Topic: Newb: LDAP Server and Outlook

[cknight725]

Ok, so I know next to nothing about SME Server -- I however was able to get it setup and running as our mailserver FLAWLESSLY!  Kudos to developers -- this thing ROCKS!!!        

I'd like to take advantage of the LDAP server in SME 6.0.1-01.  We're a Windows shop here so everyone is running WinXP and Outlook 2002.  So I've tried to set it up as best I can, but I'm still getting an "Invalid DN Syntax (34)" error message in Outlook.  So I really don't know what the DN is, what it should be, or where to get the proper info to put into outlook because I'm sure it depends on something I've configured in SME ...

Any help would be TRULY AWESOME!!!

[dmajwool]

I'm just starting to explore LDAP in connection with open exchange and on this site you will find an rpm for phpLdapAdmin from MasterSleepy which I installed no problem on SME6.01.
Using that to poke around the SME directory, you may well discover enough about the various LDAP names to solve your problem... and learn a bit more about how LDAP works.  Good luck!
HTH, David.

[cknight725]

RPM?  phpLdapAdmin?

... remember ... windows guy -- linux newb ...

[mapangojoe]

I am also having trouble with the LDAP server on SME 6.x.  I have a recently installed server, running SME 6.X, updated last week via YUM.  

I have gone through the docs and viewed how to setup your Email client to use the LDAP function of the server, but cannot get it working.  I tried Evolution, OSx Address Book, and Outlook Express.  Evolution gives me a cannot contact LDAP server, and the Apple and Outlook client just return nothing.  I have attempted to search for known users to no avail.

I clearly am just missing something!

Someone please enlighten my dorkness;)

Chris Curtis

[hmuhammad]

Configure your LDAP client with the local IP address of your server, port number 389, and the server root parameter as dc=yourdomain,dc=com (or,net, org, edu, etc.)

For Outlook 2000:

1)Tools->Accounts->Directory-Services(Tab)->
  [Add]->Directory-Service

    Internet directory (LDAP) server: __some-name__

    Logon is *NOT* required

  [Next]

    Check Email Addresses: __your-choice-Yes-or-No__

  [Next]->[Finish]

  Click the [Properties] button

  General Tab
   
     Fill-in the server name (or IP address)

  Advance Tab
   
     Server Port Number: __389__

     Search Base: __dc=yourdomain,dc=com___


  Click [OK], then [Close]

[dmajwool]

... remember ... windows guy -- linux newb ...

If you have not done so already, please look at the contribution on this site and follow the links to the phpLdapAdmin website.  You will see that it is a browser based app, quite suitable for "windows guy".  Be brave!
HTH, David.