This article provides instructions for installing and configuring OpenDS to store user profiles, authentication data, and policies.
When configuring OpenDS as a user store for OpenSSO Express 7, keep the following in mind:

• OpenSSO Express 7 doesn't support the extensive password policy features provided by OpenDS.
• Only static groups are supported from the OpenSSO console for now.

Before You Begin

• Before following the instructions in this article, an OpenSSO Express 7 server must be already installed and configured on a supported web container.
• Creating a user data store using the OpenSSO Configurator is not supported in OpenSSO Express 7.
• Static groups with the member and uniquemember attributes have been tested and work as designed.
  If you use these attributes, then you must add the groupOfNames object class to the User Data Store Configuration page.
• Testing is in progress for groups with other (virtual) attributes such as member, memberof,  and ismemberof.
• The Referential Integrity plug-in must be enabled in the OpenDS.
  The Referential  Integrity plug-in ensures that when the groups are removed from the directory, all references in the users' entries are removed automatically. If the Referential Integrity plug-in is not enabled,  you will see deleted groups displayed the users' profiles even after the group has been removed from the directory server.

To use OpenDS as the OpenSSO Express 7 user data store, complete these steps.  Detailed instructions are provided in the following sections.

1. Download and install OpenDS.
2. Add the OpenSSO Express 7 schema and supporting OpenDS user management data to OpenDS..
3. Configure OpenSSO Express 7 to Use OpenDS as the User Data Store.

To Download and Install OpenDS

1. Download an OpenDS build from the following website: http://www.opends.org/promoted-builds/
2. Follow the instructions in the OpenDS Installation Guide.
3. Enable the OpenDS Referential Integrity plug-in.  See  Maintaining Referential Integrity in the OpenDS Installation Guide.

To Add the OpenSSO Express 7 Schema and Supporting OpenDS User Management Data to OpenDS

OpenSSO Express 7 leverages certain LDAPv3-compliant attributes.  Additionally, other objectclasses and user attributes are required and must be added to OpenDS to take full advantage of OpenSSO's functionality.

User schema is contained in the following file: <opensso_configuration_directory>/am_remote_opends_schema.ldif

1. To load the schema, run the following command:

   ldapmodify -h <opends_host> -p <opends_port> 
        -D"RootDN" -w <RootDN_password> -c -f am_remote_opends_schema.ldif
   

2. To load the configuration for the openssouser and ldapuser users, special users required by OpenSSO, do the following:
   1. Download the text contained in the file configure_opends_userstore.ldif to a local file named configure_opends_userstore.ldif on your system.
   2. Edit the the following:
      • Change ROOT_SUFFIX to the root suffix of your user directory
      • Change OPENSSO_USER_PASSWD to a password for the openssouser user
      • Change LDAP_USER_PASSWD to a password for the ldapuser user
      • Save the file.
   3. Run the following command:

      ldapmodify -h <opends_host> -p <opends_port> -D"RootDN" -w <RootDN_password> -c
        -a  -f  configure_opends_userstore.ldif
      

Configuring OpenSSO Express 7 to Use OpenDS as the User Data Store

Once you have configured OpenDS, you can configure OpenSSO Express 7 to work with OpenDS.  Complete the following steps. Detailed instructions are provided in the following sections:

1. Create a new LDAPv3-compliant user data store.
   You can use the command-line interface or use the OpenSSO Express 7 Administration Console.
2. Add OpenSSO Express 7 object classes and user attributes to the user data store.
3. (Optional) Remove the OpenSSO Express 7 schema from OpenDS.

To Create a New LDAPv3-compliant User Data Store at the Command Line

The ssoadm command line tool must  already be configured in the OpenSSO Express 7 server.

