Re: [Evolution] Adding a contact to ldap-server -> fields are greyed out

[Chris Toshok <toshok ximian com>]

Basically there's 2 things required for adding/modify/removing contacts
with evolution.

     1. you have to authenticate. (this is an evo requirement, not
        necessarily a server req.)
     2. you have to be able to query the schema subentry, and get the
        list of objectClasses/attributes.

If #1 isn't done, you won't be able to add/modify/delete, the operations
just won't be available, and the contact editor will be entirely greyed
out.  If #2 isn't done, the fields in the contact editor won't be
available (since evo sensitizes those fields based on what the server
says it supports.)

Chris

On Wed, 2003-07-23 at 15:36, Carsten Reimer wrote:
> Hallo,
>
> after puzzeling for nearly two days including several google searches
> and etherreal sniffing I guess I need some assistance. I am trying to
> get evolution 1.4.3 to work with an openldap-Server 2.1.17 on a
> debian-woody system. I am able to read and delete entries via evolution
> and I am also able to add entries using the openldap-tools (using the
> same binddn and searchbase as for evolution). But when I try to add or
> edit entries via evolution I cannot enter a single letter in the
> appearing form. I have no idea where to look further. I included
> core.schema, cosine.schema, inetorperson.schema and
> evolutionperson.schema in my slapd.conf. But it does not work either I
> leave evolutionperson.schema out or not.
>
> By sniffing a bit I realized that evolution, after having set up the
> values for the directory-server for the first time, queries the server
> with an unauthorized bind for several attributes from the rootDSE (such
> as subschemaSubentry supportedFeatures ...). So I had to change the
> access-rules to make that query successful - and it was (concerning to
> etherreal-output). But adding entries is still impossible.
>
> I would appreciate any hint which might help me on my way.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Carsten
>
> P. S.:
> What's strange, that I am not able any more to delete the
> directory-server entry from evolution (using Tools->Settings).
>
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