LDAP Tools/Novell eDirectory

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Novell eDirectory (previously Novell Directory Services) released by Novell in 1993 is a popular directory management platform that supports large and scalable directories. eDirectory can be hosted on a number of platforms including Windows and Linux.

For more information, please visit Wikipedia's Novell eDirectory article.

Default Settings

By default these settings should work.

useglobal=0
host=ldap.toowoomba.qld.gov.au
port=389
use_ldapV3=0
negotiate_tls=0
no_referrals=0
autocreate=1
autocreateregistered=1
forceldap=0
base_dn=O=TCCDir
search_dn=
search_string=cn=[search]
auth_method=bind
username=
password=
users_dn=cn=[username],ou=users,o=tccdir
ldap_fullname=fullName
ldap_email=mail
ldap_uid=uid
ldap_password=userPassword
groupMap=
cbconfirm=0

Email Address as Username

This is an example of using a different unique attribute to authenticate a user. A user would login with email@address.com and password.

useglobal=0
host=ldap.joomla.org
port=389
use_ldapV3=0
negotiate_tls=0
no_referrals=0
autocreate=1
autocreateregistered=1
forceldap=0
base_dn=O=Joomla
search_string=mail=[search]
auth_method=search
username=joomlatest
password=password
users_dn=cn=[username],ou=users,o=joomla
ldap_fullname=fullName
ldap_email=mail
ldap_uid=mail
ldap_password=userPassword
groupMap=
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