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Posted: 5 Jun 2002

Q:
Delaine J. wrote: I am getting this error when starting up iFolder:
ldap_simple_bind : Can't contact LDAP server(81). Also I am not able to switch screens on the server after loading iFolder. I just upgraded to NetWare 6 and loaded iFolder during the install. I don't know if it is related to the above error but I cannot login to the Admin tool for iFolder. I get "LDAP server down."

Please help. I have tried to search the knowledgebase and have not found a solution.

A:
It looks like you have LDAP configuration problems, Delaine. Go to the HTTPD_ADDITIONS_CONF file and verify that the LDAP server context and information is entered correctly.

Next, make sure that you've met the installation requirements as follows:

  • If you want to have LDAP over SSL, you need to copy the ROOTCERT.DER from your LDAP server to your iFolder server.
  • If you want to do subcontainer searches during user authentication, you need to either assign the CN property to the Public object or create an LDAP proxy user.
For instructions on these tasks, see the iFolder documentation, located at http://www.novell.com/documentation/lg/ifolder

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