Re: [Evolution] Contact from LDAP database

[Pascal DeMilly <list evolution newgenesys com>]

Oh No! I just downloaded the latest snapshot for RH 7.1 cvs
2001.09.17.07.08 and see that some changes have been made to the LDAP
code as I am not able to add contact to my LDAP database.

Now all fields in the contact are disabled. Double-clicking on an empty
cell of the contact list brings the new contact dialog box, but  I
cannot enter any info. I am stuck with an read-only database. Not very
useful. Note that I can ldapadd from the shell.

Please turn back support for read-write or explain me what to change on
my server to be able to write to my database.

Thanks

Pascal

On Sat, 2001-09-15 at 08:58, Pascal DeMilly wrote:
> I want to report few problems that I have with the contact component of
> a LDAP database.
>
> I created a  LDAP database with write priviledge granted to all
> (testing purposes). I can access, add and modify records from any shell
> prompt. I can also access contacts from that database directly from
> evolution. 
>
> But when trying to modify a contact, most fields are disabled. Only the
> name, organization, location, fileAs fields, web page address and
> everything on the details page can be modifyied as the fields are not
> grayed out. Interestingly I can change the name, but when I press the
> fullname button, all the fields are disabled in the resulting popup
> dialog.
>
> From the contact view, the New Contact button, New List and delete
> button are also grayed out. But double-clicking in an empty cell on the
> list brings up a new contact that I can fill and save without any
> problem. As expected the contact is saved on my server in my LDAP
> database. So it seems that the permissions are OK and that indeed my
> database is read-write. Therefore one should expect all buttons and
> fields to be enabled.
>
> Anybody else working wih LDAP having similar problems ? I really want to
> use LDAP write access with Evolution which will make it really superior
> to Outlook and Netscape messenger or Mozilla-mail as they seem to have
> poor support for it (in write mode AFAIK).
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