[CMake] CDash LDAP problem

[Bill Hoffman]

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Marcel Loose wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm experiencing an LDAP problem with CDash. When I try to log into
> CDash for the first time as a valid LDAP user, I get the message:
> 
> No givenname (cn) set in LDAP, cannot register user into MIDAS
> 
> Now I've been digging in the PHP-code a bit, but I know little PHP.
> The problem seems to be in the function ldapAuthenticate() in login.php.
> For reasons I don't understand, the return value of 
>  ldap_search($ldap,$CDASH_LDAP_BASEDN, 'mail='.$email, array('dn','cn'))
> contains an empty 'cn' field, though it does contain a valid 'dn' field.
> 
> For debugging purposes, I've removed the attributes specification in the
> ldap_search() call, thus returning all attributes. This gives me:
> 
> var_dump($entries);
> array(2) { ["count"]=>  int(1) [0]=>  array(24) { ["objectclass"]=>
> array(4) { ["count"]=>  int(3) [0]=>  string(13) "shadowAccount" [1]=>
> string(12) "posixAccount" [2]=>  string(13) "inetOrgPerson" } [0]=>
> string(11) "objectclass" ["gecos"]=>  array(2) { ["count"]=>  int(1)
> [0]=>  string(12) "Marcel Loose" } [1]=>  string(5) "gecos" ["uid"]=>
> array(2) { ["count"]=>  int(1) [0]=>  string(5) "loose" } [2]=>
> string(3) "uid" ["sn"]=>  array(2) { ["count"]=>  int(1) [0]=>
> string(5) "Loose" } [3]=>  string(2) "sn" ["givenname"]=>  array(2)
> { ["count"]=>  int(1) [0]=>  string(6) "Marcel" } [4]=>  string(9)
> "givenname" ["uidnumber"]=>  array(2) { ["count"]=>  int(1) [0]=>
> string(3) "511" } [5]=>  string(9) "uidnumber" ["mail"]=>  array(2)
> { ["count"]=>  int(1) [0]=>  string(15) "loose at astron.nl" } [6]=>
> string(4) "mail" ["gidnumber"]=>  array(2) { ["count"]=>  int(1) [0]=>
> string(4) "1000" } [7]=>  string(9) "gidnumber" ["shadowlastchange"]=>
> array(2) { ["count"]=>  int(1) [0]=>  string(5) "14127" } [8]=>
> string(16) "shadowlastchange" ["homedirectory"]=>  array(2)
> { ["count"]=>  int(1) [0]=>  string(11) "/home/loose" } [9]=>
> string(13) "homedirectory" ["loginshell"]=>  array(2) { ["count"]=>
> int(1) [0]=>  string(9) "/bin/bash" } [10]=>  string(10)
> "loginshell" ["count"]=>  int(11) ["dn"]=>  string(35)
> "uid=loose,ou=people,dc=astron,dc=nl" } }
> 
> Indeed, 'cn' is missing here. It is, however, present in the LDAP
> database. Here's a snippet of the output of 'slapcat', for the given
> user:
> 
> dn: uid=loose,ou=people,dc=astron,dc=nl
> objectClass: shadowAccount
> objectClass: posixAccount
> objectClass: inetOrgPerson
> gecos: Marcel Loose
> uid: loose
> sn: Loose
> givenName: Marcel
> structuralObjectClass: inetOrgPerson
> entryUUID: 2375bf08-e435-102b-8b97-3952138d3cf7
> creatorsName: cn=Manager,dc=astron,dc=nl
> createTimestamp: 20070821132115Z
> uidNumber: 511
> mail: loose at astron.nl
> gidNumber: 1000
> shadowLastChange: 14127
> cn: Marcel Loose
> userPassword:: <########>
> homeDirectory: /home/loose
> loginShell: /bin/bash
> entryCSN: 20100104140045Z#000000#00#000000
> modifiersName: cn=Manager,dc=astron,dc=nl
> modifyTimestamp: 20100104140045Z
> 
> I don't know if this is a CDash problem -- e.g. it should use a
> different ldap-function; or if it's a problem with the PHP-LDAP module;
> or if it's an LDAP database/configuration problem. Could someone please
> shed a light on this?
> 
> Best regards,
> Marcel Loose.
> 
> 
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