[wp-edu] LDAP account synchronization/Permissions for users that don't yet exist

[Michael Barnard]

A plugin like that sounds great in terms of functionality, but the fact
that it hasn't been updated since 2012 makes it a non-starter for us,
unfortunately.


On Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 1:00 PM, Carl Strolle <ces4 at williams.edu> wrote:

> Hi Ian,
>
> Here at Williams we use the LDAP authentication plugin found here:
>
> http://wpmuldap.tuxdocs.net
>
> It allows us to create users prior to login and even allows bulk user
> creation. It was added to our site before I arrived here, so I don't know
> whether we needed to customize it at all. Also, looks like public version
> hasn't been updated in a few years.
>
> Regards,
> Carl
> --
> Carl Strolle
> Director of Web Strategy
> Williams College
> 413.597.4565
> ces4 at williams.edu
>
> On Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 12:12 PM, Altgilbers, Ian M <
> Ian.Altgilbers at tufts.edu> wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> We currently use LDAP for authentication to our WordPress multi-site
>> installation, and user accounts are created when the user first logs in.
>> However, we often need to be able to add users to a site before they’ve
>> logged in.  We have been doing this via a separate custom portal that
>> creates the user accounts “as needed”, but we’re trying to retire that tool
>> and break that dependency.
>>
>> Does anyone do any sort of account synchronization with a directory (LDAP
>> or AD)?   If not, how do/would you handle granting users access before
>> they’ve logged in?
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>> Ian Altgilbers
>> Senior Systems Administrator
>> Educational Technology Services
>> Tufts Technology Services
>> Tufts University
>>
>> Phone: 617.627.0388
>> http://it.tufts.edu/ests
>>
>>
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