unique ID (PROF_UID) of the user's manager. For example: manager=jdoe mobile User's phone number. For example: mobile=12345678 pager Business pager number. secretary The unique ID (PROF_UID) of the user's assistant. For example: secretary=rdoe
telephoneNumber Business phone number.
- Save and close the text file using UTF-8 encoding. Make a note of its location.
Example
This is a sample user data text file:### Lotus Connections pilot installation user data text file
uid=jdoe,pwd=passw0rd,cn=John Doe,sn=Doe,mail=john_doe@example.com
uid=mdoe,pwd=f00bar,cn=Mary Doe,sn=Doe,mail=mary_doe@example.com, description=Sales Manager
uid=bdoe,pwd=barf00,cn=Robert Doe,sn=Doe,mail=robert_doe@example.com, displayName=Bob Doe
uid=jgreen,pwd=pword1,cn=John Green,sn=Green,mail=john_green@example.com, givenName=Jack
uid=jbrown,pwd=secretpword,cn=John Brown,sn=Brown,mail=john_brown@example.com, manager=mdoe
uid=jblack,pwd=apw0rd,cn=John Black,sn= Black,mail=john_black@example.com, telephoneNumber=1234567890When you run the pilot installation wizard, use this file to add actual user data to Lotus Connections. Alternatively, you can add the actual user data after installation.
Next topic:
Install the pilot deployment
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