Re: [Evolution] OpenLDAP/evolution problem.

[Thomas Novin <thnov xyz pp se>]

On Wed, 2007-09-05 at 22:02 +0800, Wouter van Marle wrote:
> Not sure which mail list I need - openldap or evolution. Sorry if you 
> feel I'm wrong here. I've done my googling, and have been struggling 

I've tried posting a similar issue to the openldap-list but they don't
like application-specific problems there.

> I'm running OpenLDAP on my Debian Etch server, it is running fine - I 
> have added many contacts (long time ago) via Evolution, and running:
> ldapsearch -x -b 'dc=squirrel-systems,dc=com' '(objectclass=*)'
> gives the expected results.
>
> Now I want to access this ldap directory from Evolution, running on my 
> Mandriva 2007 spring installation. This doesn't work well. Long time 
> ago I had it  more or less working, that's how I got the contacts in, 
> but now not at all.
>
> In Evolution, I add the address book with the server, and ask for "get 
> search base". Then it correctly returns "dc=squirrel-systems,dc=com". 
> So there is a connection with the OpenLDAP server! However that's all: 
> I don't get any contacts listed.

This is similar to my issue[1] that I sent with subject 'Problem
fetching my LDAP addressbook' Aug 30 22:12. I never received any
responses to that one though.

Surely it must be someone which successfully uses Evolution + LDAP
addressbook?

1.
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/evolution-list/2007-August/msg00222.html


Rgds,

Thomas