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To provide access to the resource to the directory users, you have to add a new resource to the Indeed PAM.

  1. Switch to Resources section and click Add.

  2. Fill in the Resource name, DNS name/IP Address and Description fields.

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    For Windows resources, you shold specify the real computer name.


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    When specifying an IP address make sure it is static.




User connection setup

For each resource, you need to configure a custom connection that will be used to open a session on the resource.

RDP connection setup

  • Select RDP Connection type
  • Fill in Address (DNS name/IP address) to connect to the resource

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    If you need to open a session with the mstsc /admin parameter, enable the Run as administrator option

SSH connection setup

  • Select SSH Connection type
  • Fill in Connection address to connect to the resource


User connection setup

In Indeed PAM, RDP and SSH connections are standard. Other connection types, for example, a web session or connection to a DBMS, are configured separately for each target application. Below we will consider examples of configuring a connection to the web console Citrix NetScaler and MS SQL Managemet Studio. After Indeed PAM installation, these types of connections will not be in the list of connections. To create a new connection type, you need to contact Indeed technical support.

Web session setup

  • Select Citrix NetScaler Connection type
  • Fill in URL of web application
  • Fill in Sign-in page URL of web application (if different)

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    If the Sign-in page URL may not match the specified value after accessing it, then enable the Regular expression option, the option allows you to specify an expression that will match any address value.


DBMS connection setup

  • Select Connection type
  • Fill in Address (DNS name/IP address) of MS SQL Server instance 

Service connection setup

This article will not consider setting up a service connection, a detailed description of the configuration process is available in the article - Setting up a service connection for resources.

  • Disable the Use connector for service connection option

Choosing an account policy

  • Select an account policy
  • Finish adding the resource
  • Configure Service connection.
  • Activate the Use connector for service connection.

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    If you plan to use a local account of the resource as the service one, then this setting can be skipped. You can return to it after an account for
    • the resource
    is added. If an Active Directory domain is added to Indeed PAM, then you can use a domain account as service one.

    Configuration of service connection with Windows type:

  • Select Connector - Windows.
  • Specify the Address (DNS name/IP address)
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  • Select Connector - SSH.
  • Select the connection template.

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    There are no templates for SSH service connection by default. The procedure of creating and configuring a new connection type is detailed in Configurationsection.

    Specify the Address (DNS name/IP address)

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    If non-standard port is used for SSH connections, then it must be specified in the Port field.

    Image RemovedConfiguration of service connection with the Microsoft SQL Server database type:
  • Select Connector - Microsoft SQL Server
  • Specify the Address (DNS name/IP address)

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    If Microsoft SQL Server is in a domain, you can use both domain and integrated accounts as a service account.
    If Microsoft SQL Server is located outside the domain, only integrated SQL Server accounts can be used as a service host.

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    Only integrated SQL Server accounts are synchronized.

    Configuration of service connection with the Oracle database type:
  • Select Connector - Oracle Database
  • Specify the Address (DNS name/IP address)

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    To use the Resource Connection service account, you must be able to log in with the SYSDBA privilege, and to verify the password of other accounts, you need the CONNECT privilege. Use the following commands to apply privileges:

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    GRANT CONNECT TO username;
    GRANT SYSDBA TO username;

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  • Configuration of service connection with the PostgreSQL Pro database type:
    • Select Connector - PostgreSQL
    • Specify the Address (DNS name/IP address)

    • Specify the Port
  • Configuration of service connection with the MySQL database type:
  • Select Connector - MySQL
  • Specify the Address (DNS name/IP address)

  • Specify the Port

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    After creating a service connection, the host name must be entered in the properties of the MySQL service account.

  • Select the service account. To find the account enter Account name completely or partially.
  • Select the account policy.
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  • Look through the resource parameters again and click Create.

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    If you need to modify the resource parameters, simply click Back to return to the required step.

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  • Search for resources

    Search is performed in the Resources section.

    Textual search

    To find the resource, enter Resource name or Address (DNS address/IP address) to the search string completely or partially.

    Extended search

    Click Advanced search and enter one or several criteria - Resource name or Address - to the search string completely or partially.
    Select the resource status:

    • Blocked
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    • Ready

    Check of connection to resource

    The connection check allows to determine whether the resource is available in the network, as well as whether the address, account name and password are correct.

    Bulk connection check

    Mark one or several resources in the Resources section and click Check connection.

    Connection check from the resource profile

    1. Switch to the Resources section and find the required resource.
    2. Open the resource profile and click Check connection.

    Resource editing

    To change the Resource name, Description, Policy, User or Service connection, please proceed as follows:

  • Switch to the Resources section and find the required resource.
  • Open the resource profile and click Image Removed to the right of the required parameter.

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