Home / Identity Administration / Computers / LDAP Virtual Directory / Current: Manipulating Directory Objects
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EmpowerID includes a number of CRUD (create, read, update, delete) workflows for manipulating directory objects via the EmpowerID Virtual Directory. These workflows include the following.
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LDAPCreateAccount | Creates a new user account object |
| LDAPCreateOU | Creates a new OU container |
| LDAPCreateGroup | Creates a new group object |
| LDAPUpdateAccount | Updates an account object |
| LDAPUpdateOU | Updates an OU container |
| LDAPUpdateGroup | Updates a group object |
| LDAPDeleteAccount | Deletes a user account object |
| LDAPDeleteOU | Deletes an OU container |
| LDAPDeleteGroup | Deletes a group |
In this topic, we demonstrate how to create new directory objects by creating a new AD user account from the EmpowerID Virtual Directory.
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To create a new user account via the EmpowerID Virtual Directory
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Depending on the tool you use for managing directory objects, the steps depicted below may differ for you. |
- From your LDAP management tool, navigate to the EmpowerID root tree node and then expand the o=empowerid and cn=directories nodes.
- Expand the the appropriate directory node and locate the OU in which you wish to place the new user account.
- Right-click the OU node and select New, then New Entry.
- In the Entry Creation Wizard that appears, select Template-Based and then click Next.
- Select User and then click Next.
- Specify cn as the RDN type, enter the appropriate value for the type and then click Next.
- Review the entry and then click Finish.
- Wait while the workflow executes.
