LDAP_Remote server selected even after that i have to give password

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March 2, 2018
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Hi Team,

Thanks in advance. i have a doubt.

In fortimanager i am creating administrator. but i am really surprised why it is asking for password even in ldap admin account.

and what is the benifit of LDAP if i have to type manually user name and password. and what is the benifit of user group here.

attached is the screen shot

chall_FTNT

Staff

A common confusion. That password is only for use in the event the remote server is not reachable. Otherwise, it is never used.

ss198939Author

New Member

Is there no one who could give answer to this question. ?

ede_pfau

SuperUser

@chall_FTNT has already answered your question: you are only asked to input credentials if the LDAP query fails, mainly because the server is not reachable. It's a fallback option. Imagine what you would do if you only had a LDAP admin account and for some reason your LDAP server was down.

HTH.