I am trying to research how to setup MySQL/MariaDB to authenticate against FreeIPA/LDAP.  I am running into some issues/confusion.

Do I need to add a new user account to tie mysql to?

I've been following this website:
FreeIPA: Giving permissions to service accounts. — Firstyear's blog-a-log



I know that FreeRADIUS is not the same.  But has anyone else gotten this to work?  We have tons of mysql servers and want our users who need mysql access to have 1 source of authentication.