I just ran into the same problem using 'ldapsearch' yesterday. Out of curiosity, whats the reasoning behind FDS not supplying a default root? Is it common practice to set it somewhere once you've setup your tree, or is it deliberately omitted for some compatibility or security reason?
<br><br>-jim<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 1/25/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Heath Henderson</b> <<a href="mailto:heath@a5.com">heath@a5.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Thanks, I had tried this last night, but will give it another go today.<br><br>At least I know I was in the right place.<br><br><br>--<br>Heath Henderson<br><a href="mailto:heath@a5.com">heath@a5.com</a><br>--<br><br><br>
<br>> From: Patrick Morris <<a href="mailto:patrick.morris@hp.com">patrick.morris@hp.com</a>><br>> Reply-To: "General discussion list for the Fedora Directory server project."<br>> <<a href="mailto:fedora-directory-users@redhat.com">
fedora-directory-users@redhat.com</a>><br>> Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 11:44:07 -0800<br>> To: "General discussion list for the Fedora Directory server project."<br>> <<a href="mailto:fedora-directory-users@redhat.com">
fedora-directory-users@redhat.com</a>><br>> Subject: Re: [Fedora-directory-users] FDS and phpLDAPadmin<br>><br>> On Thu, 25 Jan 2007, Heath Henderson wrote:<br>><br>>> I am new to LDAP and more specifically FDS. I had an OpenLDAP server setup
<br>>> a year or so ago which I used an older version of phpldapadmin with. It<br>>> seemed to work without too much trouble, but I can't seem to get either FDS<br>>> or OpenLDAP working with phpldapamdin.
<br>>><br>>> I found some information in the list archives as well as other places, but<br>>> my problem seems to be still existing.<br>>><br>>> The error I get from phpLDAPadmin<br>>><br>
>> Could not determine the root of your LDAP tree.<br>>> It appears that the LDAP server has been configured to not reveal its root.<br>>> Please specify it in config.php<br>>><br>>><br>>> I would really like to use FDS and have it running what I consider very
<br>>> well. I am not able to get this plugged into it and I really don't know<br>>> enough yet on where to look to configure either FDS to reveal its root or<br>>> phpldapadmin to know what the rootDSE is set to?
<br>><br>> In your phpLDAPadmin config, you need to set this:<br>><br>> /* Array of base DNs of your LDAP server. Leave this blank to have<br>> * phpLDAPadmin<br>> auto-detect it for you. */<br>> // $ldapservers->SetValue($i,'server','base',array(''));
<br>><br>> It should be an array of the DNs you want to appear there.<br>><br>> --<br>> Fedora-directory-users mailing list<br>> <a href="mailto:Fedora-directory-users@redhat.com">Fedora-directory-users@redhat.com
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