RE: Adding entries

[Bret Baptist <bbaptist@iexposure.com>]

I think that I ran into this very some problem starting out with LDAP too.  
You need to make sure that the mail attribute is readable by all in your 
slapd.conf.  

Bret.



-- On Tuesday 04 September 2001 03:37 pm, you wrote:
> I have core.schema included as part of the slapd.conf, I also have the
> inetorgperson.schema and its dependencies to the slapd.conf file. I have
> restarted since I did this but I still can't get MS Outlook 98 to find the
> entry I have added.
>
> Any further suggestions?
>
> Regards
>
> Tim
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: oberwetter, josh [mailto:joberwetter@grownetwork.com]
> > Sent: 04 September 2001 20:09
> > To: 'Casio'
> > Subject: RE: Adding entries
> >
> >
> > This filter is part of the request that's generated by Outlook whether
> > you like it or not. You don't have to do a thing.
> >
> > The mail attributetype is defined in the core.schema file. You include
> > different schemas in your slapd.conf file.
> > core.schema is included by default.
> >
> > However, you need an objectclass that allows the mail attributetype. Try
> > inetorgperson, which is defined in the inetorgperson.schema file.
> > (1) Add this schema definition (and its dependencies) to your slapd.conf.
> > (2) Add the inetorgperson objectclass and mail attributetype to
> > your entry.
> > (3) Restart
> >
> > I suggest that you read through parts of the Admin Guide before going
> > much further.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Casio [mailto:tim@casson-smith.freeserve.co.uk]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 2:56 PM
> > > To: oberwetter, josh
> > > Cc: ldap
> > > Subject: RE: Adding entries
> > >
> > >
> > > You'll have to excuse my ignoance because I am new to setting
> > > up a LDAP
> > > server. Where would I set up the mail attributetype?. Also is
> > > the filter you
> > > mention meant to be in the ldapfilter.conf?
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
> > > Tim
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: oberwetter, josh [mailto:joberwetter@grownetwork.com]
> > > > Sent: 04 September 2001 18:58
> > > > To: 'Casio'
> > > > Subject: RE: Adding entries
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > What I meant was that you must be able to support the
> > >
> > > following search
> > >
> > > > filter:
> > >
> > > (&(mail=*)(|(mail=rqxwe*)(|(cn=rqxwe*)(|(sn=rqxwe*)(givenname=
> > > rqxwe*)))))
> > >
> > > > This filter was generated by searching for "rqxwe" using
> > >
> > > Outlook (NOT
> > >
> > > > Outlook Express, which is a totally different product).
> > > > To support this filter, you MUST define a value for the mail
> > > > attributetype.
> > > > The search will not return any entry that doesn't contain a
> > >
> > > value for the
> > >
> > > > mail attributetype.
> > > >
> > > > So, my first question is, do your entries contain a value
> > >
> > > for the mail
> > >
> > > > attributetype?
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Casio [mailto:tim@casson-smith.freeserve.co.uk]
> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 1:49 PM
> > > > > To: oberwetter, josh
> > > > > Cc: ldap
> > > > > Subject: RE: Adding entries
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Where do I define the attribute references?
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards
> > > > >
> > > > > Tim
> > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: oberwetter, josh [mailto:joberwetter@grownetwork.com]
> > > > > > Sent: 04 September 2001 15:11
> > > > > > To: 'Casio'
> > > > > > Cc: 'openldap-software@OpenLDAP.org'
> > > > > > Subject: RE: Adding entries
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The Outlook problem might not be due to the way you're
> > > > >
> > > > > using OpenLDAP per
> > > > >
> > > > > > se. The entry is there because you can search for it using
> > > > >
> > > > > ldapsearch, and
> > > > >
> > > > > > your Outlook can connect to the directory server
> > > > >
> > > > > (presumably on port 389)
> > > > >
> > > > > > else you would see an error.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The problem _might_ have to do with how Outlook searches. Check
> > > > > > out the FAQ
> > > > > > on Outlook (Software --> Integration --> Microsoft apps).
> > > > >
> > > > > Have you defined
> > > > >
> > > > > > the attributes referenced in the Outlook search? See what I
> > > > >
> > > > > wrote at the
> > > > >
> > > > > > bottom of
> > > > > > http://www.openldap.org/faq/data/cache/294.html

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