Hi Pete, > I am using dspace 1.4.2 and I want to connect it with ldap server. > The problem is that my ldap server needs userDN & password to make the > connection. > On the other hand, DSpace tries to authenticate users anonymously. > I checked Dspace.org documentation but it has only an anonymous bind example. > Any ideas about how I can make this work?
Normally LDAP works by using the netid and password of the user to bind to the LDAP service. If this succeeds, then the password is assumed correct and the user is logged in. The problem arises when the userDN is not known in advance, if for example different types of users are in different parts of the organisational structure. In this case, trusted user credentials are required to first log in, locate the correct userDN, and then reconnect to that using the user's own credentials. DSpace does not currently support that, but there is a patch that allows this: http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1597831&group_id=19 984&atid=319984 Thanks, Stuart _________________________________________________________________ Gwasanaethau Gwybodaeth Information Services Prifysgol Aberystwyth Aberystwyth University E-bost / E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ffon / Tel: (01970) 622860 _________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ DSpace-tech mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech
