Using multiple search bases with SSL, LDAP
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Q:
Does any one know if multiple search bases can be specified in Directory Access for one LDAPv3 configuration in OS X 10.3? I am authenticating against eDirectory and we have 2 main contexts for our users. Duplicating the configuration and changing the search base worked up until I turned SSL on. Now it is stuck looking for the right user in the wrong context. There doesn't seem to be a way to add both configurations for the same LDAP server to the authentication tab.
A:
I figured out a solution that works. First I added a secondary IP address to my Netware server running LDAP. Then I modified the LDAPv3 configurations on the Mac so each search base uses a different IP address. Finally I added the second IP LDAP config to the authentication tab in Directory Access. Login was successful for users from different contexts with SSL turned on.
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