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Status Functionality already exists
Workspace Content Manager OnDemand (CMOD)
Created by Guest
Created on Apr 22, 2024

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LDAP Sync on multiplatform CMOD: Enable wild card with user filter in ars.cfg.

Currently there is no wild card allowed under ARS_LDAP_USER_FILTER parameter in ars.cfg file. This feature is present in ARS_LDAP_GROUP_FILTER parameter. Because of this, the users and groups are able to independently sync to CMOD after arslsync is run. But the mapping of groups and users is lost , it means users that are part of a group in LDAP are removed in CMOD. This seems to be due to there is no wild card feature in user filter. Below is an example:-

1. After arslsync is run, below groups and users are individually added to CMOD but as you can notice the mapping is removed.

2023-08-03 17:28:52.226592: ARS1215I User Exists: Userid >05562538<

2023-08-03 17:28:52.234980: ARS1215I User Exists: Userid >43613035<

2023-08-03 17:28:52.237321: ARS1215I User Exists: Userid >43984856<

2023-08-03 17:29:15.794516: ARS1220I Group Exists: Name >Infodir-INMONDEMAND-HBAP-PDR0INM<

2023-08-03 17:29:15.794532: ARS1224I Group Member Delete Preview: Name >Infodir-INMONDEMAND-HBAP-PDR0INM<  Userid >05562538<
2023-08-03 17:29:15.794548: ARS1224I Group Member Delete Preview: Name >Infodir-INMONDEMAND-HBAP-PDR0INM<  Userid >43613035<
2023-08-03 17:29:15.794564: ARS1224I Group Member Delete Preview: Name >Infodir-INMONDEMAND-HBAP-PDR0INM<  Userid >43984856<

 

2. Below is the sample from ars.cfg file. As can notice, wild card is not allowed in user filter. If that is enabled, then above problem may not occur.

ARS_LDAP_USER_FILTER="(|(memberOf=CN=Infodir-INMONDEMAND-HBAP-Users1,OU=HBAP,OU=INMONDEMAND,OU=Applications,OU=Groups,DC=InfoDir,DC=Prod,DC=HSBC))"
ARS_LDAP_GROUP_FILTER="(&(objectclass=group)(CN=Infodir-INMONDEMAND-HBAP*))"

Idea priority Medium
  • Admin
    NEIL Parrott
    Jun 26, 2025

    Hi Venkata,


    Please open a new case (and reference TS013666548) to enable support/development to revisit this issue, to better understand what you are doing/seeing in your environment.


    Thanks,

    Neil Parrott
    Senior Product Manager
    IBM Content Services
    IBM Software


    Reply
  • Guest
    May 28, 2025

    Hi Neil

    We understand wild card search for user/groups is feature of LDAP. What we are actually looking is a way to not loose the folder and user mapping that exists in the CMOD. Currently after our LDAP sync runs, this mapping is removed such that we have to manually add the mapping back i.e. add users to the specific folders that existed before the LDAP sync run. This is causing lot of manual efforts to add thousands of users to many folders which we want to automate.

    Please suggest how to keep the user and folder mapping intact after the LDAP sync.

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  • Guest
    Apr 9, 2025

    Hi Neil

    If you can please share IBM recommendation of ars.cfg for LDAP related setting on how to sync users and groups together from LDAP without loosing the user and folder mapping on CMOD that are already present? 

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  • Admin
    NEIL Parrott
    Apr 3, 2025

    Hello,

    This is a function of the LDAP server, not CMOD. If the LDAP Server being connected to supports the wildcard, then CMOD will as well.


    Thanks,

    Neil Parrott
    Senior Product Manager
    IBM Content Services
    IBM Software

    Reply

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