On Mon, 2008-04-28 at 14:32 +0100, Timothy Murphy wrote: > Timothy Murphy wrote: > > > I should have said that I'm hoping to maintain my address book > > with phpLDAPadmin, which as far as I can see more or less forces one > > to choose a standard schema. > > > > I guess the solution in my case is to get edit the LDIF > > created by kaddressbook, and then keep the address book on my LDAP server. > > Sorry to reply to my own message, > but I'm finding the use of openldap with kmail is still baffling me. > > I've set up an LDAP Address Book, and access it using phpLDAPadmin. > I really like this setup, which meets all my requirements, > and is very easy to use - adding new entries or editing old entries > over the web is as simple as one could wish for. > > My only remaining problem is that I have not been able > to access this address book through kmail/kaddressbook. > > When I go to KAddressBook=>Settings=>Configure KAddressBook > and click on LDAP Lookup=>Add Host, > I give my DN as "dc=www,dc=xyz,dc=com". > If I choose Security: No and Authentication: Anonymous > and click on Query Server, it appears to be accepted. > A small window flashes up and disappears in a fraction of a second. > The only thing I can read on it is "0%" (I think). > > If I change to Security: TLS then I get the error > "LDAP server returned the error: Not Supported". > If I change to Security: SSL I get a similar but different error. > > If I return to Security: No and choose Authentication: Simple > I am asked for User and Password. > I'm not sure what User is meant > but as far as I can see whatever I give is accepted. > (I try "Manager" which is the openldap "user" I specified > when setting up the LDAP directory, > with or without the password I gave then, > and I also give my own username on the server, > with and without the password; > in all cases the entry seems to be accepted.) > > But if I now check the host I have given, > and click on Apply and OK, > I find nothing in the Address Book Browser - KaddressBook window > which comes up. > If I go to Tools=>Search for Addresses in Directory - KAddressBook > and enter anything in the Search box, eg for Name, > I get the error > "LDAP server returned the error: Invalid DN syntax > Additional info: invalid DN > The LDAP URL was: ldap://www.xyz.com:389";. > > I've written out my experience above at some length > largely for my own records, > but if anyone has successfully accessed an address book > on their openldap directory, > I should be very grateful to learn their method. > > I might say that I am still awaiting the Gerald Carter book, > but I guess in any case that this is a KMail issue > rather than anything to do with LDAP. > > Any advice or suggestions gratefully received. > (I'd be happy to give my true hostname > if anyone is willing to try my LDAP server with their kmail.) ---- I use kdaddressbook with LDAP server throughout my organization. quite simply - forget kmail at the moment and can you access via command line because when you figure this out, the kmail setup should be obvious. # authenticated example ldapsearch -x -h your_ldap_server -D 'ROOTBINDDN_SET_IN_SLAPD_CONF' -W '(cn=*)' # anonymous example ldapsearch -x -h your_ldap_server '(cn=*)' When you get either/both to work, that is how you setup kaddressbook If you have another user that can authenticate, you can change the authentication example to that user. Craig -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