1. Log into the OpenSSO Express 7 host.
2. Download the text in the Example to a local file named datastore_opends_attrs.txt on you system. Modify the file as needed for your deployment. Be sure to replace the default OpenDS server name and port number with your OpenDS server name and port number.  In the following example, the root suffix is dc=opensso,dc-Java,dc=net

   Example

   com.iplanet.am.ldap.connection.delay.between.retries=1000
   RequiredValueValidator=
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-active=Active
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-auth-naming-attr=uid
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-authenticatable-type=User
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-authid=cn=openssouser,ou=opensso adminusers,dc=opensso,dc=java,dc=net
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-authpw=amsecret12
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-cache-enabled=false
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-cache-size=10240
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-cache-ttl=600
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-connection_pool_max_size=10
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-connection_pool_min_size=1
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-createuser-attr-mapping=cn
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-createuser-attr-mapping=sn
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-dftgroupmember=
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-errorcodes=80
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-errorcodes=81
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-errorcodes=91
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-filterrole-attributes=
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-filterrole-objectclass=
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-group-attributes=cn
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-group-attributes=description
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-group-attributes=dn
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-group-attributes=iplanet-am-group-subscribable
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-group-attributes=objectclass
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-group-attributes=ou
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-group-attributes=uniqueMember
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-group-container-name=ou
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-group-container-value=groups
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-group-objectclass=groupofuniquenames
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-group-objectclass=iplanet-am-managed-group
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-group-objectclass=iplanet-am-managed-static-group
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-group-objectclass=top
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-groups-search-attribute=cn
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-groups-search-filter=(objectclass=groupOfUniqueNames)
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-idletimeout=0
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-inactive=Inactive
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-isactive=inetuserstatus
   
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-ldap-server=<hostName.domain:portNumber>
   
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-max-result=1000
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-memberof=
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-memberurl=memberUrl
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-nsrole=
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-nsroledn=
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-nsrolefilter=
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-numretires=3
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-organization_name=dc=opensso,dc=java,dc=net
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-people-container-name=ou
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-people-container-value=people
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-psearch-filter=(objectclass=*)
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-psearch-scope=SCOPE_SUB
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-psearchbase=dc=opensso,dc=java,dc=net
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-referrals=true
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-search-scope=SCOPE_ONE
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-service-attributes=
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-ssl-enabled=false
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-time-limit=10
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-uniquemember=uniqueMember
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=adminRole
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=authorityRevocationList
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=caCertificate
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=cn
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=distinguishedName
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=dn
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=employeeNumber
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=facsimileTelephoneNumber
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=givenName
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=homePhone
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=homePostalAddress
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=inetUserHttpURL
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=inetUserStatus
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=iplanet-am-auth-configuration
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=iplanet-am-session-add-session-listener-on-all-sessions
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=iplanet-am-session-destroy-sessions
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=iplanet-am-session-get-valid-sessions
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=iplanet-am-session-max-caching-time
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=iplanet-am-session-max-idle-time
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=iplanet-am-session-max-session-time
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=iplanet-am-session-quota-limit
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=iplanet-am-session-service-status
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=iplanet-am-static-group-dn
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=iplanet-am-user-account-life
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=iplanet-am-user-admin-start-dn
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=iplanet-am-user-alias-list
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=iplanet-am-user-auth-config
