ISMail Manager: LDAP Server

The LDAP server (based on OpenLDAP) can be used for general LDAP purposes, or for:

• importing LDAP database entries as mail accounts
• exporting mail accounts to an LDAP database
• lookup (search) entries in (a local) LDAP database

LDAP Server Configuration

Debug options may be set to specify the amount of debugging information logged.

To set LDAP server debug options:

1. Select the debug option(s). 'All' selects all debug options. 'None' clears all debug options.
2. Click 'Apply'

Database Settings

The LDAP server requires that at least one database be defined before the server can be started; the database may be empty, but it must be defined or the server will not start.

To add an LDAP database definition:

1. Click 'New'
2. Enter the 'base name' for the database. There are several common ways of specifying base names; one way is to use the 'dc' attribute to specify base names from the domain name (e.g. the base name for domain 'example.com' would be specified as 'dc=example,dc=com').
3. Enter the directory which will contain the database files. The default directory is: 'c:/program files/instantservers/ismail/openldap/openldap-data'.
4. Optionally enter any attribute that should be used to index the database (e.g. 'cn'), and select one of the indexing types. If an index is entered, at least one indexing type must be selected.
5. Enter the name of the 'root user' (or 'root DN') for the database. The root user will have full access to view and modify the database. A common way to specify the root user is with the 'cn' attribute, followed by the base name (e.g. 'cn=Manager,dc=example,dc=com').
6. Enter a password for the root user and re-type it.
7. Click 'Apply'

To modify an LDAP database definition:

1. Select the database from the pull-down menu and click 'Edit'.
2. Change any entries to new values.
3. Click 'Apply'

To remove an LDAP database definition:

1. Select the database from the pull-down menu and click 'Remove.