Changes

Your SME Server automatically maintains a Directory and populates it with users names and contact details when Admin enters these in the server-manager. Any client program that uses LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol), such as the address book in Thunderbird, will be able to access the Directory - but by default this will be read-only access. For example, with Thunderbird, look under the "Tools" menu and choose "Address Book". Then look under the "File" - "New" menu and select "LDAP Directory".  

Your SME Server automatically maintains a Directory and populates it with users names and contact details when Admin enters these in the server-manager. Any client program that uses LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol), such as the address book in Thunderbird, will be able to access the Directory - but by default this will be read-only access. For example, with Thunderbird, look under the "Tools" menu and choose "Address Book". Then look under the "File" - "New" menu and select "LDAP Directory".  

You will see a dialog box similar to what is shown here.

You will see a dialog box similar to the one shown here.

[[Image:Netscape_prefs_directory.png]]

[[Image:Netscape_prefs_directory.png]]

 

The following table is a resume of what you will need to enter depending of your client available settings. There are 3 main configurations : Anonymous, authenticated using starttls and authenticated using the SSL port. Pay attention that some client won't accept to connect if you use a self signed certificate. Also, important to note:

*For the name you wish to give your company directory - any name will do.

You will need to enter the following information:

*Enter the name you wish to give your company directory - any name will do.

*The LDAP server or Hostname  is the name of your web server, in the form www.yourdomain.xxx.

*The LDAP server or Hostname  is the name of your web server, in the form www.yourdomain.xxx.

*The Server Root information can be found on the "Directory" screen in your server-manager (more information on this is available in the next chapter). The usual form, assuming your domain is yourdomain.xxx, is dc=yourdomain,dc=xxx . (No spaces should be entered between the "dc=" statements.)

*The Server Root information can be found on the "Directory" screen in your server-manager (more information on this is available in the next chapter). The usual form, assuming your domain is yourdomain.xxx, is dc=yourdomain,dc=xxx . (No spaces should be entered between the "dc=" statements.)

*The Port Number is always 389.

 

Once the address book has been created, enter a term into the search field, if you type an '''@''' you will list the contact details of all email accounts on the SME Server.

|Port

| colspan="2" |389

| colspan="2" |uid=USERNAME,ou=Users,dc=domain,dc.tld

| colspan="3" |ou=Users,dc=domain,dc.tld

|[[Image:Evolution_LDAP_startls.png|alt=|185x185px]]