Web Wiz Support and Community Forums : Active Directory Setup https://forums.webwiz.net/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 08:15:30 +0000 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:58:21 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.08 360 https://forums.webwiz.net/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=24844 <![CDATA[Web Wiz Support and Community Forums]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://forums.webwiz.net/ <![CDATA[Active Directory Setup : Okay - i&#039;ll try my best....]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/active-directory-setup_topic24844_post129809.html#129809 Author: Jono
Subject: 24844
Posted: 04 December 2007 at 7:58pm

Okay - i'll try my best. Here is a new vbsync script. Edit it and set the database values, then configure the database server type (ignore the access option): Beta1.1forMySQL.zip]]> Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:58:21 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/active-directory-setup_topic24844_post129809.html#129809 <![CDATA[Active Directory Setup : Jono wrote:I think it&#039;s...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/active-directory-setup_topic24844_post129808.html#129808 Author: RLRPC
Subject: 24844
Posted: 04 December 2007 at 7:49pm

Originally posted by Jono Jono wrote:

I think it's just the connection string that may need to be updated. Are you willing to do some beta testing??


Yes, if you're willing to (figuratively) hold my hand. 
...All I've done so far is beta test, we have nothing production yet.
]]> Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:49:42 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/active-directory-setup_topic24844_post129808.html#129808 <![CDATA[Active Directory Setup : I think it&#039;s just the connection...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/active-directory-setup_topic24844_post129807.html#129807 Author: Jono
Subject: 24844
Posted: 04 December 2007 at 7:48pm

I think it's just the connection string that may need to be updated. Are you willing to do some beta testing??

]]> Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:48:32 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/active-directory-setup_topic24844_post129807.html#129807 <![CDATA[Active Directory Setup : RLRPC wrote:Fantastic.I wish...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/active-directory-setup_topic24844_post129806.html#129806 Author: Jono
Subject: 24844
Posted: 04 December 2007 at 7:46pm

Originally posted by RLRPC RLRPC wrote:

Fantastic.
I wish someone like you existed in the phpBB/VBulletin arenas... they're all UNIX-heads and for years their developers have said "an LDAP mod for Active Directory would be easy" but yet it is still not stable out of the box even on phpBB 3.0 RC7.  WWF is the ONLY forum software I have yet to test that supports AD out of the box.
 
I've never been too successful with php (it's too much live javascript!Shocked). This solution is weighted towards a Microsoft environment (utilising functions like "name translate"), however the big issue i see is obtaining the user details automatically (for example a *unix box may not know you are valid person in a windows environment). You could modify a login screen to authenticate againist an LDAP server, but I think the attribute SAMaccountName (your windows username) may be Microsoft specific.
 
In essence, I would get a username and password, then try to bind to an object in the LDAP using these details (assume they had the correct rights), if successful the user is valid, if not, they are not.
Once you've got a valid account, find it in LDAP, bind to it for the other attributes, like office, email, telephone, etc.
]]> Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:46:49 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/active-directory-setup_topic24844_post129806.html#129806 <![CDATA[Active Directory Setup : Jono wrote:Not specifically....]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/active-directory-setup_topic24844_post129805.html#129805 Author: RLRPC
Subject: 24844
Posted: 04 December 2007 at 7:44pm

Originally posted by Jono Jono wrote:

Not specifically. It was designed as a really simple guide for use within the organisation I work for. I wrote the documentation using SQL Server 2005, but there is no reason why they can't be amended to suit MySQL or Access. Thinking about it, if you're running it in an intranet environment would you use Access?
The vbScript to sync the databases may need a bit of modification to support both, which i'm sure I can do.
What would you like to see? or which parts need improving?


I'm absolutely fine with the documentation.  I'm not so boneheaded I can't just mentally-replace your SQL Server steps with what I'd need to do in MySQL.  LOL  But where I am truly boneheaded is the script.  I can tell enough to know you're calling for variables that are SQL Server-specific, which explains to me why the script is not connecting to my DB but I am lame from that point on.
]]> Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:44:46 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/active-directory-setup_topic24844_post129805.html#129805 <![CDATA[Active Directory Setup : Not specifically. It was designed...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/active-directory-setup_topic24844_post129804.html#129804 Author: Jono
Subject: 24844
Posted: 04 December 2007 at 7:37pm

Not specifically. It was designed as a really simple guide for use within the organisation I work for. I wrote the documentation using SQL Server 2005, but there is no reason why they can't be amended to suit MySQL or Access. Thinking about it, if you're running it in an intranet environment would you use Access?
The vbScript to sync the databases may need a bit of modification to support both, which i'm sure I can do.
What would you like to see? or which parts need improving?
]]> Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:37:28 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/active-directory-setup_topic24844_post129804.html#129804 <![CDATA[Active Directory Setup : So not only is the documentation...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/active-directory-setup_topic24844_post129802.html#129802 Author: RLRPC
Subject: 24844
Posted: 04 December 2007 at 7:25pm

So not only is the documentation curtailed towards SQL Server environments, but the scripts are specific to SQL Server as well?]]> Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:25:16 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/active-directory-setup_topic24844_post129802.html#129802 <![CDATA[Active Directory Setup : Fantastic.I wish someone like...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/active-directory-setup_topic24844_post129781.html#129781 Author: RLRPC
Subject: 24844
Posted: 03 December 2007 at 7:52pm

Fantastic.
I wish someone like you existed in the phpBB/VBulletin arenas... they're all UNIX-heads and for years their developers have said "an LDAP mod for Active Directory would be easy" but yet it is still not stable out of the box even on phpBB 3.0 RC7.  WWF is the ONLY forum software I have yet to test that supports AD out of the box.
]]> Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:52:34 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/active-directory-setup_topic24844_post129781.html#129781 <![CDATA[Active Directory Setup : Yeah, sure. The Mod uses Active...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/active-directory-setup_topic24844_post129779.html#129779 Author: Jono
Subject: 24844
Posted: 03 December 2007 at 7:44pm

Yeah, sure.
The Mod uses Active Directory information (e.g. the DisplayName, Title and Office attributes), giving people's "full names" rather than just the NT name. This means that, for example, if Jane Smith (NT name=JSmith) gets married and changes her name to Jane Brown (NT name=JBrown) the WWF is automatically updated to reflect both the new NT name and DisplayName.
Hope this helps.
 
]]> Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:44:26 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/active-directory-setup_topic24844_post129779.html#129779 <![CDATA[Active Directory Setup : I&#039;m appreciative of those...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/active-directory-setup_topic24844_post129776.html#129776 Author: RLRPC
Subject: 24844
Posted: 03 December 2007 at 7:12pm

I'm appreciative of those links... care to fill us in on what your Mod actually does though?  Smile]]> Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:12:27 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/active-directory-setup_topic24844_post129776.html#129776