topic Home Space based on LDAP Attributes in Alfresco Archive https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/home-space-based-on-ldap-attributes/m-p/172573#M125778 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi all.&nbsp; I'm trying to find a way to create user home directories automatically NOT based on UID and I could use some help.&nbsp; Here's the situation:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>We've got LDAP authentication working successfully against our OpenLDAP server.&nbsp; I was able to configure UID-based directory creation using the "UIDBasedHomeFolderProvider" bean.&nbsp; I want to automatically create home directories based on OTHER attributes in LDAP, for example first name (givenName), last name (sn), and organization.&nbsp; To that end, I created another HomeFolderProvider class called "NameBasedHomeFolderProvider".&nbsp; It creates a folder name from the "PROP_FIRSTNAME" and "PROP_LASTNAME" properties, but I quickly found that these were not correctly set.&nbsp; (The class did work, however, and confirmed the ability to customize folder names.&nbsp; All that is missing is the correct LDAP attributes.)</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I want to avoid a full LDAP synchronization because we have a large number of users in LDAP and I don't want to add data from all of them into Alfresco.&nbsp; What would ideally happen is some kind of attribute mapping at initial login time so the above properties would be set correctly and I could use them.&nbsp; Unfortunately I can't figure out where this could be configured (if at all).</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Is an LDAP synchronize operation the only way to map LDAP attributes?&nbsp; What happens if a user tries to log in before synchronization has completed (or begun)?&nbsp; In that case, a home space would be created that would later need to be changed.&nbsp; Would a conflict arise during the sync operation?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I've searched the forums extensively and the closest I've gotten is the Wiki entry on LDAP configuration.&nbsp; Unfortunately that only covers synchronization (import), but I'd really like to avoid that if at all possible and instead grab the necessary attributes at login time.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks in advance for any help,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Damon</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:30:24 GMT dtmiller1976 2008-07-26T03:30:24Z Home Space based on LDAP Attributes https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/home-space-based-on-ldap-attributes/m-p/172573#M125778 Hi all.&nbsp; I'm trying to find a way to create user home directories automatically NOT based on UID and I could use some help.&nbsp; Here's the situation:We've got LDAP authentication working successfully against our OpenLDAP server.&nbsp; I was able to configure UID-based directory creation using the "UIDBasedH Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:30:24 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/home-space-based-on-ldap-attributes/m-p/172573#M125778 dtmiller1976 2008-07-26T03:30:24Z Re: Home Space based on LDAP Attributes https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/home-space-based-on-ldap-attributes/m-p/172574#M125779 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>To sync from LDAP at login time you would have to write a custom AuthenticationComponent and DAO or do it in the authentication filters.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>You also need to be able to find all users to which you can assign permissions (for invite users, assign workflow&nbsp; …. etc)</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>What you require is not provideded out of the box.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Andy</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:51:31 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/home-space-based-on-ldap-attributes/m-p/172574#M125779 andy 2008-09-11T08:51:31Z