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Sometimes its not possible to configure the web server to enable integrated windows authentication for user login. FeedbackServer provides a way to still have the benefits of Active Directory authentication by showing a web authentication interface without having to enable integrated authentication on the server.
In order to configure you will need to remove the original web.config and rename the web.AD.Forms.config.
Once you have renamed your web.AD.Forms.config to web.config you will need to setup following elements using a text editor like notepad to edit your web.config file.
- connectionString is the connection string that FeedbackServer will use to connect to your SQL server.
- Setup following keys with your configuration :
- ADController is the ip or server name of your Active directory primary controller.
- ADUserName is the username required to connect to your Active Directory server.
- ADPassword is the password of the username that has rights on your Active Directory server.
- ADDomain is the domain of your Active Directory infrastructure.
- Feedback ServerAdminADUsername is the Active Directory Username that will always have administrator privileges in Feedback Server. Generally it must be the username of the person who first will access and configure Feedback Server. The name must be entered without the domain\ prefix.
- ADSearcherFilter is the Active Directory filter that is used to retrieve the user list in the user management interface of Feedback Server. You can change the LDAP query based on your personal needs.
- ADToDBSyncTimeOut is the time in minutes after which the local FeedbackServer user database is re synchronized with your remote Active Directory server. It is recommended to keep the value high to avoid network traffic, especially on high volumes Active Directory servers.
Once you have configured the new web.config, you may access FeedbackServer using any the login page of Feedback Server which will show you a login box that will authenticate the user against the Active Directory domain controller you have configured.