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Q: iPhone OS 3.0 has LDAP support built in. What benefit do I get from LDAPeople? A: LDAPeople is without question the most versatile LDAP solution for the iPhone / iPod touch. Here are a few of LDAPeople's features that the built in LDAP functionality does not have:
Q: I do not know what attributes my LDAP server is supporting. How can I figure this out? A: There are basically two ways to figure this out. The first and probably obvious method is to ask your LDAP server administrator. If this is not an option, you might try to query your LDAP server from you Mac to find out yourself. To do this, open Terminal.app (in Applications/Utilities) and enter the following command:ldapsearch -x -h <ldap server name> -b <search base dn>Of course you have to replace <ldap server name> with the fully qualified name of your LDAP server and <search base dn> with the distinguished name of your search base. Q: Where can I change the TCP port to connect to the server?
A: If you have to specify a different port than the default (which is 389), append ":<portnumber>" to the "Servername" setting.
Example: directory.mycompany.com:1234
Q: Where is the documentation for the LDAPeople XML configuration file format?
A: Please have a look at this complete example configuration. It demonstrates all elements that can be configured. You may download the example configuration file here.
Q: Do you support LDAPS?
A: Yes, since Version 2.2, LDAPS is officially supported!
Q: The pictures in the detail view look skewed. What's wrong?
A: The detail view expects pictures to be of quadratic shape. If your directory server provides pictures that are non-quadratic, they will be stretched to fit the quadratic frame on the top left.
Q: How can I figure out what the Search Base of my LDAP server is?
A: There are basically two ways to figure this out. The first and probably obvious method is to ask your LDAP server administrator. If this is not an option, you might try to query your LDAP server from you Mac to find out yourself. To do this, open Terminal.app (in Applications/Utilities) and enter the following command:
ldapsearch -x -h <ldap server name> -b "" -s base namingcontexts
Of course you have to replace <ldap server name> with the fully qualified name of your LDAP server.
Q: Why is it not possible to configure more than one LDAP server?
A: The possibility to configure multiple LDAP servers has been introduced with LDAPeople 2.0. Please update your LDAPeople in the App Store!
Q: I can search for names and get results but when I click on an entry, the detail view of that contact is empty. What's wrong?
A: Please have a look the documentation about the "Base Filter" setting under "Advanced Settings".
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