LDAP Authentication
LDAP for SME Server
Maintainer
Description
This contribution for smeserver adds LDAP
This allows the use of SME user's database in other applications
- either local, eg. a LAMP app
- on the server itself, eg. egroupware
- 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.
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.
Requirements
You need a test server, or a spirit of adventure.
Send feedback to Bugzilla, or create a new bug for new issues.
Installation
This contrib is currently held in the smetest repository, so the following commands will install on your smeserver.
yum --enablerepo=smetest install e-smith-base+ldap e-smith-samba+ldap
This will replace standard e-smith-base and e-smith-samba packages
signal-event post-upgrade; signal-event reboot
Uninstall
It might be possible but don't use a server where you have an expectation of being able to.
Usage
ToDo, Add example setups for different types of clients, or links to other wiki pages with LDAP sections
Test with your email addressbook http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server:Documentation:User_Manual:Chapter2
View your LDAP Schema, ObjectClasses and Attributes with http://wiki.contribs.org/Phpldapadmin , This contrib works on sme8
Bugs
Please raise bugs under the SME-Contribs section in bugzilla and select the smeserver-? component or use this link .
