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<p class=MsoNormal>I have just setup a RT server using RT 3.8.7<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I am running on CentOS 5.4<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I used the “CentOS 5.4 + Active Directory 2003 +
Exchange 2007 + Postfix + Rt” install script written by Kenny Prickett.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I cannot get the AD authentication to work correctly.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I have searched the archives for my problem but have been
unable to find a solution.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I read an article about problems with user accounts that
have commas in the CN.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a
href="http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/rt/users/86910">http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/rt/users/86910</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>All of our accounts have commas.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I am able to connect with an account I setup that does not
have a comma in the CN.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The solution in this post was not clear to me.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>“It appears Net::LDAP::Filter is throwing away \s, so
it may be worth <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>trying to forcibly <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>escape the \, on line 98ish before passing to new(), but
without a <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>system exhibiting <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>this problem, its hard to test a change like that.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>How do I forcibly escape the \, ?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Van Howell<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>System Administrator<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Lubbock Christian University<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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