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small ldap improvements
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@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ logging in with LDAP credentials including:
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* Versioning, external Storages and all other ownCloud Goodies
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To connect to an LDAP server the configuration needs to be set up properly.
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Once the LDAP backend is activated (Settings→Apps, choose ``LDAP user and group
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backend``, click on ``Enable``) the configuration can be found on
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Once the LDAP backend is activated (Settings→Apps, choose **LDAP user and group
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backend**, click on **Enable**) the configuration can be found on
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Settings→Admin. Read on for a detailed description of the configuration fields.
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Basic Settings
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@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Settings Details
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Host:
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The host name of the LDAP server. It can also be a ``ldaps://`` URI, for
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The host name of the LDAP server. It can also be a **ldaps://** URI, for
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instance.
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* *Example: directory.my-company.com*
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@ -52,28 +52,28 @@ User DN:
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special system user for ownCloud.
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* *Example: uid=owncloudsystemuser,cn=sysusers,dc=my-company,dc=com*
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* formerly ``Name`` in oC 4.0
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* formerly **Name** in oC 4.0
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Password:
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The password for the user given above. Empty for anonymous access.
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User Login Filter:
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The filter to use when a users tries to login. Use ``%uid`` as placeholder
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The filter to use when a users tries to login. Use **%uid** as placeholder
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for the user name. Note, that login applies this filter only, but not User
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List Filter. This may change in future.
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* Example (allows login with user name and email address): ``(|(uid=%uid)(email=$uid))``
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* Example (allows login with user name and email address): **(|(uid=%uid)(email=$uid))**
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User List Filter:
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The filter to use when a search for users will be executed.
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* Example: ``objectClass=posixAccount``
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* Example: **objectClass=posixAccount**
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Group Filter:
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The filter to use when a search for groups will be executed. In
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case you do not want to use LDAP groups in ownCloud, leave it empty.
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* Example: ``objectClass=posixGroup``
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* Example: **objectClass=posixGroup**
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Advanced Settings
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@ -95,14 +95,14 @@ Port:
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from where all users can be reached. It needs to be given completely despite
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to the Base DN from the Basic settings.
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* Example: ``cn=users,dc=my-company,dc=com``
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* Example: **cn=users,dc=my-company,dc=com**
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Base Group Tree:
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The base DN of LDAP, from where all groups can be reached.
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It needs to be given completely despite to the Base DN from the Basic
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settings.
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* Example: ``cn=groups,dc=my-company,dc=com``
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* Example: **cn=groups,dc=my-company,dc=com**
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Group Member association:
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The attribute that is used to indicate group memberships, i.e. the attribute
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@ -129,10 +129,10 @@ Turn off SSL certificate validation:
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User Display Name Field:
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The attribute that should be used as ownCloud user name. ownCloud allows
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a limited set of characters ``(a-zA-Z0-9.-_@)``, every other character
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a limited set of characters **(a-zA-Z0-9.-_@)**, every other character
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will be replaced in ownCloud. Once a user name is assigned, it will not be
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changed, i.e. changing this value will only have effect to new LDAP users.
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The default, uid, does not exist in AD, switch to ``cn``, for example,
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The default, uid, does not exist in AD, switch to **cn**, for example,
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otherwise you will not see any users.
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* Example: displayName
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replaced in ownCloud. Once a group name is assigned, it will not be changed,
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i.e. changing this value will only have effect to new LDAP groups.
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* Example: ``cn``
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* Example: **cn**
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Quota Attribute:
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ownCloud can read an LDAP attribute and set the user quota
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@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ In case you want to connect to a Windows AD, you must change some values in the
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Testing the configuration
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-------------------------
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In this version we introduced the ``Test Configuration`` button on the bottom
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In this version we introduced the **Test Configuration** button on the bottom
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of the LDAP settings section. It will always check the values as currently
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given in the input fields. You do not need to save before testing. By clicking
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on the button, ownCloud will try to bind to the ownCloud server with the
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@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ settings currently given in the input fields. The response will look like this:
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Failure
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In case the configuration fails, you can see details in ownCloud's log, which
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is in the data directory and called ``owncloud.log`` or on the bottom the
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``Settings → Admin page``. Unfortunately it requires a reload – sorry for the
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is in the data directory and called **owncloud.log** or on the bottom the
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**Settings → Admin page**. Unfortunately it requires a reload – sorry for the
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inconvenience.
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.. figure:: ../images/ldap-settings-valid-oc45.png
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