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Clientsrecommends installing User Service on a Windows machine (though it can reside on aLinux machine).To configure Websense software to communicate with your directory service, seeDirectory services.Directory servicesTRITON - Web Security Help | Web Security Solutions | Version 7.7.xA directory service is a tool that stores information about a network’s users andresources. Before you can add user clients (users, groups, domains, or organizationalunits) in TRITON - Web Security, you must configure Websense software to retrieveinformation from your directory service.Use the Settings > General > Directory Services page to identify the directoryservice used in your network. You can configure settings for only one type ofdirectory service per Policy Server.NoteIn Websense Web Security Gateway Anywheredeployments, information from the Directory Servicespage is also used to populate the Hybrid Configuration >Shared User Data page. This supports user and groupbasedfiltering by the hybrid service. See Send user andgroup data to the hybrid service, page 227.First select a directory service from the Directories list. The selection that you makedetermines which settings appear on the page.See the appropriate section for configuration instructions: Windows Active Directory (Mixed Mode), page 78 Windows Active Directory (Native Mode), page 78 Novell eDirectory and Oracle (Sun Java) Directory Server, page 80WarningIn Websense Web Security Gateway Anywheredeployments, hybrid filtering supports Windows ActiveDirectory (Native Mode), Oracle Directory Server, andNovell eDirectory.Once configuration is complete, User Service communicates with the directoryservice to enable user and group-based filtering. User Service caches the user andgroup information that it collects for up to 3 hours. If you make changes to user,group, or OU entries in the directory service, use the Clear Cache button under UserService Cache to force User Service to refresh its user and group mappingsTRITON - Web Security Help 77