Adding a name to a database Access Control List (ACL)

Use the Sametime® Administration Tool to add a name to a database Access Control List.

About this task

When you enter a user name for a user with a Person document in the Domino® Directory on the Sametime server, type the name exactly as it appears in the first entry of the User name field in the user's Person document.
When you enter the names of users or groups registered in an LDAP directory in a Sametime database ACL, use the fully qualified Distinguished Name, but use forward slashes (/) as delimiters instead of commas. For example, if the Distinguished Name for the user in the LDAP directory is:
uid = Joe Waters, ou=West, o=Example
enter the name in the Sametime database ACL using the following format:
uid = Joe Waters/ou=West/o=Example

You can also use asterisks for wildcards when entering names from an LDAP directory or a Domino Directory in an ACL. For example, entering */ou=West/o=Example is equivalent to entering all users in the ou=West/o=Example branch of the directory to the ACL.

Procedure

  1. Open the Sametime Administration Tool.
  2. Click LDAP Directory.
  3. Select Access Control.
  4. Select a database from the list.
  5. Click Access. The database ACL displays.
  6. Click Add.
  7. In the dialog box, type the exact user name from a Person document or the group name from a Group document. Click OK.

    It is possible to enter entities other than user and group names in an ACL. For more information about the types of entries that can exist in an ACL, see User type - ACL settings.

  8. Click the name you just entered so that the name is selected.
  9. For User Type, select the type of user. For more information, see User type - ACL settings.
  10. For Access, assign an access level for the user. For more information, see Access level - ACL settings.
  11. Edit the privileges if necessary. For more information, see Privileges - ACL settings.
  12. Click Submit.