Create a user

Use the Users/Groups Creation Wizard to create user accounts. From the User Definition page, select Create New to start the wizard.

To create a local user:

1. In the User Type page, select Local User and then select Next.

2. In the Login Credentials page, enter a user name and password for the new user and then select Next.

3. In the Contact Info page, enter an email address for the user and then select Next. Alternatively, you can supply the userʼs SMS contact information. To assign a FortiToken to the user, enable Two-factor Authentication and select a token from the drop-down menu provided. The Contact Info page is optional.

4. In the Extra Info page, select Enabled to make the new user active. To place the user into a group, enable User Group and then select a group from the drop-down menu. For information on user groups, see Create or edit a user group.

5. Select Submit to create the new local user.

To create a remote RADIUS user:

1. In the User Type page, select Remote RADIUS User and then select Next.

2. In the RADIUS Server page, enter a user name, select a RADIUS server from the drop-down menu, and then select Next. For information on RADIUS servers, see Create or edit a RADIUS server.

3. In the Contact Info page, enter an email address for the user and then select Next. Alternatively, you can supply the userʼs SMS contact information. To assign a FortiToken to the user, enable Two-factor Authentication and select a token from the drop-down menu provided. The Contact Info page is optional.

4. In the Extra Info page, select Enabled to enable the new user. To place the user into a group, enable User Group and then select a group from the drop-down menu. For information on user groups, see Create or edit a user group.

5. Select Submit to create the new RADIUS user.

To create a remote TACACS+ user:

By default, the TACACS+ Servers option under User & Device is not visible unless you add a server using the following CLI command: config user tacacs+ edit <name> set server <IP_address> next end

1. In the User Type page, select Remote TACACS+ User and then select Next.

2. In the TACACS+ Server page, enter a user name, select a TACACS+ server from the drop-down menu, and then select Next. For information on TACACS+ servers, see Create or edit a TACACS server

3. In the Contact Info page, enter an email address for the user and then select Next. Alternatively, you can supply the userʼs SMS contact information. To assign a FortiToken to the user, enable Two-factor Authentication and select a token from the drop-down menu provided. The Contact Info page is optional.

4. In the Extra Info page, select Enabled to enable the new user. To place the user into a group, enable User Group and then select a group from the drop-down menu. For information on user groups, see Create or edit a user group.

5. Select Submit to create the new TACACS+ user.

To create a remote LDAP user:

1. In the User Type page, select Remote LDAP User and then select Next.

2. In the LDAP Server page, select an existing LDAP server from the drop-down menu or create an LDAP server and then select Next. To create an LDAP server, select the Create New icon in the drop-down menu, enter the required information, and then click OK. For information on LDAP servers, see Create or edit an LDAP server.

3. In the Remote Users page, enter and apply the LDAP filter, enter a search term to search the server, and select a user from the results.

4. Select Submit to create the remote LDAP user.

To use Fortinet Single Sign-On (FSSO):

1. In the User Type page, select FSSO and then select Next.

2. In the Remote Groups page, select the FSSO agent, select an AD group, and then select Next.

   To create an AD group, see To create an AD group:.

3. In the Local Group page, select Choose Existing or Create New.

   If you select Choose Existing, select the FSSO group name from the drop-down menu.

   If you select Create New, enter the name of the FSSO group in the field.

4. Select Submit to use FSSO.

5. Click OK in the confirmation dialog box.

To create an AD group:

config user adgrp

edit <AD_group_name>

set server-name <FSSO_agent_name>

next

end

For example:

config user adgrp

edit adgroup1

set server-name NewFSSOserver

next

end

To enable DNS service lookup:

config user domain-controller
    edit "win2016"
        set ad-mode ds
        set dns-srv-lookup enable
        set hostname "win2016"
        set username "replicate"
        set password **********
        set domain-name "SMB2016.LAB"
    next
end

To specify the source IP and port for the fetching domain controller:

config user domain-controller
    edit "win2016"
        set ad-mode ds	
        set hostname "win2016"
        set username "replicate"
        set password **********
        set ip-address 172.18.52.188
        set source-ip-address 172.16.100.1
        set source-port 2000
        set domain-name "SMB2016.LAB"
    next
end

To use an LDAP server as a credential store:

1. Configure the LDAP server:

   config user ldap
       edit "openldap"
           set server "172.18.60.214"
           set cnid "cn"
           set dn "dc=qafsso,dc=com"
           set type regular
           set username "cn=Manager,dc=qafsso,dc=com"
           set password **********
           set antiphish enable
           set password-attr "userPassword"
       next
   end
   

2. Configure the web filter profile:

   config webfilter profile
       edit "webfilter"
           config ftgd-wf
               unset options
               config filters
                   edit 1
                       set action block
                   next
               end
           end
           config antiphish
               set status enable
               config inspection-entries
                   edit "cat34"
                       set fortiguard-category 34
                       set action block
                   next
               end
               set authentication ldap
               set ldap "openldap"
           end
           set log-all-url enable
       next
   end

To configure Active Directory in LDS mode:

config user domain-controller
    edit "win2016adlds"
        set ad-mode lds
	 set hostname "win2016adlds"
        set username "foo"
        set password **********
        set ip-address 192.168.10.9
        set domain-name "adlds.local"
        set adlds-dn "CN=adlds1part1,DC=ADLDS,DC=COM"
        set adlds-ip-address 192.168.10.9
        set adlds-port 3890
    next
end