Re: evolution and LDAP

[michael <cs@networkingnewsletter.org.uk>]

On Thu, 2007-06-14 at 11:10 -0400, Roberto D'Oliveira wrote:
> 2007/6/14, michael <cs@networkingnewsletter.org.uk>:
> > On Thu, 2007-06-14 at 09:21 -0400, Roberto D'Oliveira wrote:
> > > 2007/6/14, michael <cs@networkingnewsletter.org.uk>:
> > > > Having gone in circles with the Evolution 'help', I was wondering if
> > > > anybody here could give me a pointer as to how to set up an LDAP address
> > > > book such that I can access it from Evo on different Debian boxes?
> > > > Thanks, Michael
> > > >
> > > > michael@ratty:~/SMOKE/2.1/subsys/ioapi$ dpkg -l | grep -i -e evolution
> > > > -e ldap
> > > > ii  evolution        2.6.3-6      groupware
> > > > suite with mail client and org anizer
> > > >
> > > > ii  evolution-common     2.6.3-6
> > > > architecture independent files for Evolu tion
> > > >
> > > > ii  evolution-data-server    1.6.3-5      evolution
> > > > database backend server
> > > >
> > > > ii  evolution-data-server-common 1.6.3-5
> > > > architecture independent files for Evolu tion Data Server
> > > >
> > > > ii  evolution-dbg    2.6.3-6      debugging
> > > > symbols for Evolution
> > > >
> > > > ii  evolution-plugins    2.6.3-6      standard
> > > > plugins for Evolution
> > > >
> > > > ii  libcamel1.2-8    1.6.3-5      The
> > > > Evolution MIME message handling libr ary
> > > >
> > > > ii  libebook1.2-5    1.6.3-5      Client
> > > > library for evolution address boo ks
> > > >
> > > > rc  libebook8        1.0.4-1      Client
> > > > library for evolution address boo ks
> > > >
> > > > ii  libecal1.2-6     1.6.3-5      Client
> > > > library for evolution calendars
> > > >
> > > > rc  libecal6     1.0.4-1      Client
> > > > library for evolution calendars
> > > >
> > > > rc  libedata-book1       1.0.4-1      Backend
> > > > library for evolution address bo oks
> > > >
> > > > ii  libedata-book1.2-2   1.6.3-5      Backend
> > > > library for evolution address bo oks
> > > >
> > > > ii  libedata-cal1.2-5    1.6.3-5      Backend
> > > > library for evolution calendars
> > > >
> > > > rc  libedata-cal5    1.0.4-1      Backend
> > > > library for evolution calendars
> > > >
> > > > ii  libedataserver1.2-7      1.6.3-5      Utility
> > > > library for evolution data serve rs
> > > >
> > > > rc  libedataserver3      1.0.4-1      Utily
> > > > library for evolution data servers
> > > >
> > > > ii  libedataserverui1.2-6    1.6.3-5      GUI
> > > > utility library for evolution data s ervers
> > > >
> > > > ii  libexchange-storage1.2-1     1.6.3-5      Backend
> > > > library for evolution calendars
> > > >
> > > > ii  libldap2     2.1.30-13.3      OpenLDAP
> > > > libraries
> > > >
> > > > ii  mail-notification-evolution  3.0.dfsg.1-10+b1     evolution
> > > > support for mail notification
> > > >
> > > >
> > {}
> > >
> > > Did you try to install a LDAP Server?
> >
> > Not explicitly... I wasn't sure if I needed that or could use another
> > server (but how to get an account?)... as I should have said, a newbie
> > to this!
> >
> > Any recommendations for LDAP server for this particular purpose? I see
> > there's sl[a]pd and courier-ldap
> >
> > Michael
> >
> > debian etch stable:
> > michael@ratty:~/SMOKE/2.1/subsys/ioapi$ uname -a
> > Linux ratty 2.6.18-4-686 #1 SMP Wed May 9 23:03:12 UTC 2007 i686
> > GNU/Linux
> >

> OK, you have to setup a LDAP server for that intention. I think that
> the most used free LDAP Server is OpenLDAP (aptitude install slapd).
> After configure the LDAP server, you can configure evolution to use
> this server: File -> New -> Address Book (LDAP).

I'm missing something here... I've installed slapd and it's running:
michael@ratty:~/SMOKE/2.1/subsys/ioapi$ ps -elf|grep slap
1 S openldap  2457     1  0  78   0 -  3650 stext  16:32 ?
00:00:00 /usr/sbin/slapd -g openldap -u openldap

and if create a new LDAP address book with my domainname as server &
login anonmously then I still can't seem to add to said address book

thanks for your patience
M