Re: [Evolution] LDAP Contacts

[Pascal DeMilly <list evolution newgenesys com>]

Can you include the content of your evol.ldif. Might want to include
also your ldap.conf and slapd.conf.

I am not an expert on LDAP, just starting to investigate it myself, but
2 brains are better than one. I love the potential of that protocol. I
have a lot of workstations and servers out there running a mix of
Windows, Linux and SCO unix and be able to standardize on one protocol
for authentication, address books, java class repository is grand.

Regards

Pascal

On Thu, 2001-09-27 at 22:57, Zot O'Connor wrote:
> Hmmm when I did that I got:
>
>  ldapadd -x -f evo.ldif 
> adding new entry "dc=mydomain,dc=org"
> ldap_add: No such object
>
>
> When I point evo to that server, I do not see anything.
>
> I seem to be ultra stupid about LDAP for some reason.
>
> On Thu, 2001-09-27 at 15:16, Pascal DeMilly wrote:
> > I found the evolutionperson.schema at:
> >
> > http://www.gxsnmp.org/CVS/evolution/addressbook/backend/pas/evolutionperson.schema
> >
> > I don't know though if it is the latest version. You might want to check
> > Evolution's CVS.
> >
> > Pascal
> >
> > On Thu, 2001-09-27 at 15:01, Zot O'Connor wrote:
> > > Where is evolutionperson.schema ?
> > >
> > > On Thu, 2001-09-27 at 10:36, Pascal DeMilly wrote:
> > > > To create a contact db using openldap you need to have the
> > > > evolutionperson.schema file in your schema directory on your
> > > > server.(actually I am not so sure about it, but in my case I found it
> > > > true when I was testing my ldap address book few snapshot ago around
> > > > 0.12 or so). 
> > > >
> > > > Then include the path to that file in your slapd.conf config file. Set a
> > > > rootdn (ie: rootdn "cn=Admin,dc=mydomain,dc=org" and set your access
> > > > right. (You can start with access to * by * write). Only for testing
> > > > though.
> > > >
> > > > Then create a file (ie: newentry) that you will import in your ldap
> > > > database. Assuming your domain name is mydomain.org
> > > >
> > > > DN: dc=mydomain,dc=org
> > > > objectclass: dcObject
> > > > dc: mydomain
> > > >
> > > > DN: cn=Admin,dc=mydomain,dc=org
> > > > objectclass: organizationUnit
> > > > ou: People
> > > >
> > > > Then add that file to our database
> > > >
> > > > lpadadd -x -f newentry
> > > >
> > > > Try accessing your database from the prompt using ldapsearch -x. If you
> > > > succeed then try accessing it from the system where Evolution will run
> > > > from.
> > > >
> > > > Then in Evolution, enter your ldap fqdn, and put your rootdn where it is
> > > > requested. 
> > > >
> > > > You should then be able to access your database and if you set
> > > > authentication, be able to write to it. This use to work without setting
> > > > Authentication, but was changed after I reported it and now I am bitting
> > > > my fingers about it. I haven't tested it recently as I think you cannot
> > > > still access your LDAP source from the compose window which make having
> > > > your own LDAP address book almost useless. Hopefully somebody will tell
> > > > me it is working again.
> > > >
> > > > Hope I answered your request
> > > >
> > > > Regards
> > > >
> > > > Pascal
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, 2001-09-27 at 06:34, Cory Watson wrote:
> > > > > Can someone point me to some information on creating a contacts db in
> > > > > openldap?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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