Thanks Stuart, I ended up writing a php script to connect to the ldap server from our dspace server. Worked.
Long story short. There were about 3 changes going on at the same time. The only one I had control over was a stupid error on my part - through the course of the past few weeks, the config file was clobbered (only on 1 line) and one letter was changed in the ldap object context. I guess no one noticed as there are only 3 people testing; I was able to log in, but no one else was. Alas. Thanks for the tool tip - We use softerra on windows, but I don't have anything loaded on linux. Thanks again, Susan Stuart Lewis [sdl] wrote: > Hi Susan, > > >> I started receiving the following messages in my dspace log today: >> >> 2007-04-17 15:29:25,244 WARN org.dspace.app.webui.servlet.LDAPServlet @ >> anonymous:session_id=7EFF45148568493C0EB81D2E82FDCF62:ip_addr=128.172.144.44:l >> dap_authentication:type=failed_auth >> javax.naming.AuthenticationException: [LDAP: error code 49 - NDS error: >> failed authentication (-669)] >> > > I'm guessing you are authenticating against Novell? The standard LDAP error > code 49, and Novell's error code -669 just mean "bad username or password", > so aren't very helpful. > > One little tool that is very useful in debugging LDAP problems is the 'LDAP > Browser'. > > http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/~gawor/ldap/ > > You can give this the same information that you used to configure LDAP in > DSpace, and see if it lets you in. If it does, the problem will be with > DSpace (although you say you have changed anything so hopefully it is fine), > or if it doesn't, the problem will be with the LDAP service. > > If it does also fail, it gives you a nice tool to take to the LDAP > administrators to show that connections are not working. They should be able > to turn on tracing to watch authentication attempts to their LDAP service to > see what is happening. > > Good luck! > > > Stuart > _________________________________________________________________ > > Datblygydd Cymwysiadau'r We Web Applications Developer > Gwasanaethau Gwybodaeth Information Services > Prifysgol Cymru Aberystwyth University of Wales Aberystwyth > > E-bost / E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Ffon / Tel: (01970) 622860 > _________________________________________________________________ > -- Susan Teague Rector Web Applications Manager Library Information Systems, VCU Libraries 804.827.3554 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ DSpace-tech mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech
