The diagram below illustrates how Metalnx syncs user information with LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol):
- In the LDAP server, Metalnx users must be members of a unique group that will be imported into iRODS.
- In iRODS, authentication must be set to PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules). Refer to iRODS documentation for more information.
- Metalnx must be set to work with PAM authentication.
- New users will be created in iRODS server based on information retrieved from group.
- New users will be created in Metalnx based on information retrieved from iRODS.