Re: [Evolution] Evolution plus LDAP

[Pete Biggs <pete biggs org uk>]

> My company says me to use these settings:
>
>     * Server Name: server_name
>     * Account name: logon_name
>     * Password: domain_password
>     * Log on using Secure Password Ðuthentication
>     * Server Port number: 389
>     * Search base: dc=xxx,dc=yyy
>
> In Evolution I set up:
>
> Use secure connection: TLS encryption
>
> Authentication
> Login method: Using email address
> Login: logon_name

I suspect that this is wrong - try using a DN to login - probably the DN
should be something like 'uid=<username>,ou=people,dc=xxx,dc=yyy

> Search base: DC=xxx,DC=yyy
> Search scope: Sub
> Search filter:
>
> Downloading
> Timeout: 1 minute
> Download limit: 10 cards
>
> I really don't know what to put into Search scope and Search filter.
> I don't know what secure connection should I use.
>
> As result I don't have any contacts in the list, I don't have any
> autocompletion (mark in Preferences).

You won't see anything in the contacts list display until you search for
something - it needs at least 3 characters in the search box.  (I
believe the reason for this is that LDAP directories can have thousands
of entries, and downloading all those would take too much time.)

Pete