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I am trying to setup Subsonic to use LDAP for authentication. Here are my current settings...
LDAP URL
ldap://dc1.hansondodge.com:389/"OU=User\Accounts,DC=hansondodge,DC=com"

LDAP search filter
(sAMAccountName={0})

LDAP manager DN
Blank


I assume I need to change the "LDAP search filter" field but I'm not sure what to. I would like to have everyone in the "Domain Users" group to have access to Subsonic. So I tried "(&(uid={0})(memberof=cn=Domain Users,ou=Groups,dc=hansondodge,dc=com))" for the LDAP Search FIlter field and that didn't work.

Here is some code from the trailing part of the log file.

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339728411 [btpool0-44] INFO org.acegisecurity.ldap.DefaultInitialDirContextFactory -  URL 'ldap://dc1.hansondodge.com:389/"OU=Employees,OU=User\Accounts,DC=hansondodge,DC=com"', root DN is '"OU=Employees,OU=User\Accounts,DC=hansondodge,DC=com"'
339728411 [btpool0-44] INFO org.acegisecurity.ldap.search.FilterBasedLdapUserSearch - SearchBase not set. Searches will be performed from the root: "OU=Employees,OU=User\Accounts,DC=hansondodge,DC=com"
339793320 [btpool0-44] INFO org.acegisecurity.ldap.DefaultInitialDirContextFactory -  URL 'ldap://dc1.hansondodge.com:389/"OU=User\Accounts,DC=hansondodge,DC=com"', root DN is '"OU=User\Accounts,DC=hansondodge,DC=com"'
339793320 [btpool0-44] INFO org.acegisecurity.ldap.search.FilterBasedLdapUserSearch - SearchBase not set. Searches will be performed from the root: "OU=User\Accounts,DC=hansondodge,DC=com"
339887038 [btpool0-47] INFO org.acegisecurity.ldap.DefaultInitialDirContextFactory -  URL 'ldap://dc1.hansondodge.com:389/"OU=User\Accounts,DC=hansondodge,DC=com"', root DN is '"OU=User\Accounts,DC=hansondodge,DC=com"'
339887038 [btpool0-47] INFO org.acegisecurity.ldap.search.FilterBasedLdapUserSearch - SearchBase not set. Searches will be performed from the root: "OU=User\Accounts,DC=hansondodge,DC=com"
340163617 [btpool0-47] INFO org.acegisecurity.ldap.DefaultInitialDirContextFactory -  URL 'ldap://dc1.hansondodge.com:389/"OU=User\Accounts,DC=hansondodge,DC=com"', root DN is '"OU=User\Accounts,DC=hansondodge,DC=com"'
340163617 [btpool0-47] INFO org.acegisecurity.ldap.search.FilterBasedLdapUserSearch - SearchBase not set. Searches will be performed from the root: "OU=User\Accounts,DC=hansondodge,DC=com"
340537374 [btpool0-50] INFO org.acegisecurity.ldap.DefaultInitialDirContextFactory -  URL 'ldap://dc1.hansondodge.com:389/"OU=User\Accounts,DC=hansondodge,DC=com"', root DN is '"OU=User\Accounts,DC=hansondodge,DC=com"'
340537374 [btpool0-50] INFO org.acegisecurity.ldap.search.FilterBasedLdapUserSearch - SearchBase not set. Searches will be performed from the root: "OU=User\Accounts,DC=hansondodge,DC=com"
340653802 [btpool0-52] INFO org.acegisecurity.ldap.DefaultInitialDirContextFactory -  URL 'ldap://dc1.hansondodge.com:389/"OU=User\Accounts,DC=hansondodge,DC=com"', root DN is '"OU=User\Accounts,DC=hansondodge,DC=com"'
340653802 [btpool0-52] INFO org.acegisecurity.ldap.search.FilterBasedLdapUserSearch - SearchBase not set. Searches will be performed from the root: "OU=User\Accounts,DC=hansondodge,DC=com"

I don't totally understand the inner workings of LDAP but we use it for our subsonic setup and got the IT people to help fill in the gaps. Our URL is similar to yours but we also have the LDAP Manager DN filled out with a username and password that must be the bit that allows access to the LDAP system. Have not changed the default search filter at all from the (sAMAccountName={0})

Thanks lovebags. Yeah I tried entering my account into those fields (I'm an enterprise admin) and that didn't do it. Hmm...hopefully someone else can weigh in on this.

Just so I get this straight though, what should happen is that when I try and log into Subsonic with a user ID that does not yet exist in Subsonic but is an Active AD user it should sign them in correct?

Yes it should log them in, as long as you have selected the "Automatically create users in Subsonic" checked.
Our URL is in the format ldap://ad1.xxxxx.xxx.xx:3268/dc=xxxxxxx,dc=xxx,dc=xx so maybe you could try removing the inverted commas and the user and account bit and just have DC=hansondodge,DC=com

Yeah this didn't work.....I have tried several things and nothing seems to work. Any more help on this would be great.

This should work better for you.

ldap://dc1.hansondodge.com:389/cn=Users ... dge,dc=com

I actually got it working.....I had to put "domain_name\username" in the "LDAP manager DN" field....

Just a word of caution: Unless you're using LDAPS, the credentials for the bind account are sent in cleartext. I'd advise against using yours or any privileged account. I don't think the account needs to have any kind of special rights.

sir2u wrote:Just a word of caution: Unless you're using LDAPS, the credentials for the bind account are sent in cleartext. I'd advise against using yours or any privileged account. I don't think the account needs to have any kind of special rights.

Thanks, I will have to create and use a service account for this.