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Using eDirectory Agent for Transparent User Identification
Deploying and configuring eDirectory Agent
Configuration instructions
After installation, use the following articles to configure eDirectory Agent:

Using eDirectory Agent for Transparent User Identification
- Introduction
- How eDirectory Agent works
- Novell eDirectory server replication
- eDirectory Agent user identification process
- Components used for transparent identification with eDirectory Agent
  Transparent user identification with eDirectory Agent involves the following components.
- Deploying and configuring eDirectory Agent
  - Special deployment considerations
    Your web protection software supports using NMAS with eDirectory Agent. To use eDirectory Agent with NMAS enabled, eDirectory Agent must be installed on a machine that is also running the Novell client.
  - Configuration instructions
    After installation, use the following articles to configure eDirectory Agent:
  - Configuring eDirectory Agent settings
    Use the Settings > General > User Identification page in the Web Security module of the Forcepoint Security Manager to review and edit eDirectory Agent configuration information.
  - Adding an eDirectory server replica
  - Configuring the default directory protocol
    eDirectory Agent can use Netware Core Protocol (NCP)—the Windows default—or Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)—required on Linux—to retrieve user logon information from Novell eDirectory.
  - Enabling full queries
  - Configuring eDirectory Agent to ignore certain user names
  - Custom configuration for an eDirectory Agent instance
- eDirectory Agent troubleshooting
  Use the following articles to identify and resolve user identification issues with eDirectory Agent:

Configuration instructions

After installation, use the following articles to configure eDirectory Agent:

Related concepts

Adding an eDirectory server replica

Enabling full queries

Related tasks

Configuring eDirectory Agent settings

Configuring the default directory protocol

Configuring eDirectory Agent to ignore certain user names

Custom configuration for an eDirectory Agent instance

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