Setting up Users from an LDAP Database
User Admin
directory for
Hue.

The following table shows the parameters you need to set in the ldap
section of the hue.ini
file so you can import users.
Warning: The
hue.ini
file is located at
/opt/mapr/hue/hue-<version>/desktop/conf/.
Parameter | Description | Comments |
---|---|---|
ldap_url
|
The URL of your LDAP server. | |
base_dn
|
Top of the search tree, which defines the search scope. | |
bind_dn
|
Distinguished name (DN) of the user to bind as. | Can be omitted for anonymous searches. |
bind_password
|
Password of the bind user. | Can be omitted for anonymous searches. |
user_filter
|
Limits the scope of the search by applying a filter. | This parameter is optional. |
user_name_attr
|
The attribute used for username in the LDAP schema. | Examples: cn (for common name) or uid (for user
ID). |
To set up Hue users by importing information from an LDAP database: