4.4 Configuring Forgotten Username

You can configure a search filter and attributes that enable users to search for a forgotten username.

Perform the following steps:

  1. In Configuration Editor, click Modules > Forgotten Username.

  2. Configure the following settings:

    Setting

    Description

    Enable Forgotten Username

    Select this check box to allow users to recover their username based on the configured search filter and attributes.

    Forgotten Username Form

    Specify the fields to be used for searching the username.

    Forgotten Username Search Filter

    Specify the search filter query to find username. Include each attribute configured in Forgotten Username Form. Strings encoded with a percent sign (%) is replaced with values supplied by the user.

    For example, if Forgotten Username Form includes mail and sn attributes, the filter would be (&(objectClass=person)(cn=%mail%)(sn=%sn%)).

    Username LDAP Attribute

    Specify an LDAP attribute to read as the username of the user.

    Username Send Method

    Select a method to send a new password to the user. This setting is applicable when Forgotten Password Recovery Mode is set to Send new password.

  3. Click the Save icon.