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=iplanet-am-user-auth-modules
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=iplanet-am-user-failure-url
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=iplanet-am-user-federation-info
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=iplanet-am-user-federation-info-key
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=iplanet-am-user-login-status
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=iplanet-am-user-password-reset-force-reset
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=iplanet-am-user-password-reset-options
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=iplanet-am-user-password-reset-question-answer
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=iplanet-am-user-success-url
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=mail
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=manager
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=memberOf
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=mobile
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=ds-pwp-account-disabled
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=objectClass
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=pager
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=postalAddress
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=postofficebox
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=preferredlanguage
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=preferredLocale
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=preferredtimezone
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=secretary
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=sn
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=street
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=sun-fm-saml2-nameid-info
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=sun-fm-saml2-nameid-infokey
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=sunAMAuthInvalidAttemptsData
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=sunIdentityMSISDNNumber
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=sunIdentityServerDiscoEntries
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=sunIdentityServerPPAddressCard
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=sunIdentityServerPPCommonNameAltCN
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=sunIdentityServerPPCommonNameCN
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=sunIdentityServerPPCommonNameFN
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=sunIdentityServerPPCommonNameMN
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=sunIdentityServerPPCommonNamePT
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=sunIdentityServerPPCommonNameSN
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=sunIdentityServerPPDemographicsAge
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=sunIdentityServerPPDemographicsBirthDay
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=sunIdentityServerPPDemographicsDisplayLanguage
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=sunIdentityServerPPDemographicsLanguage
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=sunIdentityServerPPDemographicsTimeZone
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=sunIdentityServerPPEmergencyContact
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=sunIdentityServerPPEmploymentIdentityAltO
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=sunIdentityServerPPEmploymentIdentityJobTitle
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=sunIdentityServerPPEmploymentIdentityOrg
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=sunIdentityServerPPEncryPTKey
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=sunIdentityServerPPFacadegreetmesound
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=sunIdentityServerPPFacadeGreetSound
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=sunIdentityServerPPFacadeMugShot
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=sunIdentityServerPPFacadeNamePronounced
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=sunIdentityServerPPFacadeWebSite
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=sunIdentityServerPPInformalName
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=sunIdentityServerPPLegalIdentityAltIdType
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=sunIdentityServerPPLegalIdentityAltIdValue
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=sunIdentityServerPPLegalIdentityDOB
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=sunIdentityServerPPLegalIdentityGender
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=sunIdentityServerPPLegalIdentityLegalName
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=sunIdentityServerPPLegalIdentityMaritalStatus
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=sunIdentityServerPPLegalIdentityVATIdType
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=sunIdentityServerPPLegalIdentityVATIdValue
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=sunIdentityServerPPMsgContact
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=sunIdentityServerPPSignKey
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=telephoneNumber
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=uid
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=userCertificate
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-attributes=userPassword
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-objectclass=inetadmin
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-objectclass=inetorgperson
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-objectclass=inetUser
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-objectclass=iplanet-am-managed-person
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-objectclass=iplanet-am-user-service
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-objectclass=iPlanetPreferences
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-objectclass=organizationalPerson
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-objectclass=person
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-objectclass=sunFederationManagerDataStore
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-objectclass=sunFMSAML2NameIdentifier
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-objectclass=sunIdentityServerLibertyPPService
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-user-objectclass=top
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-users-search-attribute=uid
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-config-users-search-filter=(objectclass=inetorgperson)
   sun-idrepo-ldapv3-ldapv3Generic=
   sunIdRepoAttributeMapping=
   sunIdRepoClass=com.sun.identity.idm.plugins.ldapv3.LDAPv3Repo
   sunIdRepoSupportedOperations=group=read,create,edit,delete
   sunIdRepoSupportedOperations=realm=read,create,edit,delete,service
   sunIdRepoSupportedOperations=user=read,create,edit,delete,service
   

