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FeedbackServer can be configured to run at the same time under Active Directory for user authentication in the administration section while still allowing anonymous user who don't have an Active Directory account to take surveys on the public site.
To configure FeedbackServer in order to support both mode at the same time we have to follow the steps below :
- Remove the original web.config and rename the web.AD.Public.config to web.config. Once you have renamed your files you will need to setup following elements using a text editor like notepad to edit your web.config file.
- connectionString is the connection that Feedback Server® will use to connect to your SQL 2000 / 2005 / 2005 Express or MSDE server where you have installed your Feedback Server database using the web installer.
- Setup following keys with the feedback server configuration to setup Active Directory:
- ADController is the ip or server name of your Active directory primary controller.
- ADUserName is the username required to connect to your Active Directory server.
- ADPassword is the password of the username that has rights on your Active Directory server.
- ADDomain is the domain of your Active Directory infrastructure.
- Feedback ServerAdminADUsername is the Active Directory Username that will always have administrator privileges in Feedback Server. Generally it must be the username of the person who first will access and configure Feedback Server. The name must be entered without the domain\ prefix.
- ADSearcherFilter is the Active Directory filter that is used to retrieve the user list in the user management interface of Feedback Server. You can change the LDAP query based on your personal needs.
- ADToDBSyncTimeOut is the time in minutes after which the local Feedback Server® user database is re synchronized with your remote Active Directory server. It is recommended to keep the value high to avoid network traffic, especially on high volumes Active Directory servers.
Configure IIS for Integrated Security
- Open the Internet Information Services Management from the "Administrative Tools menu" on the "Start Menu" or in the "Control Panel".
- Expand your server in the tree on the left until you see the Web site or Virtual Directory you want to configure. Select the FeedbackServer Directory and click on its properties to display the property windows.
- Switch to the "Directory Security" tab and click the "edit" button in the Anonymous access and authentication control area.
- Make sure that the "Anonymous access" is not checked and make sure that the "Integrated Windows authentication" is checked.
Once you have configured the directories you will be able to login to the administration section using the standard windows authentication of your browser while keeping the survey and report deployment pages available for public users. If you want public users to use active directory to enter a survey you have to setup the Active Directory Security Addin on your survey.