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6. Enable or disable authentication for the LDAP connection.
– To enable authentication for the LDAP connection, select the Use Non‐Anonymous LDAP bind
check box. Then, type the LDAP bind distinguished name used to authenticate the connection in
the Bind DN field and type the LDAP bind password in the Bind Password field.
– To disable authentication for the LDAP connection, clear the Use Non‐Anonymous LDAP bind
check box.
7. Click OK.
Enabling or Disabling TLS Encryption for the LDAP Connection
Enable TLS encryption for the connection from the FluidFS cluster to the LDAP server to avoid sending
data in plain text. To validate the certificate used by the LDAP service, you must export the LDAP SSL
certificate and upload it to the FluidFS cluster.
1. Click the Access Control tab on the left.
2. Click the User Repositories tab on the top.
3. In the NIS or LDAP repository for NFS users pane, click .
4. Click Modify Settings.
The Modify NIS/LDAP Settings dialog box appears.
5. Select LDAP.
The LDAP settings fields are displayed.
6. Enable or disable TLS encryption for the LDAP connection.
– To enable TLS encryption for the LDAP connection, select the Use LDAP over TLS check box.
– To disable TLS encryption for the LDAP connection, clear the Use LDAP over TLS check box.
7. If TLS encryption is enabled, enable or disable LDAP certificate validation.
– To enable LDAP certificate validation, select the Install LDAP Certificate check box. Then, click
Upload Certificate and select the LDAP SSL certificate to upload to the FluidFS cluster.
– To disable LDAP certificate validation, clear the Install LDAP Certificate check box.
8. Click OK.
Disabling LDAP Authentication
Disable LDAP authentication if you no longer need the FluidFS cluster to communicate with the directory
service.
1. Click the Access Control tab on the left.
2. Click the User Repositories tab on the top.
3. In the NIS or LDAP repository for NFS users pane, click .
4. Click Modify Settings.
The Modify NIS/LDAP Settings dialog box appears.
5. Select None.
6. Click OK.
Managing NIS
In environments that use Network Information Service (NIS), you can configure the FluidFS cluster to
authenticate clients using NIS for access to NFS exports.
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