Alfresco with OpenLDAP

(simple authentication)

2008/06/12 mryoshio

Alfresco with OpenLDAP(simple authentication)

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Summary
Notice

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Environment
Software System

Install & Congure Alfresco

Download Install Congure

Install & Congure OpenLDAP

Download & Install Congure

Check it works
Login Alfresco

Alfresco with OpenLDAP(simple authentication)

Summary
This report shows how to setup Alfresco with OpenLDAP in using simple authentication. So you have to add some special settings when you need secure authentication.

Notice
The words like mryoshio, YAMADA are examples.They dont have special meanings. Please replace them with your domain or favorite ones.

Alfresco with OpenLDAP(simple authentication)

Environment
Software
Alfresco Server
OS Alfresco OpenLDAP Mac OS X 10.4.11 2.1.0 Community Network CentOS 5.1 2.3.27

OpenLDAP Server

System
Alfresco Server OpenLDAP Server

valid user?

Alfresco
Yes/No

OpenLDAP

try login

Login OK/NG

Client

Alfresco with OpenLDAP(simple authentication)

Install & Configure Alfresco

Download
- Go to Alfresco Download site. http://sourceforge.net/project/showles.php?group_id=143373&package_id=157460&release_id=524558 - Download alfresco-community-tomcat-2.1.0.tar.gz on your desktop.

Install
- Execute following commands. $ cd ${ALF_HOME} 1 $ tar xvzf ~/Desktop/alfresco-community-tomcat-2.1.0.tar.gz

Congure
- Edit ldap-authentication-context.xml . $ cd ${ALF_HOME}/tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco/extension/ $ cp ldap-authentication-context.xml.sample ldap-authentication-context.xml $ vi ldap-authentication-context.xml ---------L.41 ~~~ L.64 ~~~ L.72 ---------<value>DIGEST-MD5</value> => <value>simple</value> <value>ldap://openldap.domain.com:389</value> => <value>ldap://<Your OpenLDAP Server 2>:389</value> <value>%s</value> => <value>cn=%s,dc=mryoshio,dc=jp</value>

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${ALF_HOME} means your Alfresco install directory. Replace it with your server name or IP address. 4

Alfresco with OpenLDAP(simple authentication)

Install & Configure OpenLDAP

Download & Install
- Donwload and install OpenLDAP via yum. # yum install openldap-servers

Congure
- Edit /etc/openldap/slapd.conf. $ vi /etc/openldap/slapd.conf ---------sufx ---------- Create a new LDIF le on a host which have ldapXXX commands. $ vi ~/Desktop/alfSample.ldif ---------# top dn: dc=mryoshio,dc=jp objectClass: dcObject objectClass: organization o: mryoshio corporation dc: mryoshio dn: cn=Manager,dc=mryoshio,dc=jp objectClass: organizationalRole cn: Manager # member dn: cn=YAMADA Yuji,dc=mryoshio,dc=jp objectClass:inetOrgPerson sn: YAMADA cn: YAMADA Yuji userPassword: yamada
Alfresco with OpenLDAP(simple authentication)

dc=mryoshio,dc=jp

rootdn cn=Manager,dc=mryoshio,dc=jp

uid: yamayu givenName: Yuji mail: yuji.yamada@mryoshio.jp o: mryoshio corporation ---------Register entries by ldapadd command. $ ldapadd -x -h <Your OpenLDAP Server> -D cn=Manager,dc=mryoshio,dc=jp -W -f alfSample.ldif Check registered entries $ ldapsearch -h <Your OpenLDAP Server> -p 389 -x -b dc=mryoshio,dc=jp -s sub uid=*

Alfresco with OpenLDAP(simple authentication)

Check it works
Login Alfresco
Access to http://<Your Alfresco Server 1>:8080/alfresco/ Input User Name: YAMADA Yuji, Password: yamada and Login. Its OK if you logged in.

Replace it with your server name or IP address. 7

Alfresco with OpenLDAP(simple authentication)