[K12OSN] Authenticate to OS X Open Directory SOLVED

[Christopher Butler]

Sure -- it was as easy as running authconfig (either the GUI in Gnome or
just from a terminal session).  In terminal, authconfig has two columns
"User Information" and "Authentication."

In the first column, I have "Cache Information" and "Use LDAP" checked. 
In the second column I have "Use MD5 Passwords," "Use Shadow Passwords,"
and "Use LDAP Authentication" checked.  With those options check, when you
select Next, it gives you the LDAP setup screen.

On the LDAP settings screen, I do NOT have TLS checked (there seems to be
some issue with certificates that I can't figure out).  For the "Server"
field I have the FQDN of my OS X Open Directory server
(helios.shoreschool.org).  For the "Base DN" field I have 
dc=shoreschool,dc=org
which is exactly the same thing that is in Server Admin on OS X.  By that
I mean, if you open Server Admin and connect to your Open Directory server
and select Open Directory in the left column and then select Settings on
the bottom row of buttons, then select "Protocols" across the top, you'll
see a field called "Search Base".  Whatever you see in there needs to go
in the authconfig "Base DN" settings on the LTSP server.

Hope this helps,
Christopher Butler
Director of Technology
Shore Country Day School
Beverly, MA 01915
cbutler at shoreschool.org

chan at sacredsf.org on Thursday, April 28, 2005 at 11:38 AM -0500 wrote:
>Congrats on the solution! 
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>Can you point me to info on how you configured the LDAP? 
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>Thanks.
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