[Xerte] Re: LDAP configuration for XOT 2.0

[Pat @ Pgogy]

Bind is, I think the username associated with the password

On 27 Apr 2013, at 12:18, robb <robb at interlin.nl> wrote:

> I have problems getting LDAP authentication configured. I think I have all the necessary info to fill in the configuration, but since I am an absolute newb on LDAP, I just don't know what to fill in where.
> I have installed xot on a Ubuntu 12.04 x64 server and using openldap.
> 
> In an earlier post to this list I was already pointed to the file in /xertedir/auth_config.php
> 
> There I am able to change the way xot authenticates and set it to authenticate through LDAP
> 
> in website/management.php I set the following:
> 
> LDAP host =
> domain.tld
> 
> LDAP port =
> 390 (my server uses a non standard LDAP port since also Samba4 is installed that uses 389 for it's own LDAP port)
> 
> LDAP password =
> ************* (this is the read/write password)
> 
> LDAP base =
> dc=domain,dc=tld
> 
> LDAP bind =
> I think this should be something like: ou=Users,dc=domain,dc=tld am I right? Where ou=Users is the location where the LDAP users are stored.
> 
> The LDAP main filter = 
> sAMAccountName 
> I am not sure about this one, because I read all about this in     Active Directory situations and since I use OpenLDAP, I don't know if this is correct.
> 
> The LDAP 2nd Filter =
> ? I have no clue what to put here. Just a plain cn= ?
>  
> I hope someone can give me some pointers on how to connect to my LDAP server for authentication to XOT.
> btw, Xot and LDAP are installed on the same server. XOT is installed in an Apache vhost on a subdomain of the server (xerte.domain.tld)
>  
> thank you for helping out
>  
> Robb
> 
> 
> 
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