vs.genericsetup.ldap

Overview

vs.genericsetup.ldap uses Generic SetupTool for exporting the configuration of the LDAP or Active Directory of a Plone site. This allows to connect LDAP or AD in a reproducable way by programms.

Requirements

• Products.GenericSetup
• Products.PloneLDAP
• Products.LDAPMultiPlugins
• Products.LDAPUserFolder

Tests

• vs.genericsetup.ldap is tested with Plone 3.0, Plone 3.1 and Plone 3.2.

Installing with Buildout

To install vs.genericsetup.ldap the product has to be added in the file buildout.cfg:

eggs =
    …
    vs.genericsetup.ldap

[instance]
…
zcml =
    …
    vs.genericsetup.ldap

Installing without Buildout

Download vs.genericsetup.ldap into the directory lib/python of your Zope instance:

wget http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/vs.genericsetup.ldap/vs.genericsetup.ldap-1.1.0.tar.gz

You can register the package into your instance by creating the file vs.genericsetup.ldap in the directory etc/packages. Edit the file to contain:

<include package = "vs.genericsetup.ldap" />

Application

With vs.genericsetup.ldap installed enter the Generic Setup Tool of your Plone site. Now you can export the configruration of your LDAP or AD connection: Select the tab Export, choose LDAP Settings Export.

To import this configuration into another Plone site you provide the file ldap_plugin.xml in the Generic Setup Profile of a product. By installing this product Plone LDAP Plugin or ActiveDirectory Multi Plugin is created automatically in the Pluggable Auth Service. If the product is already installed on your website, any of these plugins can be added by importing it in the Generic Setup Tool. Select the Import tab, choose LDAP Settings Import, and click on Import selected steps.

Metadata

Authors:

Andreas Jung, Alexander Loechel, Veit Schiele, Anne Walther <genericsetup.ldap at veit-schiele de>

License:

GPL