How to Browse the WebLogic Embedded LDAP With User ID Other than CN=ADMIN from an External LDAP Browser (Doc ID 1347745.1)

Last updated on SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

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Goal

Assigning administrator privilege to a particular branch (ou) of the LDAP to an LDAP user id is very common in LDAP configuration. The objective is to allow a user "uid=LdapAdmin,ou=people,ou=myrealm,dc=First_domain1" to add new LDAP people to ou=people,ou=myrealm,dc=First_Domain

The steps are detailed at https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E12840_01/wls/docs103/secmanage/ldap.html#wp1102244:

1. Add the following line to WL_HOME/server/lib/acls.prop:
   
2. Restart AdminServer.

However, the LDAP browser can only see the ou=people,ou=myrealm,dc=First_domain object. No attribute nor children objects can be seen.

Solution

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