RE: Adding entries

["Casio" <tim@casson-smith.freeserve.co.uk>]

How would I know the hostname and port? if I enter anything into the
ldap.conf, it then won't allow any searching via ldapsearch. I have tried a
login. I am assuming you mean for me to enter a login under Outlook for the
server?

Regards

Tim

> -----Original Message-----
> From: oberwetter, josh [mailto:joberwetter@grownetwork.com]
> Sent: 04 September 2001 21:56
> To: 'Casio'
> Subject: RE: Adding entries
>
>
> Yes, a prerequisite for searching is that you can connect to the
> LDAP server
> in the first place  ;)
>
> The properties of your LDAP service depend entirely on how you configure
> your LDAP server. I assume that you know the hostname and port.
> For username
> and password, just use the database admin that you defined in your
> slapd.conf file. For search base, use the base dn that you defined in
> slapd.conf. You can change these later, if necessary.
>
> If you still can't connect to the server, I believe that
> Microsoft provides
> Outlook-specific instructions for connecting to a generic LDAP server.
>
> Regarding access controls, read access implies search access (see
> http://www.openldap.org/doc/admin/slapdconfig.html#Access
> Control) so if you
> allow everybody read access then you're set.
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Casio [mailto:tim@casson-smith.freeserve.co.uk]
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 4:55 PM
> > To: oberwetter, josh
> > Cc: ldap
> > Subject: RE: Adding entries
> >
> >
> > I did as you suggested. Created a file with the entries below
> > using ldapadd,
> > they went in okay and I made sure by using ldapsearch. I then
> > type Diaz - no
> > joy so I went into the address book and selected find people,
> > then selected
> > the LDAP server to search with enter the name again and
> > Outlook errored
> > stating that the LDAP server was unavailable or the name is incorrect.
> >
> > In the directory service settings, I have localserver.com
> > (LDAP Server name)
> > and in the search base I have "dc=localserver, dc=com" is this right?
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Tim
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: oberwetter, josh [mailto:joberwetter@grownetwork.com]
> > > Sent: 04 September 2001 21:28
> > > To: 'Casio'
> > > Subject: RE: Adding entries
> > >
> > >
> > > Did you edit the _entry_ so that it defines a value for the mail
> > > attributetype?
> > > For example, try adding something like the following entry to your
> > > directory. Then search for "Darlene" or "Diaz".
> > >
> > > dn: uid=mail_test, dc=your_value, dc=your_value
> > > objectclass: top
> > > objectclass: person
> > > objectclass: organizationalperson
> > > objectclass: inetorgperson
> > > uid: mail_test
> > > givenName: Darlene
> > > sn: Diaz
> > > cn: Darlene Diaz
> > > mail: DarleneDiaz@mycompany.com
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Casio [mailto:tim@casson-smith.freeserve.co.uk]
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 4:37 PM
> > > > To: oberwetter, josh
> > > > Cc: ldap
> > > > Subject: RE: Adding entries
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > 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
> > > >
>