[otrs] LDAP Sync (Agent -> DB)

19 Aug 2009

      Hi Everyone,

I got OTRS working on a Windows platform but later decided to move over to
Linux. I had LDAP authentication/synchronisation working fine on Windows.

I copied the relevant sections from my config.pm on my Windows machine to my
Linux one. However when I try and log on I get:

Panic, user authenticated but no user data can be found in OTRS DB!! Perhaps
the user is invalid.

I have ensured that NET::LDAP is installed. Here is the code from my
config.pm with the obvious stuff omitted:

    # This is an example configuration for an LDAP auth. backend.
    # (take care that Net::LDAP is installed!)
    $Self->{'AuthModule'} = 'Kernel::System::Auth::LDAP';
    $Self->{'AuthModule::LDAP::Host'} = 'servername.companyname.local';
    $Self->{'AuthModule::LDAP::BaseDN'} = 'dc=companyname,dc=local';
    $Self->{'AuthModule::LDAP::UID'} = 'sAMAccountName';

    # Check if the user is allowed to auth in a posixGroup
    # (e. g. user needs to be in a group xyz to use otrs)
    $Self->{'AuthModule::LDAP::GroupDN'} =
'cn=OTRS_Agents,ou=OTRS_Groups,dc=companyname,dc=local';
    $Self->{'AuthModule::LDAP::AccessAttr'} = 'member';
    # for ldap posixGroups objectclass (just uid)
    #$Self->{'AuthModule::LDAP::UserAttr'} = 'UID';
    # for non ldap posixGroups objectclass (with full user dn)
    $Self->{'AuthModule::LDAP::UserAttr'} = 'DN';

    # The following is valid but would only be necessary if the
    # anonymous user do NOT have permission to read from the LDAP tree
    $Self->{'AuthModule::LDAP::SearchUserDN'} = 'CN=OTRS
Searcher,OU=OTRS LDAP Searcher,DC=companyname,DC=local';
    $Self->{'AuthModule::LDAP::SearchUserPw'} = 'searcherpassword';

    # in case you want to add always one filter to each ldap query, use
    # this option. e. g. AlwaysFilter => '(mail=*)' or AlwaysFilter =>
'(objectclass=user)'
    $Self->{'AuthModule::LDAP::AlwaysFilter'} = '';

    # in case you want to add a suffix to each login name, then
    # you can use this option. e. g. user just want to use user but
    # in your ldap directory exists user@domain.
    #$Self->{'AuthModule::LDAP::UserSuffix'} = '';

    # Net::LDAP new params (if needed - for more info see perldoc Net::LDAP)
    $Self->{'AuthModule::LDAP::Params'} = {
        port => 389,
        timeout => 120,
        async => 0,
        version => 3,
    };

   # Now sync data with OTRS DB
    $Self->{'AuthSyncModule'} = 'Kernel::System::Auth::Sync::LDAP';
    $Self->{'AuthSyncModule::LDAP::Host'} = 'servername.companyname.local';
    $Self->{'AuthSyncModule::LDAP::BaseDN'} = 'dc=companyname, dc=local';
    $Self->{'AuthSyncModule::LDAP::UID'} = 'sAMAccountName';
    $Self->{'AuthSyncModule::LDAP::SearchUserDN'} = 'cn=OTRS
Searcher,ou=OTRS LDAP Searcher,dc=companyname,dc=local';
    $Self->{'AuthSyncModule::LDAP::SearchUserPw'} = 'searcherpassword';
    $Self->{'AuthSyncModule::LDAP::UserSyncMap'} = {
        # DB -> LDAP
        UserFirstname => 'givenName',
        UserLastname  => 'sn',
        UserEmail     => 'mail',
    };

Can someone please help as to what I'm doing wrong? other than the config.pm,
are there any files that reference the OTRS MYSQL username/pass (I changed
it once in the installer).

Thanks,

David

[otrs] LDAP Sync (Agent -> DB)

David Holder