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? -jim <div>On 1/25/07, Heath Henderson <<a href="mailto:heath@a5.com">heath@a5.com</a>> wrote:<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. At least I know I was in the right place. -- Heath Henderson <a href="mailto:heath@a5.com">heath@a5.com</a> -- > From: Patrick Morris <<a href="mailto:patrick.morris@hp.com">patrick.morris@hp.com</a>> > Reply-To: "General discussion list for the Fedora Directory server project." > <<a href="mailto:fedora-directory-users@redhat.com"> fedora-directory-users@redhat.com</a>> > Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 11:44:07 -0800 > To: "General discussion list for the Fedora Directory server project." > <<a href="mailto:fedora-directory-users@redhat.com"> fedora-directory-users@redhat.com</a>> > Subject: Re: [Fedora-directory-users] FDS and phpLDAPadmin > > On Thu, 25 Jan 2007, Heath Henderson wrote: > >> I am new to LDAP and more specifically FDS. I had an OpenLDAP server setup >> a year or so ago which I used an older version of phpldapadmin with. It >> seemed to work without too much trouble, but I can't seem to get either FDS >> or OpenLDAP working with phpldapamdin. >> >> I found some information in the list archives as well as other places, but >> my problem seems to be still existing. >> >> The error I get from phpLDAPadmin >> >> Could not determine the root of your LDAP tree. >> It appears that the LDAP server has been configured to not reveal its root. >> Please specify it in config.php >> >> >> I would really like to use FDS and have it running what I consider very >> well. I am not able to get this plugged into it and I really don't know >> enough yet on where to look to configure either FDS to reveal its root or >> phpldapadmin to know what the rootDSE is set to? > > In your phpLDAPadmin config, you need to set this: > > /* Array of base DNs of your LDAP server. Leave this blank to have > * phpLDAPadmin > auto-detect it for you. */ > // $ldapservers->SetValue($i,'server','base',array('')); > > It should be an array of the DNs you want to appear there. > > -- > Fedora-directory-users mailing list > <a href="mailto:Fedora-directory-users@redhat.com">Fedora-directory-users@redhat.com </a> > <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-directory-users">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-directory-users</a> > -- Fedora-directory-users mailing list <a href="mailto:Fedora-directory-users@redhat.com"> Fedora-directory-users@redhat.com</a> <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-directory-users">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-directory-users</a> </blockquote></div>