Following the tutorial on : http://www.yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/LinuxTutorialLDAP.html I was able to setup a test LDAP database and was able to see the three entries using Thunderbird, but have not been able to get Evolution to work with it. I am running it on localhost and I am able to see the communication using {tcpdump -i lo ...}. Here is a request for "moe" in any field : ---Begin Dump--- 16:35:13.304153 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 43550, offset 0, flags [DF], proto 6, length: 1065) 127.0.0.1.56916 > 127.0.0.1.ldap: P [bad tcp cksum 21e (->f924)!] 1454:2467(1013) ack 61 win 12344 <nop,nop, timestamp 1585501379 1585286727> 0x0000: 4500 0429 aa1e 4000 4006 8eae 7f00 0001 E..)..@.@....... 0x0010: 7f00 0001 de54 0185 740a fbf6 74d3 3b79 .....T..t...t.;y 0x0020: 8018 3038 021e 0000 0101 080a 5e80 d4c3 ..08........^... 0x0030: 5e7d 8e47 3082 03f1 0202 00b6 6382 03e9 ^}.G0.......c... 0x0040: 0409 6f3d 7374 6f6f 6765 730a 0101 0a01 ..o=stooges..... 0x0050: 0002 0164 0201 0001 0100 a082 03c9 a315 ...d............ 0x0060: 040b 6f62 6a65 6374 636c 6173 7304 0670 ..objectclass..p 0x0070: 6572 736f 6ea1 8203 aea4 0b04 0263 6e30 erson........cn0 0x0080: 0581 036d 6f65 a40b 0402 736e 3005 8103 ...moe....sn0... 0x0090: 6d6f 65a4 0d04 046d 6169 6c30 0581 036d moe....mail0...m 0x00a0: 6f65 a415 040c 7072 696d 6172 7950 686f oe....primaryPho 0x00b0: 6e65 3005 8103 6d6f 65a4 1804 0f74 656c ne0...moe....tel 0x00c0: 6570 686f 6e65 4e75 6d62 6572 3005 8103 ephoneNumber0... 0x00d0: 6d6f 65a4 1204 0968 6f6d 6550 686f 6e65 moe....homePhone 0x00e0: 3005 8103 6d6f 65a4 0f04 066d 6f62 696c 0...moe....mobil 0x00f0: 6530 0581 036d 6f65 a411 0408 6361 7250 e0...moe....carP 0x0100: 686f 6e65 3005 8103 6d6f 65a4 2104 1866 hone0...moe.!..f 0x0110: 6163 7369 6d69 6c65 5465 6c65 7068 6f6e acsimileTelephon 0x0120: 654e 756d 6265 7230 0581 036d 6f65 a425 eNumber0...moe.% 0x0130: 041c 686f 6d65 4661 6373 696d 696c 6554 ..homeFacsimileT 0x0140: 656c 6570 686f 6e65 4e75 6d62 6572 3005 elephoneNumber0. 0x0150: 8103 6d6f 65a4 1304 0a6f 7468 6572 5068 ..moe....otherPh 0x0160: 6f6e 6530 0581 036d 6f65 a426 041d 6f74 one0...moe.&..ot 0x0170: 6865 7246 6163 7369 6d69 6c65 5465 6c65 herFacsimileTele 0x0180: 7068 6f6e 654e 756d 6265 7230 0581 036d phoneNumber0...m 0x0190: 6f65 a420 0417 696e 7465 726e 6174 696f oe....internatio 0x01a0: 6e61 6c69 5344 4e4e 756d 6265 7230 0581 naliSDNNumber0.. 0x01b0: 036d 6f65 a40e 0405 7061 6765 7230 0581 .moe....pager0.. 0x01c0: 036d 6f65 a40e 0405 7261 6469 6f30 0581 .moe....radio0.. 0x01d0: 036d 6f65 a40e 0405 7465 6c65 7830 0581 .moe....telex0.. 0x01e0: 036d 6f65 a417 040e 6173 7369 7374 616e .moe....assistan 0x01f0: 7450 686f 6e65 3005 8103 6d6f 65a4 1504 tPhone0...moe... 0x0200: 0c63 6f6d 7061 6e79 5068 6f6e 6530 0581 .companyPhone0.. 0x0210: 036d 6f65 a416 040d 6361 6c6c 6261 636b .moe....callback 0x0220: 5068 6f6e 6530 0581 036d 6f65 a40c 0403 Phone0...moe.... 0x0230: 7474 7930 0581 036d 6f65 a40a 0401 6f30 tty0...moe....o0 0x0240: 0581 036d 6f65 a40b 0402 6f75 3005 8103 ...moe....ou0... 0x0250: 6d6f 65a4 1304 0a72 6f6f 6d4e 756d 6265 moe....roomNumbe 0x0260: 7230 0581 036d 6f65 a40e 0405 7469 746c r0...moe....titl 0x0270: 6530 0581 036d 6f65 a415 040c 6275 7369 e0...moe....busi 0x0280: 6e65 7373 526f 6c65 3005 8103 6d6f 65a4 nessRole0...moe. 0x0290: 1404 0b6d 616e 6167 6572 4e61 6d65 3005 ...managerName0. 