Re: [Fedora-directory-users] Binding using attribute other than C N

[Rich Megginson]

I don't think this will work either.  The DN for the entry is 
uid=RSmith,ou=People, dc=fedora,dc=test,dc=com - If you want to bind as 
this same user but with a different DN, you will have to rename the 
entry to use ntUserDomainId=smithr as the RDN instead of uid=RSmith.  If 
AD allows you to request an entry by DN other than the actual DN of the 
entry, then it is non-standard LDAP behavior.

Of course, if your client program allows it (like PAM), you can use a 
different search filter to look up your entry.  I think PAM by default 
uses (uid=%s) where %s is filled in with your login name.  I suppose you 
could change it to (ntUserDomainId=%s), then you should be able to use 
your existing entry for PAM login without having to rename it.  However, 
if your client application expects ntUserDomainId=foo in the DN, then 
you have no choice but to rename your entry.

Bowie Bailey wrote:

> Richard Gibson wrote:
>   
>
> >Hello there.
> >
> >I've been using the Fedora Directory Server for very small scale
> >testing at work, but actually know rather little about LDAP
> >unfortunately. Hopefully you won't mind. Anyway, is it possible to
> >bind with an entry other than CN? I have the following user (LDIF
> >format):   
> >
> >dn: uid=RSmith,ou=People, dc=fedora,dc=test,dc=com
> >mail: blablabla(a)test.com
> >uid: RSmith
> >givenName: Richard
> >objectClass: top
> >objectClass: person
> >objectClass: organizationalPerson
> >objectClass: inetorgperson
> >objectClass: ntuser
> >objectClass: posixAccount
> >sn: Smith
> >cn: RSmith
> >creatorsName:
> >uid=admin,ou=administrators,ou=topologymanagement,o=netscaperoot 
> >modifiersName:
> >uid=admin,ou=administrators,ou=topologymanagement,o=netscaperoot 
> >createTimestamp: 20050905103419Z
> >modifyTimestamp: 20050916131603Z
> >nsUniqueId: 86b5b081-1dd211b2-806ddcd6-e1700000
> >ntUserDomainId: smithr
> >uidNumber: 1
> >gidNumber: 2
> >homeDirectory: /home/smithr
> >
> >
> >When attempting to bind using the following (as taken from the access
> >log): 
> >BIND dn="ntUserDomainId=Richard Smith,ou=People,dc=fedora,dc=test,dc=com"
> >    
> >
> method=128 version=3 
>   
>
> >...I get "No such object". This user does exist though. Is binding
> >using the ntUserDomainId out of the question? 
> >    
> >
>
> Take a closer look.  The ntUserDomainId is "smithr" for this user, not
> "Richard Smith".
>
> Try this:
> dn="ntUserDomainId=smithr,ou=People,dc=fedora,dc=test,dc=com"
>
> Disclaimer: I'm an LDAP beginner myself.  This is just a suggestion
> based on the fact that your bind doesn't match the user information you
> provided.
>
>   
>