[Koha-devel] LDAP configuration in Koha3.0 on Linux

[Library Guy]

I know very little perl, so I'm unsure of the syntax for single,
double or no quotes for variables:

Test 1:

Either    $userldapentry->exists("$uid_field");   or
$userldapentry->exists($uid_field);

Global symbol "$uid_field" requires explicit package name at
/home/koha/kohaclone/C4/Auth_with_ldap.pm line 168, <DATA> line 253


Test 2:

$userldapentry->exists('$uid_field');

Can't call method "exists" on an undefined value at
/home/koha/kohaclone/C4/Auth_with_ldap.pm line 168, <DATA> line 253.

James


On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 12:24 PM, Michael Hafen<mdhafen at tech.washk12.org> wrote:
> I'm not sure.  Maybe if you changed the exists() call from 'uid' to
> "$uid_field".  Maybe that would still init the attrs hash.  Can you try
> that?
>
> On Fri, 2009-07-17 at 12:05 -0500, Library Guy wrote:
>> I will check with our I.T. but I am not hopeful.  What would it take
>> for Auth_with_ldap.pm to be modified to circumvent this, such as using
>> sAMAcountName? Is it that simple?
>>
>> James
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 11:47 AM, Michael Hafen<mdhafen at tech.washk12.org> wrote:
>> > Of course, why didn't I see that before.  Of course AD doesn't have the
>> > uid attribute.
>> >
>> > There is a free download from Microsoft, Services For Unix, which adds
>> > this and a few other attributes.  Look into that.
>> >
>> > On Fri, 2009-07-17 at 11:41 -0500, Library Guy wrote:
>> >> Ben, I'm testing the latest dev (3.01.00.037).  LDAP authentication
>> >> against our MS AD LDAP works properly using auth_by_bind, but if I
>> >> enable either  <replicate> or <update>, as soon as a new patron is
>> >> authenticated Koha produces this error:
>> >>
>> >> Can't call method "exists" on an undefined value at
>> >> /home/koha/kohaclone/C4/Auth_with_ldap.pm line 168, <DATA> line 253.
>> >>
>> >> The offending line 168 in Auth_with_ldap.pm is:
>> >>
>> >> $userldapentry->exists('uid');  # This is bad, but required!  By
>> >> side-effect, this initializes the attrs hash.
>> >>
>> >> I suspect it has something to do with uid not being a part of our
>> >> schema, but I don't know where to go from here or how to help the
>> >> developers address it.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks!
>> >>
>> >> James
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 8:06 PM, Ben Finney<ben+koha at benfinney.id.au> wrote:
>> >> > Dobrica Pavlinusic <dpavlin at rot13.org>
>> >> > writes:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Idea is simple: instead of having single administrative user which can
>> >> >> do LDAP compare to check password, we just bind as user who is trying
>> >> >> to login.
>> >> >
>> >> > Yes, this is the correct way to authenticate against an LDAP directory.
>> >> > As you say, it requires no privileged access to the directory beyond
>> >> > that granted to the authenticating user.
>> >> >
>> >> > This normal behaviour (bind as authenticating user) is available in the
>> >> > current development tree of Koha 3.x, and is not yet in any stable
>> >> > release TTBOMK.
>> >> >
>> >> > --
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>> >> > _o__)                                                                  |
>> >> > Ben Finney
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
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>> > Michael Hafen
>> > Systems Analyst and Programmer
>> > Washington County School District
>> > Utah, USA
>> >
>> > for Koha checkout
>> > http://development.washk12.org/gitweb/
>> > or
>> > git://development.washk12.org/koha
>> >
>> >
>> >
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> Michael Hafen
> Systems Analyst and Programmer
> Washington County School District
> Utah, USA
>
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> or
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