Re: [Evolution] Can't hide rootdn in an LDAP Address Book

[Norm Proffitt <normproffitt earthlink net>]

On Tue, 2010-03-02 at 17:31 +0000, Pete Biggs wrote:
> > > I've setup an openldap server and created an LDAP address book in
> > > Evolution 2.28.2.  No matter what I do, I can't figure out how to
> > > prevent the rootdn from appearing in the address book.  
> > >
> > > ldapsearch shows the rootdn is defined as follows:
> > >   dn: cn=Manager,dc=example,dc=com
> > >   cn: Manager
> > >   objectClass: organizationalRole
> > >
> > > I do not bind to the ldap server using the rootdn and I've even tried
> > > adding a search filter (objectClass=evolutionPerson) to the address
> > > book's properties.
> > >
> > > Is there any way to prevent the rootdn from appearing in the address
> > > book?
> >
> > I'm still struggling with this issue.  Is it normal for the rootdn to
> > appear in an LDAP address book?  Do other people see the rootdn for
> > their ldap servers in their LDAP address books?  If this is normal then
> > I'll just give up.
>
> Normally the entries are put into a separate ou so that you don't see
> things like the rootdn.  The search base is then something like
> ou=people,dc=example,dc=com
>
> P.

Thanks Pete.  That did the trick.  I was using the search base found by
the 'Find Possible Search Bases' button. I added my address book's ou to
the search base and things are as I expect them.

Now to figure out how to get things working on port 636.

Thanks,
  Norm