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RE: Adding entries

To: "oberwetter, josh" <joberwetter@grownetwork.com>
Subject: RE: Adding entries
From: "Casio" <tim@casson-smith.freeserve.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2001 23:50:47 +0100
Cc: "ldap" <openldap-software@OpenLDAP.org>
Importance: Normal
In-reply-to: <53A29CF72629D511B5C600B0D0AB7085081A88@PALM>
I have been on to MS website but cannot find these instructions you mention
regardin how to connect to a generic LDAP server. However I did download a
file just now from their site regarding support for LDAP, but after this was
complete I still can't get it to work :(

Regards

Tim

> -----Original Message-----
> From: oberwetter, josh [mailto:joberwetter@grownetwork.com]
> Sent: 04 September 2001 22:49
> To: 'Casio'
> Subject: RE: Adding entries
>
>
> Sorry, I've had a busy day & I totally missed the fact that
> you're using 98,
> not 2000. I'm afraid that I don't have access to a machine
> running 98, so if
> there are differences then I can't help. Again, sorry for the
> confusion, but
> you should find all the info that I pasted below in MSFT's help files.
>
> It's hard to debug from afar. Why don't you turn on debugging in your
> directory server & see if Outlook is connecting at all? If yes, then make
> changes in LDAP. If no, then make changes to Outlook.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Casio [mailto:tim@casson-smith.freeserve.co.uk]
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 5:45 PM
> > To: oberwetter, josh
> > Cc: ldap
> > Subject: RE: Adding entries
> >
> >
> > Well for me to add a directory service in Outlook 98, I go to
> > 1) Tools -> Accounts
> > 2) This allows me to add or amend Directory services.
> > 3) I only have file->exit not file->exit and logoff
> >
> > I have followed your instructions otherwise and it still
> > doesn't work :(
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Tim
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: oberwetter, josh [mailto:joberwetter@grownetwork.com]
> > > Sent: 04 September 2001 22:23
> > > To: 'Casio'
> > > Subject: RE: Adding entries
> > >
> > >
> > > Yes, I was speaking about fields in the LDAP Directory
> > Service box in
> > > Outlook. This box appears when you either add a new Microsoft
> > > LDAP Directory
> > > service or edit the properties of an existing LDAP service.
> > > Here are the Outlook help instructions:
> > > On the Tools menu, click Services.
> > > Click Add.
> > > In the Available information services box, click Microsoft
> > LDAP Directory.
> > > In the LDAP Directory Service dialog, enter the settings
> > for the LDAP
> > > directory service you want to add.
> > > On the File Menu, click Exit and Log Off.
> > >
> > > You don't have to add hostname and port to a conf file.
> > > By default OpenLDAP uses port 389.
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Casio [mailto:tim@casson-smith.freeserve.co.uk]
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 5:27 PM
> > > > To: oberwetter, josh
> > > > Cc: ldap
> > > > Subject: RE: Adding entries
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > 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
> > > > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
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