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# Domain user provider

The ***Domain user*** provider allows Devolutions Server to store the domain account credentials to be used for Active Directory account discovery and to achieve password rotation or password propagation.

![](https://cdnweb.devolutions.net/docs/DVLS2043_2024_3.png)

### General

| Option      | Description                   |
| ----------- | ----------------------------- |
| Name        | Display name of the provider. |
| Description | Description of the provider.  |

### Domain

| Option                  | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| ----------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Domain name             | FQDN of the domain against where the scan or the password rotation will be executed.                                                                                                                                  |
| Protocol                | <p>Protocol used to contact the domain controller.<br>Select between:</p><ul><li>LDAP</li><li>LDAPS</li></ul>                                                                                                         |
| Port                    | Set the port number used with the configured protocol.                                                                                                                                                                |
| Domain controller       | Set a Domain controller (optional).                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Use Devolutions Gateway | Choose a Devolutions Devolutions Gateway from your list. Requires Devolutions Gateway to be [installed and configured](https://docs.devolutions.net/gateway/getting-started/server/server-configuration/) beforehand. |

### Credentials

| Option            | Description                                                 |
| ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| Credential type   | ***Custom credential*** or ***Linked credential*** options. |
| Username          | Username of the domain account.                             |
| Password          | Password of the domain account.                             |
| Linked credential | Credential directly linked to a PAM account.                |

### Actions

| Option                                    | Description                                                            |
| ----------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Add PAM vault                             | Will create a PAM vault with the provider's name if enabled.           |
| Add a new account discovery configuration | Will open the ***Account discovery configuration*** dialog if enabled. |

### Password settings

| Option                               | Description                                                                                       |
| ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Password template used on generation | Password template that will be used to generate the password during the reset password operation. |


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