3. Run the following command:

   ssoadm create-datastore -m "OpenDS User Store" -t "LDAPv3" -D datastore_opends_attrs.txt
     -u amadmin -f /tmp/.pass_of_amadmin  -e /
   

   The file .pass_of_amadmin contains the amadmin user's password in plain text.

4. (Optional)To use this server as the LDAP authentication source:
   1. Configure the LDAP authentication instance with the bind user cn=ldapuser.
   2. Configure the policy configuration service with the bind user cn=ldapuser.

To Create a New LDAPv3-compliant User Data Store Using the OpenSSO Express 7 Administration Console

1. Log in to the OpenSSO Express 7 administration console.
2. Click the Access tab, an then Top-level Realm > Data Stores.
3. On the Data Stores tab, click the Generic LDAP v3 user data store.
4. On the Generic LDAP v3 data store page, add the LDAP User object classes and attributes.
   1. If they do not already exist, add the following LDAP User Object Classes:

      inetadmin
      inetorgperson
      inetUser
      iplanet-am-managed-person
      iplanet-am-user-service
      iPlanetPreferences
      organizationalPerson
      person
      sunFederationManagerDataStore
      sunFMSAML2NameIdentifier
      sunIdentityServerLibertyPPService
      top
      

   2.  If they do not already exist, add the following LDAP User Attributes:

      adminRole
      authorityRevocationList
      caCertificate
      cn
      distinguishedName
      dn
      ds-pwp-account-disabled
      employeeNumber
      facsimileTelephoneNumber
      givenName
      homePhone
      homePostalAddress
      inetUserHttpURL
      inetUserStatus
      iplanet-am-auth-configuration
      iplanet-am-session-add-session-listener-on-all-sessions
      iplanet-am-session-destroy-sessions
      iplanet-am-session-get-valid-sessions
      iplanet-am-session-max-caching-time
      iplanet-am-session-max-idle-time
      iplanet-am-session-max-session-time
      iplanet-am-session-quota-limit
      iplanet-am-session-service-status
      iplanet-am-static-group-dn
      iplanet-am-user-account-life
      iplanet-am-user-admin-start-dn
      iplanet-am-user-alias-list
      iplanet-am-user-auth-config
      iplanet-am-user-auth-modules
      iplanet-am-user-failure-url
      iplanet-am-user-federation-info
      iplanet-am-user-federation-info-key
      iplanet-am-user-login-status
      iplanet-am-user-password-reset-force-reset
      iplanet-am-user-password-reset-options
      iplanet-am-user-password-reset-question-answer
      iplanet-am-user-success-url
      mail
      manager
      memberOf
      mobile
      objectClass
      pager
      postalAddress
      postofficebox
      preferredlanguage
      preferredLocale
      preferredtimezone
      secretary
      sn
      street
      sunAMAuthInvalidAttemptsData
      sun-fm-saml2-nameid-info
      sun-fm-saml2-nameid-infokey
      sunIdentityMSISDNNumber
      sunIdentityServerDiscoEntries
      sunIdentityServerPPAddressCard
      sunIdentityServerPPCommonNameAltCN
      sunIdentityServerPPCommonNameCN
      sunIdentityServerPPCommonNameFN
      sunIdentityServerPPCommonNameMN
      sunIdentityServerPPCommonNamePT
      sunIdentityServerPPCommonNameSN
      sunIdentityServerPPDemographicsAge
      sunIdentityServerPPDemographicsBirthDay
      sunIdentityServerPPDemographicsDisplayLanguage
      sunIdentityServerPPDemographicsLanguage
      sunIdentityServerPPDemographicsTimeZone
      sunIdentityServerPPEmergencyContact
      sunIdentityServerPPEmploymentIdentityAltO
      sunIdentityServerPPEmploymentIdentityJobTitle
      sunIdentityServerPPEmploymentIdentityOrg
      sunIdentityServerPPEncryPTKey
      sunIdentityServerPPFacadegreetmesound
      sunIdentityServerPPFacadeGreetSound
      sunIdentityServerPPFacadeMugShot
      sunIdentityServerPPFacadeNamePronounced
      sunIdentityServerPPFacadeWebSite
      sunIdentityServerPPInformalName
      sunIdentityServerPPLegalIdentityAltIdType
      sunIdentityServerPPLegalIdentityAltIdValue
      sunIdentityServerPPLegalIdentityDOB
      sunIdentityServerPPLegalIdentityGender
      sunIdentityServerPPLegalIdentityLegalName
      sunIdentityServerPPLegalIdentityMaritalStatus
      sunIdentityServerPPLegalIdentityVATIdType
      sunIdentityServerPPLegalIdentityVATIdValue
      sunIdentityServerPPMsgContact
      sunIdentityServerPPSignKey
      telephoneNumber
      uid
      userCertificate
      userPassword
      

5.  Click Save.

To Remove the OpenSSO Express 7 schema from OpenDS

At some point if you want to remove the schema you added to OpenDS in these instructions,  log into the OpenDS host and run the following command

ldapmodify -h <opends-host> -p <opends_port> -D"cn=directory manager" -w <password> -c
  -f  remove_am_remote_opends_schema.ldif

This will remove the OpenSSO Express 7 user schema.  See https://opensso.dev.java.net/source/browse/opensso/products/amserver/war/ldif/remove_am_remote_opends_schema.ldif?rev=1.1&view=log

Troubleshooting

When an administrator tries to change a user's password using the OpenSSO Express 7 console or CLI or using the ldap-modifyutility, if the following message is displayed in the OpenDS access log: "You do not have sufficient privileges to reset user passwords, " then the password-reset privilege is not configured.

In OpenDS, you must add the password-reset privilege and assign it to an administrator.  In the following example, the administrator is  named openssouser. This privilege enables the administrator to reset the passwords of other users in the directory. The password-reset privilege works in association with the OpenDS ACIs that are set in the target.

