To sign on to the console, enter a fully qualified distinguished name (DN), for example, cn=Directory Manager, cn=admin2,cn=Topology Admin Users,cn=Topology,cn=config. For more information, see Configuring a global administrator.

  1. Start the PingDirectory server.
    $ bin/start-server
  2. To access the administrative console, go to https://<host>:<port>/console/login.
    <host> is the hostname of the server, and <port> is the port on which the server accepts connections from HTTPS clients. This was configured during the install.
  3. In the Username and Password fields, enter the root user DN credentials.
    Screen capture of the PingData Administrative Console sign on screen showing the Server, Username, and Password fields
  4. Click Sign In.