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Directory Default Filters
n dn (aliased to UserDN): This is an internal attribute that is populated with the user
record’s DN.
Group: This is the filter used for retrieving the name of the groups to which a user
belongs.
(&(objectClass=groupOfNames)(member=%{UserDn}))
n This query fetches all group records (of objectClass groupOfNames), where the
member field contains the DN of the user record (UserDN, which is populated after
the authentication filter query is executed. The attribute fetched with this filter
query is cn, which is the name of the group (this is aliased to a more readable
name: groupName)).
Add More Filters Click this button to open the Authentication Sources > Add page to open the Configure
Filter page. From this page, you can define a filter query and the related attributes to be
fetched.
Table 100: Active Directory/Generic LDAP Default Filters (Continued)
Browse Configuration
The Browse tab shows an LDAP browser from which you can browse the nodes in the LDAP or Active Directory
directory, starting at the base DN. This is presented in the read-only mode.
Selecting a leaf node (a node that has no children) displays the attributes associated with that node.
The following figure is an example of the Active Directory or Generic LDAP Configure Filter > Browse
dialog:
Figure 173: Active Directory or Generic LDAP Configure Filter > Browse Dialog