0x02a0: 8103 6d6f 65a4 1604 0d61 7373 6973 7461 ..moe....assista 0x02b0: 6e74 4e61 6d65 3005 8103 6d6f 65a4 1604 ntName0...moe... 0x02c0: 0d70 6f73 7461 6c41 6464 7265 7373 3005 .postalAddress0. 0x02d0: 8103 6d6f 65a4 1a04 1168 6f6d 6550 6f73 ..moe....homePos 0x02e0: 7461 6c41 6464 7265 7373 3005 8103 6d6f talAddress0...mo 0x02f0: 65a4 1b04 126f 7468 6572 506f 7374 616c e....otherPostal 0x0300: 4164 6472 6573 7330 0581 036d 6f65 a412 Address0...moe.. 0x0310: 0409 6a70 6567 5068 6f74 6f30 0581 036d ..jpegPhoto0...m 0x0320: 6f65 a418 040f 7573 6572 4365 7274 6966 oe....userCertif 0x0330: 6963 6174 6530 0581 036d 6f65 a413 040a icate0...moe.... 0x0340: 6c61 6265 6c65 6455 5249 3005 8103 6d6f labeledURI0...mo 0x0350: 65a4 1404 0b64 6973 706c 6179 4e61 6d65 e....displayName 0x0360: 3005 8103 6d6f 65a4 1304 0a73 706f 7573 0...moe....spous 0x0370: 654e 616d 6530 0581 036d 6f65 a40d 0404 eName0...moe.... 0x0380: 6e6f 7465 3005 8103 6d6f 65a4 1404 0b61 note0...moe....a 0x0390: 6e6e 6976 6572 7361 7279 3005 8103 6d6f nniversary0...mo 0x03a0: 65a4 1204 0962 6972 7468 4461 7465 3005 e....birthDate0. 0x03b0: 8103 6d6f 65a4 0f04 066d 6169 6c65 7230 ..moe....mailer0 0x03c0: 0581 036d 6f65 a40f 0406 6669 6c65 4173 ...moe....fileAs 0x03d0: 3005 8103 6d6f 65a4 1104 0863 6174 6567 0...moe....categ 0x03e0: 6f72 7930 0581 036d 6f65 a412 0409 6361 ory0...moe....ca 0x03f0: 6c43 616c 5552 4930 0581 036d 6f65 a411 lCalURI0...moe.. 0x0400: 0408 6361 6c46 4255 524c 3005 8103 6d6f ..calFBURL0...mo 0x0410: 65a4 1404 0b69 6373 4361 6c65 6e64 6172 e....icsCalendar 0x0420: 3005 8103 6d6f 6530 00 0...moe0. 16:35:13.304206 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 9257, offset 0, flags [DF], proto 6, length: 52) 127.0.0.1.ldap > 127.0.0.1.56916: . [tcp sum ok] 61:61(0) ack 2467 win 8192 <nop,nop,timestamp 1585501379 1585501379> 0x0000: 4500 0034 2429 4000 4006 1899 7f00 0001 E..4$)@.@....... 0x0010: 7f00 0001 0185 de54 74d3 3b79 740a ffeb .......Tt.;yt... 0x0020: 8010 2000 ee15 0000 0101 080a 5e80 d4c3 ............^... 0x0030: 5e80 d4c3 ^... 16:35:13.369448 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 9259, offset 0, flags [DF], proto 6, length: 67) 127.0.0.1.ldap > 127.0.0.1.56916: P [bad tcp cksum fe37 (->4be8)!] 61:76(15) ack 2467 win 8192 <nop,nop,timestamp 1585501444 1585501379> 0x0000: 4500 0043 242b 4000 4006 1888 7f00 0001 E..C$+@.@....... 0x0010: 7f00 0001 0185 de54 74d3 3b79 740a ffeb .......Tt.;yt... 0x0020: 8018 2000 fe37 0000 0101 080a 5e80 d504 .....7......^... 0x0030: 5e80 d4c3 300d 0202 00b6 6507 0a01 0004 ^...0.....e..... 0x0040: 0004 00 ... 16:35:13.377249 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 43552, offset 0, flags [DF], proto 6, length: 62) 127.0.0.1.56916 > 127.0.0.1.ldap: P [bad tcp cksum fe32 (->59b9)!] 2467:2477(10) ack 76 win 12344 <nop,nop,timestamp 1585501452 1585501444> 0x0000: 4500 003e aa20 4000 4006 9297 7f00 0001 E..>..@.@....... 0x0010: 7f00 0001 de54 0185 740a ffeb 74d3 3b88 .....T..t...t.;. 0x0020: 8018 3038 fe32 0000 0101 080a 5e80 d50c ..08.2......^... 0x0030: 5e80 d504 3008 0202 00b7 5002 00b6 ^...0.....P... 16:35:13.377303 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 9261, offset 0, flags [DF], proto 6, length: 52) 127.0.0.1.ldap > 127.0.0.1.56916: . [tcp sum ok] 76:76(0) ack 2477 win 8192 <nop,nop,timestamp 1585501452 1585501452> 0x0000: 4500 0034 242d 4000 4006 1895 7f00 0001 E..4$-@.@....... 0x0010: 7f00 0001 0185 de54 74d3 3b88 740a fff5 .......Tt.;.t... 0x0020: 8010 2000 ed6a 0000 0101 080a 5e80 d50c .....j......^... 0x0030: 5e80 d50c ^... ---End of Dump--- Any help would be appreciated.