Liferay Integration with LDAP

Download ApcheDS and install it http://archive.apache.org/dist/directory/apacheds/stable/1.0/

Download LDAP browser and Install it http://jxplorer.org/downloads/users.html

Input Users in LDAP Browser

1. Open the LDAP browser.

2. Click File>Connect.

3. Change the port to 10389.

4 In the Level drop-down menu, choose User+Password.

5. Insert uid=admin,ou=system in the User DN input field.

6. The password is secret.

7. Click Save and enter a name for the template.

8. Right click on Example and click New.

9. Add inetorgperson to the Selected Class.

10. User Bruno will be added. Enter cn= bruno in the Enter RDN field and click OK.

11. In the Table Editor enter bruno in the SN line.

12. Enter bruno in the givenName line.

13. For the mail enter bruno@7cogs.com.

14. For the userpassword enter bruno

15. Click Submit.

LDAP Integration

1. Login as a Administrator

2. Go to Control Panel->Settings->Authentication->LDAP

3. Check the Enable Box.

4. If the Required box is checked only users in the LDAP server will be able to log into Liferay Portal.

5. Choose Default Value Apache Directory Server.

6. Check Connection, provide given values and Test LDAP Connection

BaseProviderURL: ldap://localhost:10389

BaseDN: dc=example,dc=com

Principal: uid=admin,ou=system

Credential: secret

7. Test LDAP users

8. Check on Import Enabled box.

21 Comments

Please sign in to comment.

Very Nice!

Please sign in to reply.

Thanks Nidhi!

Please sign in to reply.

Very Informative emoticon

Please sign in to reply.

Very nice blog and really informative to me. Thanks for giving such a g8 blog for new bees. emoticon

Please sign in to reply.

nice explanation with easy steps.. thanks for helping newbies

Please sign in to reply.

Clean Explanation with step by step procedures. Good Nidhi!

Please sign in to reply.

A really clear guide!
But something went wrong when I try to login with a ldap user. I get a wrong password message.

What password type did you use?

Please sign in to reply.

you should check your settings in deployerConfigContext.xml

Please sign in to reply.

Hi Nidhi,
i followed this kind of steps but once start the server it is throwing connection time out error.
How i can solve this issue?
And the we dont have more help on the net.
How can we develop a good portal using Liferay?

Please sign in to reply.

Hi,

Can you send me screenshots of tomcat's console or log file

Thanks
Nidhi Singh

Please sign in to reply.

In this page i cant add image file

Please sign in to reply.

once i excute the jxpolorer after
11. In the Table Editor enter bruno in the SN line.

12. Enter bruno in the givenName line.

13. For the mail enter bruno@7cogs.com.

14. For the userpassword enter bruno

15. Click Submit.

It is showing an error "All Mandatory Attributes must have values!"

Please sign in to reply.

check if the cn attribute is set to bruno.

Please sign in to reply.

I do step by step above but i don't login liferay by ldap user. Can you help me?

Please sign in to reply.

I am facing one problem here, without starting apacheds server after configuration, if we try to log in user or admin authentication error is occurring how to over come? and one more is after configuration of LDAP how to use it? how it is useful? please can anybody explain briefly?

Please sign in to reply.

Hello Nidhi,

Thanks for easy explaining of that complicated thing.I appreciate your helpful work to other liferay user.
I need learn Liferay Alfresco any SSO and LDAP would please guide or help me to perform this task.Please.......
I also thankful to you to reply my last question.,it's successful work.
Thanks & Regards,
Tapan Avasthi

Please sign in to reply.

thanks Nidhi for this tuto..
when i try to connect with JXplorer it the 5th step he appear this error

javax.naming.AuthenticationException: [LDAP: error code 49 - Bind failed]

how can i solve this issu??

Please sign in to reply.

hiii
u can restart the LDAP server

Please sign in to reply.

Hi Nidhi...
Thanks for such an informative article...

Please sign in to reply.

hi..
i followed the steps mentioned by you.but after running the tomcat server,it gave me an error in tomcat.can you tell me whether i need to change any files or not.i am using apache directory studio and liferay 5.2.3.i am not integrating sso.as mention in 7th step i am not able to see the users.it just displays "ldap is integrated.

please provide me full detailed step.

Please sign in to reply.

Hi Ankit,

Have you enter the field of mail?

It is mandatory and with proper validation of the mail id.
Then it will not give you any exception.

Regards,
Amit Doshi

Please sign in to reply.

Menu Display

Blogs

Category Filter

More Blog Entries

AlloyUI - Working with Widgets, Part 1

New feature in Liferay 6.0 - Quick reply in message board