Active Directory preparation
A service user and a security group for Confluence have to be created into the Active Directory.
These are examples, for a confluence installation located at URL https://wiki.example.com/. Remember to change your site's details.
Confluence Service User
Add a service user for Confluence into Active Directory
If you already have a service account for user integration via LDAP you can use that account.
Creating a user for Confluence Wiki:
- Username "confluence"
- Password never expires
- User cannot change password
Set Service Principals for the Confluence user
Service Principals for the Confluence user must also be set. Issue the following commands in Command Prompt:
Confluence Group
Create a group for users allowed to log in to Confluence:
- Group name: "wikiusers"
- You can choose any groupname or a even make number of groups, example "Intra Users" and "Extra Users"
- Global Security Group