[Fedora-directory-users] Windows Sync - Unable to contact Active Directory

Richard Megginson rmeggins at redhat.com
Thu Nov 16 14:47:18 UTC 2006


Glenn wrote:
> I'm still trying to get Windows Sync working on my Red Hat Directory Server 
> 7.1 SP3evaluation.  I have followed all the instructions, including SSL and 
> certificate setup.  When I try to create a synchronization agreement, I fill 
> out Windows Sync Server Info form and click Next, and a Warning window pops 
> up with the message, "Unable to contact Active Directory server, continue?"  
> There are two buttons, Yes and No.  So far, I haven't clicked the Yes 
> button, because I don't think synchronization will work if the Directory 
> Server can't contact the Active Directory server.
>   
What is the full DN that you are using to BIND to AD?  It's usually 
something like
cn=Administrator,cn=Users,dc=yourdomain,dc=tld e.g.
cn=Administrator,cn=Users,dc=redhat,dc=com
> I can ping the Active Directory server by its host name and by its fully 
> qualified domain name.  What else should I be looking at?  Thanks.   -Glenn.
>   
Try the ldapsearch command line like this:
/usr/bin/ldapsearch -x -h ADhost -D 
"cn=Administrator,cn=Users,dc=yourdomain,dc=tld" -W -s base -b ""
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