Technical Tip: Configure User alias option in LDAP Profile

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Description	This article describes how to configure a user alias using the LDAP User Alias Option.
Scope	FortiMail all versions.
Solution	Configure User Alias value in Windows AD by setting the ProxyAddresses value as below: Configure the User Alias option on FortiMail by navigating to Profile -> LDAP -> edit the preconfigured LDAP profile -> Move to User Alias Option -> Set the below values: (&(|(objectClass=User)(objectClass=Contact)(objectClass=Group)(objectClass=publicFolder)(objectClass=msExchDynamicDistributionList))(|(proxyAddresses=smtp:$m)(mail=$m))) Perform a Test to confirm that the user alias can sync successfully with LDAP: Navigate to Domain & User -> Edit the configured domain -> LDAP Options -> User alias/address mapping profile -> Choose the configured LDAP Profile with the user alias option.   Result: History Log Result. The email was sent from 'user1@lab1.local' to address 'Test.user@lab.local', after alias expansion, the mail was delivered to mailbox 'tuser@lab.local'.   Log Detail Result.