Member management in LDAP and FreeIPA

Adding members to LDAP

This page is an overview of how we add members into our LDAP database. Currently, this grants access to the wiki, but our identification platform (FreeIPA) is flexible and feature-ful enough to expand to other tasks, including VPN accounts, computer logins, and badge access.

Process

1. Log in to https://auth.sshchicago.org. If you are on the Hackerspace network, you will get a certificate warning. If you are not, you won't. Disregard the certificate warning, or Add the SSHCHICAGO.ORG Certificate Authority (CA) to your computer.
2. On the Users screen, click Add.
3. Type in a username, First Name, Last Name, and a temporary password. We typically use a pattern of first intiial + last name for usernames, though we do permit users to request a new handle. Click Add.
4. Click on the new user you just created.
5. Set the member's contact information, and click Update.
6. Send the user a welcome email!