[Xerte-dev] Re: enquiry about LDAP error and mailing list email change from Vicky Greaves...

Wed May 15 13:02:36 BST 2013

Yeah but there are a few default value in there that seem to be allowing it to try to build the ldap table now…

I’m sure they didn’t before…

Regards,

John Smith
Learning Technologist
School of Health & Life Sciences
Glasgow Caledonian University

From: xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Pat @ Pgogy
Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 12:11 PM
To: For Xerte technical developers
Subject: [Xerte-dev] Re: enquiry about LDAP error and mailing list email change from Vicky Greaves...

Erm......

It should only install ldap settings if entered?

On 15 May 2013, at 11:15, "Smith, John" <J.J.Smith at gcu.ac.uk<mailto:J.J.Smith at gcu.ac.uk>> wrote:
Hi,

Just did a brand new install of the Stable 2.0 zip from Community, on a proper server and got this warning at the end (all default values on final page).

The ldap query has failed (query: {{INSERT INTO ldap (ldap_filter,ldap_filter_attr,ldap_host,ldap_port,ldap_password,ldap_basedn,ldap_username) VALUES (?,?,?,?,?,?,?)}}) due to Field 'ldap_knownname' doesn't have a default value

These failures may affect your site, please see if they can be rectified using the management tools or altering the database directly.
Not sure if it’s related but we should probably ignore that error with the default values…

Regards,

John Smith
Learning Technologist
School of Health & Life Sciences
Glasgow Caledonian University

From: xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk> [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Pat @ Pgogy
Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 9:15 AM
To: For Xerte technical developers
Subject: [Xerte-dev] Re: enquiry about LDAP error and mailing list email change from Vicky Greaves...

Well I would have read all the email but it lacked plot twists

If they are using one ldap then truncating all the ldap table might be a good first step

On 15 May 2013, at 00:01, "Ron Mitchell" <ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk<mailto:ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk>> wrote:
1. I already said that in my reply ;-)

2. That line is only in one place:
$ldap_config = db_query("SELECT * FROM {$xerte_toolkits_site->database_table_prefix}ldap");
        if(empty($ldap_config)) {
            $this->addError("LDAP servers not configured in DB");
            return false;
        }

I already suggested they check the ldap table directly so I guess Vicky has relayed that.

Cheers
Ron

From: xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk> [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Pat @ Pgogy
Sent: 14 May 2013 20:13
To: For Xerte technical developers
Subject: [Xerte-dev] Re: enquiry about LDAP error and mailing list email change from Vicky Greaves...

1) don't put xampp on a server unless its protected and you follow the xampp security guidance

2) if you search the code for that error where does it appear?

On 14 May 2013, at 19:55, "Ron Mitchell" <ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk<mailto:ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk>> wrote:
Forwarded on behalf of Vicky Greaves along with my direct responses. Read from 1st message up.
Is anyone able to sort the list email issue?

From: Ron Mitchell [mailto:ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk]
Sent: 13 May 2013 19:22
To: 'Vicky Greaves'
Subject: RE: Ron - I was on your 1st May Xerte 2.0 course...

Hi Vicky
I'll forward your request for email change to someone at Nottingham. I think they normally expect users to do this themselves but I can see why that wouldn't work for you at the moment.

In the meantime I would respond as follows:

1. Does your colleague have direct access to the database and if so I would suggest checking the LDAP table directly to see if the values are being saved/stored.

2. Does the install work ok apart from this e.g. if you switch to guest or static authentication?

3. Near the top of config.php set development to true e.g. $development = true; Does that show any more useful error messages?

4. Is this a local install or an install meant for organisation wide use? XAMPP really isn't the right solution for a production server - ideally Apache, PHP and MySQL should be installed separately.

Sorry I can't offer to provide further direct support on this even though it might be me who responds on the mailing list anyway. I'll post your original question to the list but you mention xerte-dev and xerteforteachers neither of which are the correct location for this - are you also a member of http://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/xerte because that's where the question should be posted?

HTH
Ron

From: Vicky Greaves [mailto:Vicky.Greaves at scope.org.uk]
Sent: 13 May 2013 13:11
To: 'ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk<mailto:ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk>'
Subject: Ron - I was on your 1st May Xerte 2.0 course...

Hi Ron

Apologies for contacting you directly…
I was on your first xerte 2.0 course in London on 1st May. I mentioned we’d been having problems with the Xerte2 installation - we still are.
I tried mailing the issue to the Xerte-dev list (see below) but our institution has just swapped all our email addresses so I’m no longer recognised on the Xerte lists database. I have contacted 'xerte-owner at lists.nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:xerte-owner at lists.nottingham.ac.uk>' re this last week but not had a response as yet.
Could you possibly do me a favour and pass on our technical question (below), or forward my email address change request (below that) to the appropriate person?? I’m being a bit held up..

Apologies yet again, and very many thanks

Vicky Greaves

e-Learning Technologist

From: Vicky Greaves
Sent: 09 May 2013 11:59
To: xerte-dev at lists.nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:xerte-dev at lists.nottingham.ac.uk>
Subject: Xerte 2.0 installation problem

Please can you offer any suggestions re. the issue my networks colleague is having with LDAP in our new installation…

I am experiencing the following error message whilst trying to use the LDAP function in XOT. The error message is:
“LDAP servers not configured in DB”

The Xampp install has had the LDAP feature enabled and the correct values have been entered into the Site Administration location.
Any ideas?

We are running the latest version of both Xampp and XOT

Thanks very much
Vicky Greaves

e-Learning Technologist

From: Vicky Greaves
Sent: 09 May 2013 14:13
To: 'xerte-owner at lists.nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:xerte-owner at lists.nottingham.ac.uk>'
Subject: email change

Please can you help.

My institution is in the process of changing everybody’s email address. I am currently registered on some of the Xerte mailing lists (xerte-dev and XERTEFORTEACHERS) with the following address:

greavesv at beaumontcollege.org<mailto:greavesv at beaumontcollege.org>

The above email address is still active and I receive these emails, but when I send emails, they go out from this address:

Vicky.Greaves at SCOPE.ORG.UK<mailto:Vicky.Greaves at SCOPE.ORG.UK>

Is there any way I can change my email address on the XERTE database?

Many thanks
Vicky Greaves

Learning Technologist

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