Commit d1935734 authored by Evan Read's avatar Evan Read

Merge branch 'harishsr-ldap-groupsync-usage' into 'master'

Clarify how to use LDAP group sync

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab!20080
parents 4ebaba6b 02ddebd6
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1. [Restart GitLab][restart] for the changes to take effect.
To take advantage of group sync, group owners or maintainers will need to create an
LDAP group link in their group **Settings > LDAP Groups** page.
To take advantage of group sync, group owners or maintainers will need to [create one
or more LDAP group links](#adding-group-links).
Multiple LDAP groups and [filters](#filters-premium-only) can be linked with
a single GitLab group. When the link is created, an access level/role is
specified (Guest, Reporter, Developer, Maintainer, or Owner).
### Adding group links
Once [group sync has been configured](#group-sync) on the instance, one or more LDAP
groups can be linked to a GitLab group to grant their members access to its
contents.
Group owners or maintainers can add and use LDAP group links by:
1. Navigating to the group's **Settings > LDAP Synchronization** page. Here, one or more
LDAP groups and [filters](#filters-premium-only) can be linked to this GitLab group,
each one with a configured [permission level](../../user/permissions.md#group-members-permissions)
for its members.
1. Updating the group's membership by navigating to the group's **Settings > Members**
page and clicking **Sync now**.
### Filters **(PREMIUM ONLY)**
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