[Xerte] Xerte LDAP Authentication to AD Not Working

[James Burns]

Hi all,

I continually get this error when trying to authenticate a user through Xerte (http://hudxot01.kirkleescollege.ac.uk/xerte/index.php)  :-

"sorry that password combination was incorrect"

However, the username and password are correct & I can authenticate using the Softerra LDAP Win32 browser with no issue using same credentials.

This is what is in some key fields in the LDAP table in MYSQL :-

Ldap_host: huddc02.kirklees.local  -  (host pings ok from xerte box & I can connect to port 389 on ldap host using wget from xerte box)
Ldap_port: 389
Ldap_username: CN=Xot,OU=Service Accounts,OU=Administration,DC=kirklees,DC=local
Ldap_basedn: DC=kirklees,DC=local
Ldap_filter:  CN=
Ldap_filter_att: sAMAccountName

Ldap_password is a combination of numbers and letters

I have been looking for something in /var/log/messages, /var/log/syslog or the Apache error logs to see more about the error, but can find nothing.

Ldap PHP module installed and enabled & showing ok in phpinfo

Have been able to successfully test LDAP access through Softerra using both defined xerte ldap "proxy" account and my test ldap user account.
I have tried using quotations at start and end of "ldap_username" due to space between "service" & "accounts" in string - no difference.

In AD, both tested usernames have same value fro both "cn" and "sAMAccountName"

Firewall on xerte box is set to allow all traffic for testing.

Is there something I am missing, or are there any other suggestions?

TIA
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