11.4. Adding an IdM stage user directly from the CLI using ldapmodify

Procedure

1. Use the SSH protocol to connect to the IdM server using your IdM identity and credentials:

   $ ssh provisionator@server.idm.example.com
   Password:

2. Obtain the TGT of the provisionator account, an IdM user with a role to add new stage users:

   $ kinit provisionator

3. Enter the ldapmodify command and specify Generic Security Services API (GSSAPI) as the Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) mechanism to use for authentication. Specify the name of the IdM server and the port:

   # ldapmodify -h server.idm.example.com -p 389 -Y GSSAPI
   SASL/GSSAPI authentication started
   SASL username: provisionator@IDM.EXAMPLE.COM
   SASL SSF: 56
   SASL data security layer installed.

4. Enter the dn of the user you are adding:

   dn: uid=stageuser,cn=staged users,cn=accounts,cn=provisioning,dc=idm,dc=example,dc=com

5. Enter add as the type of change you are performing:

   changetype: add

6. Specify the LDAP object class categories required to allow the correct processing of the user life cycle:

   objectClass: top
   objectClass: inetorgperson

   You can specify additional object classes.

7. Enter the uid of the user:

   uid: stageuser

8. Enter the cn of the user:

   cn: Babs Jensen

9. Enter the last name of the user:

   sn: Jensen

10. Press Enter again to confirm that this is the end of the entry:

    [Enter]
    
    adding new entry "uid=stageuser,cn=staged users,cn=accounts,cn=provisioning,dc=idm,dc=example,dc=com"

11. Exit the connection using Ctrl + C.