About the OpenSSO Express 7 User Data Store

OpenSSO Express 7 uses an identity repository to store user data such as users and groups. During OpenSSO Express 7 installation, you must specify which user data store you want to use. For example, you can use Sun Directory Server Enterprise Edition, Microsoft Active Directory, IBM Tivoli, or OpenDS.

Use the tables in this section to help you determine which user data store meets your needs.

In the following table, a Policy Subject refers to the "who" part of the policy definition. The Policy Subject specifies the members or entities to
which the policy applies. Policy Condition refers to the additional restrictions with which the policy applies. Examples are a specified window of time in a day, a specified IP address, or a specified authentication method.

Table 2-1 Supported Features for Various Directory Servers

The following table summarizes the user management operations supported through the IDRepo interface for various user data stores. An interface has been implemented specifically for Sun Directory Server and Microsoft Active Directory. The
default implementation of this interface can be used and supported for any LDAPv3 user repository.

Table 2-2 Data Stores and Supported Operations

*Some limitations exist, or additional configuration is required.

** See limitations in the next section "Additional Information About Using IBM Tivoli Directory Server Configured as the IDRepo Data Store."

Additional Information About Using IBM Tivoli Directory Server Configured as the IDRepo Data Store

IBM Tivoli Directory Server's groups can be Static, Dynamic, and Nested. However, the OpenSSO Express 7 IDRepo framework (IDRepo DataStore) supports only the
Static group. A Static group defines each member individually using either of the following:

• Structural ObjectClass: groupofNames, {{ groupOfUniqueNames}}, accessGroup, or accessRole
• Auxilary ObjectClass: ibm-staticgroup or ibm-globalAdminGroup

A Static group using the Structural ObjectClass groupOfNames and groupOfUniqueNames requires at least one member for ObjectClass groupOfNames or one uniquemember for groupOfUniqueNames. The Static group using the ObjectClass ibm-staticgroup does not have this requirement. The ObjectClass ibm-staticgroup is the only ObjectClass for which members are optional; all other object classes require at least one member.

OpenSSO Express 7 supports only one ObjectClass for groups. If you choose a type of group with an ObjectClass that requires at leas one member, then a user value must be present. This user will automatically be added to the group when a group is created. You can remove this user from the group afterward if you don't
want this user to be a member of the group.

The value for the filter for searching of groups must the value specified by the chosen LDAP Group ObjectClass.

Most IBM Tivoli groups require at least one member when the group is created. When a group is created using the OpenSSO Express 7 console, no users are assigned to the group by default. Since IBM Tivoli has this restriction, when a group is created, the default user or member cn=auser1,dc=opensso,dc=java,dc=net is always automatically created and added to the group.

Additional Information for Determining Which User Data Store to Use

• Account Lockout locks a user account based on the policies defined in the Directory Server.
  For example, the user account can be locked when a specified number of login failures occurs.
• The key difference between using a policy LDAP subject and the IDRepo interface subject is that policy LDAP subjects don't provide caching and notification updates. The AMIdentity Subject does provide caching an notification updates.
  The policy LDAP subjects provide LDAP Organization, Role (if Sun Directory Server), Group, and User subjects to evaluate membership of a user and determine if
  the user belongs to one of these subjects. The same result can be obtained using the Identity Repository (IDRepo) interface subject named AMIdentity Subject. This interface subject was introduced when the product was named Access Manager 7.0. You can develop a policy subject for a JDBC user store. Authentication also supports the JDBC repository through the JDBC authentication module.
• The IDRepo interface provides basic user management features for user, group,
  role, and Access Manager policy agent entities.
  This interface enables OpenSSO Express 7 to support any user repository through the development of new plug-ins. Although limited to Sun Directory Server, Microsoft Active Directory, and IBM Tivoli Directory today, the IDRepo interface could potentially be expanded to include any LDAPv3 directory server such as OpenLDAP or Novel Directory for JDBC, flat files, and so forth.
• Prior to Access Manager 7.0, user management was supported using Access Manager object classes and attributes in addition to using specific features from Sun
  Directory Server. This support still exists through the legacy AMSDK interface.
  But this support is deprecated and will be removed future releases.