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== LDAP for SME Server ==
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== LDAP for SME Server 8==
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{{Level|Advanced}}
      
=== Description ===
 
=== Description ===
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Adding LDAP authentication to sme was easy.
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LDAP authentication  
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We just needed to add the attribute userPassword to the users entries in the ldap
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server and keep them in sync with the passwords stored in /etc/shadow.
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For SME 8 only, and for simplicity LDAP remains readonly  
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For SME 8 only, LDAP is readonly  
    
This allows  the use of SME user's database in other applications  
 
This allows  the use of SME user's database in other applications  
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: on the local network, eg. another server in the local network which runs an ERP, but uses SME server user/group database
 
: on the local network, eg. another server in the local network which runs an ERP, but uses SME server user/group database
 
: or even a remote host, eg. a GLPI instance used to manage requests from several clients using SME server.
 
: or even a remote host, eg. a GLPI instance used to manage requests from several clients using SME server.
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Some applications have the possibility to use imap/pop authentication (egroupware, GLPI, maybe others), but some don't offer this possibility, but can use only LDAP. imap/pop isn't as powerful as LDAP as we can only check user/password, whereas with LDAP, we can check other attributes, groups of the user etc.
      
=== Installation ===
 
=== Installation ===
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SME 8 only, e-smith-ldap-5.2.0-5.el5.sme from smetest or smeupdates-testing
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SME 8 beta 5 onwards
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This rpm is currently held in the smetest repository, the following commands will install on your smeserver.
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yum install e-smith-ldap  --enablerepo=smetest --enablerepo=smeupdates-testing --exclude=*+ldap
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no other package is needed, if it says it does it's an issue with the repos's, download manually and 'yum localinstall'
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signal-event post-upgrade;  signal-event reboot
      
=== Uninstall ===
 
=== Uninstall ===
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View your LDAP Schema, ObjectClasses and Attributes with [[:Phpldapadmin ]]
 
View your LDAP Schema, ObjectClasses and Attributes with [[:Phpldapadmin ]]
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, This contrib works on sme8
      
Example setups for different types of clients
 
Example setups for different types of clients
    
==== SugarCRM ====
 
==== SugarCRM ====
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Applications should use anonymous bind, there is no need to use the LDAP root password
    
: Enabled LDAP server
 
: Enabled LDAP server
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=== Bugs ===
 
=== Bugs ===
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Please raise bugs under the SME-Contribs section in [http://bugs.contribs.org/enter_bug.cgi bugzilla]
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Please raise bugs under the SME Server 8 section
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and select the smeserver-? component or use {{BugzillaFileBug|product=SME%20Contribs|component=smeserver-?|title=this link}}.
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<noinclude>[[Category: Contrib]]</noinclude>
 
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