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Overview

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The LDAP Userdirectory plugin facilitates the integration of existing LDAP or directories with LDAP interfaces (for example, Active Directory).

LDAP Implementation

The LDAP plugin (farcryldap) provides a quick way to hook simple LDAP servers into a project.

Where to get it

http://modius.svn.cvsdude.com/farcry/plugins/farcryldap/trunk

How to install it

This is a standard plugin. Simply:

  • copy the files to /farcry/plugins/farcryldap
  • add the plugin to your application's plugin list (<yourProject>/www/farcryConstructor.cfm -> THIS.plugins)
  • then update the application.

Configuration

In the webtop, open the configuration settings for 'ldap' (Webtop->Admin->Edit config->ldap), and update the following settings:

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Setting

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Description

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Host

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The ip or domain of the LDAP server

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Username

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If the server doesn't allow anonymous access, put the username here. Leave empty for anonymous access

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Password

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If the server doesn't allow anonymous access, put the password here. Leave empty for anonymous access

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User start DN

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The distinguished name of the node that contains all users

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User DN

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The distinguished name to use to retrieve a particular user. Insert {userid} where the login should be inserted. NOTE: userid should not contain a '_'

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profileProp=LDAPattr list

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Maps LDAP attributes to profile properties. Should be in the form [FCDEV40:profile property 1]=[FCDEV40:LDAP attribute 1],...,[FCDEV40:profile property n]=[FCDEV40:LDAP property n]

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Override profile values

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If checked, a user's profile is updated every time they log in. If not, the LDAP values specified above are only used when the profile is created on first login

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Group start

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The distinguished name of the node that contains all groups

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Group filter

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The LDAP query that will return the groups a particular user is member of

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All groups filter

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The LDAP query that will return every groups

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Group ID attribute

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FarCry LDAP Plugin has a new home.

 

Enjoy!