Technical Tip: How to import remote LDAP user in FortiAuthenticator
Description
This article describes how to import LDAP users that were created on remote LDAP servers.
Scope
FortiAuthenticator.
Solution
To import:
Ensure the LDAP server is already configured under Authentication -> Remote auth servers > LDAP.
Step 1: Go to Authentication -> User Management -> Remote Users. Select 'Import', and the Import Remote LDAP Users screen opens.
Step 2: Select a remote LDAP server from the Remote LDAP Server drop-down list, then select Import Users
 
Step 3: The Import Remote LDAP Users window opens in a new browser window.
Note:
If it is needed to reduce the number of entries, one may optionally set the Filter and then select 'Apply'.
If the Default configuration are being used, the attributes common to Microsoft Active Directory implementations are imported. Configure user attributes for customized fields in Authentication -> User Management -> Remote User Sync Rules -> LDAP User Mapping Attributes.
To import users via Remote User Sync Rules, check the related documents.
The amount of time required to import the remote users will vary depending on the number of users being imported.
Note:
It is also possible to create remote user sync rules to sync the changes in the user accounts, and also set the frequency of the sync.
Related document: