Configuring the Primary User Store

This is the main user store that is shared among all the tenants in the system. Only one user store can be configured as the primary user store. This documentation explains the process of setting up a primary user store. If you need more information on WSO2 Carbon user stores, see Configuring User Stores.

Setting up the Primary User Store

The primary user store is configured in <PRODUCT_HOME>/repository/conf/user-mgt.xml file within <UserStoreManager> section.

There are two steps involved in setting up the primary user store:

1. Select the User store manager that suits your user store. 
   The following table lists the available User store manager implementations and their usage:

   Or you can configure your own custom user store manager as well

2. Configure user store manager properties.
   In the following pages, you can find the information on the properties that you need to configure in user store manager types. It provides the additional steps and recommendations specific to each user store manager.
   
   

   • Configuring a JDBC User Store

   • Configuring a Read-Only LDAP User Store

   • Configuring a Read-Write Active Directory User Store

   • Configuring a Read-Write LDAP User Store

   In user-mgt.xml file, there are configurations for each user store manager, you can simply uncomment the correct user store configuration and fill the properties (All the other UserStoreManager configurations should be commented out or removed). But it is important to read each user store configuration document to find specific information that you need to follow when configuring particular user store.

3. Now, restart the server.