| LDAP is the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, and provides user authentication via an LDAP server. Use of the plugin requires that both PEAR:Auth and the php ldap module are installed in your web server setup. In addition, obviously, an ((LDAPServerConfiguration|operational LDAP server)) is also required.
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| Ubuntu/Debian Example:^apt-get install php-auth php-ldap^
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| -Note for v2.6: ^LDAP in the 2.6 release is broken, but the LDAP auth module has been rewritten and is fully functional again. It will be committed to CVS after a peer review...^
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| +Note for v2.6: ^LDAP in the 2.6 release is broken, but the LDAP auth module has been completely rewritten and is fully functional in CVS.^ |
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| [http://www.openldap.org/|The OpenLDAP Project] is a useful starting point for setting up a working LDAP system although alternatives are also available. Most of the Linux distributions will have an LDAP server setup that can be enabled if required.
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