Switch from LDAP to internal directory in Confluence.

Question

Hi,

I have inherited a Confluence server from a former admin and the server is currently configured for LDAP authentication and it is working, but I need to make changes to the user directory configuration (ldap values).

I have two questions:

*  How do I switch back from LDAP authentication to using the internal directory?  I tried changing the directory order but I still could not login with an internal account.

* Is there a way to edit the LDAP user directory while actively logged into it?

EDIT:

Thank you for the answer Taha.

I'd like to make clear that I do not wish to move users between directories.

As for what I really need to do, your "step 1" is exactly the problem I am having.  I have tried moving the internal directory to the top, then I created a user account and attempted to log in with it, but whenever someone goes to our wiki page, we immediately get redirected to a CAS login page.  When I try to login with the internal user on this page, I cannot login.  Is there another step I need to take?

Kenrick Bramble · Answer

I was finally able to login as an internal user by reverting to my default web.xml and seraph-config.xml file.  Using login.action did not work and I could not figure out which specific settings in the web or seraph file to comment out, so I ended up going back to default and that worked.

Thanks for your time.  Hopefully this helps someone else.

Taha Khanzada · Answer

Ok, you need to bypass that redirector temporarily and get in to confluence with your internal account. You could use something like this for Login /login.action or Login through URL itself /dashboard.action?os_username=&os_password= may be you can even try other approaches like accessing those URL where there is no redirector set.

Kenrick Bramble · Answer

Thank you for the answer Taha.

I'd like to make clear that I do not wish to move users between directories.

As for what I really need to do, your "step 1" is exactly the problem I am having.  I have tried moving the internal directory to the top, then I created a user account and attempted to log in with it, but whenever someone goes to our wiki page, we immediately get redirected to a CAS login page.  When I try to login with the internal user on this page, I cannot login.

Is there another step I need to take?