btw, dont know if its important. But im using CentOS :-)
On 15 Sep., 21:45, PeteDK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thanks.
>
> Well the problem with the network personnel is that the person who set
> up the active directory server left recently and his documentation is
> very incomplete, so i'm trying to understand how it is setup but have
> yet to succeed.
>
> However I would be glad if someone here was able to devide the
> parameters i copied from the old .htaccess file, according to the
> variables the django backend requires. if you understand my meaning.
>
> old .htaccess:
> AuthLDAPUrlldap://dc1.xxxx.local:389/OU=xxxxxxx,DC=xxxx,DC=local?sAMAccountName
> AuthLDAPBindDN CN=ldaplogin,CN=Users,DC=jura,DC=local
> AuthLDAPBindPassword "xxxxxxxx"
> AuthBasicProviderldap
> AuthzLDAPAuthoritative off
>
> The backend I was thinking about using
> is:http://code.djangoproject.com/attachment/ticket/2507/ldapauth.py
>
> this howevers requires some things in my settings.py file: but i dont
> know what to write. I guessing that the parameters are still valid, i
> just need to find some way to use thisLDAPauthorization in django
> instead of apache.
>
> 11 Requires the following things to be in settings.py:
> 12 LDAP_DEBUG -- boolean
> 13 Uses logging module for debugging messages.
> 14 LDAP_SERVER_URI -- string,ldapuri.
> 15 default: 'ldap://localhost'
> 16 LDAP_SEARCHDN -- string of theLDAPdn to use for searching
> 17 default: 'dc=localhost'
> 18 LDAP_SCOPE -- one of:ldap.SCOPE_*, used for searching
> 19 see python-ldapdocs for the search function
> 20 default =ldap.SCOPE_SUBTREE
> 21 LDAP_SEARCH_FILTER -- formated string, the filter to use for
> searching for a
> 22 user. Used as: filterstr = LDAP_SEARCH_FILTER % username
> 23 default = 'cn=%s'
> 24 LDAP_UPDATE_FIELDS -- boolean, do we sync the db withldapon
> each auth
> 25 default = True"
>
> On 15 Sep., 19:19, Joseph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Try to have a look
> > at:http://code.google.com/p/s-o-l/source/browse/trunk/settings_prod_chan...
>
> > I have a login page but authenticate against AD server and if
> > authenticated I store in a database; you may have to customize
> > according to your needs.
>
> > If you are on windows, I recommend to use AD explorer (http://
> > technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963907.aspx). That will
> > help you browse through your AD server (to understand all the various
> > parameters that you talked about).
>
> > You would need the support of the network support personnel (if you
> > are not one already, which was the case with me) as you would need a
> > email id in the AD server which has access to the root of the tree
> > (depending on your requirement it might be the top most node; or it
> > could be any other node as well).
>
> > Good luck,
> > Josephhttp://www.jjude.com|http://twitter.com/jjude
>
> > On Sep 15, 9:28 pm, PeteDK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > Hi
>
> > > if i can get it to work i will be sure to post it right here :-)
>
> > > On 15 Sep., 13:32, madyogi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > > Please,
> > > > when you have figured out how to do that, share it with us.
> > > > Though very new to django, I am also really curious about know how to
> > > > set upLDAPon the existing django Application.
> > > > I really need it for my project in the future.
>
> > > > Thanks you very much in Advance.
>
> > > > On Sep 15, 1:15 pm, PeteDK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > > > thanks.
>
> > > > > But i have already read the documentation, however i can't figure out
> > > > > how to use theLDAPbackend which is why im seeing help here :-)
>
> > > > > My biggest problem(i think) is that i don't know what all the DC, OU,
> > > > > CN, BIND etc. stand for, so i could use some help towards what i
> > > > > should put in my settings.py file :-)
>
> > > > > On 15 Sep., 13:08, Graham Dumpleton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > wrote:
>
> > > > > > I can't help you in that case, but do start by reading the Django
> > > > > > documentation. A search forLDAPyields:
>
> > > > > > http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/auth/
>
> > > > > > Graham
>
> > > > > > On Sep 15, 8:39 pm, PeteDK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > Thanks for the reply.
>
> > > > > > > I would like to do it in HTMl. I actually already have a login
> > > > > > > page
> > > > > > > that i would like to use.
> > > > > > > :-)
>
> > > > > > > On Sep 15, 12:20 pm, Graham Dumpleton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > > > wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > On Sep 15, 7:11 pm, PeteDK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > I have done some searching on other forums and it seems that
> > > > > > > > > django
> > > > > > > > > already has aLDAPmodule that can be imported?
>
> > > > > > > > > If this is the easiest way then i would just like to know how
> > > > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > > import it and what credentials of my own i should use, and
> > > > > > > > > where in
> > > > > > > > > the "settings.py" file i should use them :-)
>
> > > > > > > > >http://code.djangoproject.com/attachment/ticket/2507/ldapauth.py
> > > > > > > > > i have looked in thisLDAPfile but i can't figure out what of
> > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > settings to use? :)
>
> > > > > > > > The question is, do you want HTTP Basic authentication which is
> > > > > > > > handled by Apache used whereby the browser pops up a login
> > > > > > > > window, or
> > > > > > > > do you want a HTML form based login page where the later is
> > > > > > > > handled by
> > > > > > > > Django rather than Apache. Which you use determines which way
> > > > > > > > you
> > > > > > > > would want to do it. If you don't want the HTML form based
> > > > > > > > login page
> > > > > > > > approach in conjunction with Django session management and only
> > > > > > > > one
> > > > > > > > HTTP Basic authentication, easier to do it in Apache.
>
> > > > > > > > Graham
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