Active Directory Login Examples

The following examples show what happens when users log in to the library using Active Directory.

When Author-it library user names and Active Directory user names are the same

In these examples both names are the same, so Tex Ryta is known as Tex in the Author-it library and as Tex when logging in over the network.

Users:

Tex Ryta (is an existing user - library user name is not mapped)

• Library User Name: Tex
• Active Directory Name: Acme\Tex

Dee Zynah (is an existing user - library user name is mapped)

• Library User Name: Dee
• Active Directory Name: Acme\Dee

Anne Ortha (is a new user)

• Library User Name: (not added)
• Active Directory Name: Acme\Anne

When Author-it library user names and Active Directory user names are different

If the user's name in the Author-it library is different from the Active Directory name and there is no mapping the following situation can occur. This example uses "Mark Ateer" as the library user name and "Mark" as the Active Directory name.

User:

Mark Ateer (is an existing user - library user name is not mapped)

• Library User Name: Mark Ateer
• Active Directory Name: Acme\Mark

A user called "Mark Ateer" exists in the library. When Mark tries to log in to the library using Active Directory, Author-it looks for the name "Mark" but can't find this account. Mark is treated as a first time user and a new account is created.

Note: When an existing user is not mapped to their Active Directory name

If a user exists in the library but has not been mapped to their Active Directory user name, Author-it does not override the settings and automatically map the user. By not completing the mapping, this is treated as the Author-it administrator saying "do not let this person log in to the library using Active Directory". In this case the user the user must log in with their user name and password.