Overview

The UNIX connector is designed to manage users stored in a UNIX like server.

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Follow these steps to run the stand-alone connector server:

Download the connector server jar file and store it in the connector server directory (any directory).
Download the UNIX connector jar file and store it in the bundles subdirectory.
Start the connector server. For more information, check the page about this topic.

The following table describes all of the properties that you can specify for the configuration:

Configuration Property	Type	Required	Description
User	String	X	User to authenticate on unix host.
User Password	String	X	Password of unix user.
Hostname	String	X	Hostname of unix node.
SSH post	String		Port of SSH server, default is 22.
Create home dir	Boolean		Checked it to create user's home directory when user is created.
Delete home dir	Boolean		Checked it to delete user's home home directory and files when user is deleted.
Path home directory	String		Set the path where is located all the user's home directory.
Shell type	String		Shell type: e.g. /bin/bash
Is root user	Boolean		Checked it if host user setted before is root user.
Sudo password	String		Set the sudo password if host user is NOT a root user.
Comment attribute	Boolean		Attribute used to set home attribute
Home directory attribute	Boolean		Attribute used to set shell attribute
Shell attribute	Boolean		Attribute used to set comment attribute