[rt-users] LDAP Authentication & Retrieving User Information

[Jim Meyer]

Hello!

On Thu, 2005-12-15 at 08:51, Nick Metrowsky wrote:
> I have just read through the various Wiki documents concerning setting
> up LDAP functionality within RT. There seems to be a conflict between
> the AutoCreateAnd CanonicalizeUserInfor and LDAP WiKi documents. Both
> suggest to install User_Local.pm in $RT_HOME/lib/RT. The LDAP version
> of User_Local.pm authenticates users via LDAP; I want this. The
> AutoCreate… User_Local.pm retrieves user information from LDAP when a
> user account is created, I also want this. I know you cannot have two
> User_Local.pm files in the same place, so is there a way to implement
> both functionalities?

Currently, LDAP authentication and LDAP information are implemented
separately; you'll need to copy the functions from *both* pages into
your User_Local.pm in order to do both. This shouldn't be tough, though,
as there are no naming conflicts.

Meanwhile, I've just finished an integration/refactor/update pulling all
of those together and implementing some new bits ($RT::AuthMethods to
specify which methods to use and in what order; $RT::LdapAttrMap as
suggested by Phillip Cole, author of the info implementation on the
AutoCreateAndCanonicalizeUserInfo page; and other bits). 

I intend to post it on the LDAP page when I've got a moment, but that
won't be for a week or so as I'm rolling it out today and will be
debugging and polishing further before it goes public.

Good luck!

--j
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Jim Meyer, Geek at Large                                    purp at acm.org