OpenLdap automatic group creation from database

Fajar Suryawan

This might not exactly be an atlassian-related question, but I've asked this in SO but to no avail.

How to automatically create users and groups in OpenLDAP / Active Directory, given facts from a database? That is, from the following views in the database:

• view_all_staff(personID, personName, personPassword, personEmail, personPhone)
• view_Confluence_users(personID)
• view_HR_people(personID)
• view_ENG_people(personID)

we would have an appropriately populated OpenLDAP / AD server, with all the groups. Any change in the database (by business processes) should be reflected in the OpenLDAP / AD system.

These ldap users and groups will, in turn, be used for creation of groups in Confluence and JIRA.

Any thoughts, tips, links, or advice is welcome. Thanks!

rrudnicki

Hi Fajar, 

If I understood right, you want that your LDAP directory to be populated with Confluence and JIRA users and groups, right? If so, I believe creating a LDAP connector could solve this issue. Please have a look on these links:

https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/CONFKB/The+difference+between+connector+and+delegated+LDAP+user+directories

https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Configuring+User+Directories

In case you want a more specific thing, then I believe you will need to create a script that will check on Confluence and JIRA database for new users, and then populate your LDAP base. This shouldn’t be so complicated to create, but I the connector I’ve mentioned before will be enough. 

 

Regards, 

Renato Rudnicki