User management with connection to active directory

Start by defining the AD Domain under General Settings > NodeGraph.

Example: Write DOMAINname if you login with DOMAINname\Username

If you want to use a subset of an AD domain, fill in the AD container field.

Click save.

To turn on User Management for Active Directory, make sure there is a user account to log into after it has been runed on.

1. Create a domain user as Admin, where the username should include your domain.

   • Example: DOMAINname\username

2. Turn on User Management in the config file (NodeGraphServer.exe.config found in the default folder C:\Program Files\NodeGraph.

3. Copy the file on your desktop and open it.

4. Scroll towards the bottom of the script and find the authorization setting:

   <add key="Authentication" value="None" />

5. Change “None” to “NTML”.

6. Change server key on:

   <add key="NtlmUrl" value="http://localhost:4115/ntlm/token" />

7. Replace localhost with the server name where NodeGraph is installed.

8. Save your changes and copy the file back to its original location.

9. Restart the NodeGraph service and update the browser.

10. Verify the NodeGraph service account.

    • To be able to search for users and groups within Windows AD, the service account running NodeGraph must have the right to read and search in Windows AD.