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test_ad_connectivity

Description

Runs connectivity tests from the Security Gateway to an AD domain controller.

Syntax

$FWDIR/bin/test_ad_connectivity <parameter_1 value_1> <parameter value_2> ... <parameter_n value_n> ...<parameters and options>

Parameters can be set in the command line as specified below, or set in a text file $FWDIR/conf/test_ad_connectivity.conf file. Parameters set in this file are overridden by the parameters provided on the command line.

Important - Parameters set in the $FWDIR/conf/test_ad_connectivity.conf file cannot contain whitespaces and cannot be within quotation marks.

Output of the utility is saved in a file (not displayed on the screen). The path of the file is specified by the –o parameter (see below).

Description

Mandatory?

Description

-d <domain name>

Mandatory

Domain name of the AD. For example ad.mycompany.com

-i <DC IP address>

Mandatory

IP address of the domain controller that is being tested.

-u <user name>

Mandatory

Administrator user name on the AD.

-o <filename>

Mandatory

Output filename that will be saved in the $FWDIR/tmp/ directory.

For example, if you specify -o myfile, the output will be saved in $FWDIR/tmp/myfile

-c <password in clear text>

Either this parameter, or "-a" parameter should be specified

User's password in clear text.

-a

Either this parameter, or "-c" parameter should be specified

For entering password on the screen.

-t <timeout>

Mandatory

Total timeout in milliseconds.

-D <user DN>

Optional

Use this for LDAP user DN override (the utility will not try to figure out the DN automatically).

-l

Optional

Run LDAP connectivity test only (no WMI test).

-w

Optional

Run WMI connectivity test only (no LDAP test).

-s

Optional

SSL Parameters file path.

-L

Optional

Timeout for the LDAP test only.

If this timeout expires, and the LDAP test still runs, then both tests fail.

-h

Optional

Show built-in help.