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Active directory integration

The follow explains how the Active Directory plugin functions within Tracker

  1. The /userfiles/plugin_login/default_save.asp needs to be renamed to /userfiles/plugin_login/default.asp . When the file is renamed, the login page will automatically redirect to it instead of the standard login.
  2. The plugin login page must be edited, there is a variable close to the top called Active_Directory_Domain, this needs to be changed to the name of the domain server.

Once these two steps are complete, the system will authenticate using a user's standard AD login information. To grant a user access to the system, their username in Tracker software must match their username in AD. The process for the login page goes like this:

  1. User enters a username/password into the Tracker login page (using the AD plugin).
  2. The login page validates the credentials against AD. If they validate, go to step 3.
  3. The Tracker system checks the AD username against the list of usernames in the Tracker system. If it finds a match, the user is logged into the Tracker system under that username.

As far as permissions and user management go in the Tracker system, everything works the same as usual, you create users and give permissions via the standard methods. The only difference when using the AD plugin is that the usernames must match the AD username in order for the user to log in to the system.

It is also good to note that we can modify this login procedure to suit specific client needs. For instance, if the users are already going to have an active login through another portal or product they would like to use and that information can be transmitted via server variables we can use that instead of a login page.

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