Re: [Evolution] Logging LDAP activity in 2.0.1

[Thomas Spuhler <ThomasSpuhler tusonix com>]

On Thu, 2004-10-14 at 08:14, Eric Lambart wrote:
> On Thu, 2004-10-14 at 08:03 -0700, Thomas Spuhler wrote:
> > On Thu, 2004-10-14 at 07:30, Per Thomas Jahr wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I'm having some problems with getting Evolution 2.0.1 to work together
> > > with the company LDAP. Is there someway I can get a log file or some
> > > more info from Evolution when it communicates with the LDAP server? 
> > >
> > > There is no error messages from Evolution but I can't get any results
> > > when I search the LDAP either...
> > >
> > > Thanks
> >
> > You are not the only one and I never got a reply to this question on
> > this list.
> > Evo does not connect (at least I don't know how) to the kolab server,
> > whereas Netscape/Mozilla or Kmail does not have this problem. It seems
> > that Evo finds the LDAP server, but it does not accept the password. It
> > keeps on asking for the password.
>
> Well, I am only *just* starting to figure out how to set up LDAP on my
> mail server, and was messing around with it last night.  I can't help
> you with the overall issues, but as far as logging go, if you shut down
> Evo by running:
> $ evolution --force-shutdown
> and then
> $ /usr/libexec/evolution-data-server-1.0
> (for RedHat 9; if it's not in that directory, try this to find it):
> $ locate -r "evolution-data-server-1.0$"
>
> After you've got EDS started, you can just start Evolution normally, and
> you'll see LDAP-related messages appear in the terminal window where EDS
> is running.
>
> But unfortunately, from my limited experience, authentication problems
> don't seem to give any feedback at all.
>
> I just wish someone had written a simple document for "how to set up
> OpenLDAP from scratch to store your Evolution contacts and share them
> with other clients."

Kolab sets them up very nicely if you use Mandrake. Entering the
contacts is WEB browser based and everybody can use them. It's a company
(or home) directory. Kmail and Mozilla take advantage of it nicely. Just
start the name in an e-mail and it will have autocompletion (similar as
when the name is already in the Evo address book). Evo probably will do
the same.
The only problem is how to connect Evo to it.
You are right. A documentation would help.

>   I guess I may have to be the one who does it.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Eric

Tom

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