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Enable Active Directory Authentication for GitLab

 

If you’re having trouble, here are some tips:

  • Query all the users by using the following command: 
    dsquery user -limit 1000 > users.txt
  • Find the bind_dn user from this list and copy and paste the entire line. It will be a format similar to: 
    'CN=Name\, Display,OU=Some Organizational Unit,OU=Another Organizational Unit,DC=domain,DC=com'
  • Lastly, edit the config file below and ensure the appropriate config options.

And here’s my config (/opt/bitnami/apps/gitlab/htdocs/config/gitlab.yml):

  ldap:
    enabled: true
    host: ad.domain.com
    port: 389
    uid: 'sAMAccountName'
    method: 'plain' # "tls" or "ssl" or "plain"
    bind_dn: 'CN=Name\, Display,OU=Some Organizational Unit,OU=Another Organizational Unit,DC=domain,DC=com'
    password: 'some_password'
    active_directory: true
    allow_username_or_email_login: false
    base: 'DC=domain,DC=com'

    user_filter: ''

Good luck!