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| author | Badlop <badlop@process-one.net> | 2010-04-19 15:22:10 +0200 |
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| committer | Badlop <badlop@process-one.net> | 2010-04-19 15:22:10 +0200 |
| commit | 2d375e0429512917a666808eda3482519943e85c (patch) | |
| tree | 1952d05c724f633e355929ce8ec7af2b972fce75 /doc/guide.html | |
| parent | added notes about LDAP password change (diff) | |
Recompile the Guide
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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/doc/guide.html b/doc/guide.html index 2a5601822..fb2896d92 100644 --- a/doc/guide.html +++ b/doc/guide.html @@ -1635,9 +1635,12 @@ module loaded!</P><P> <A NAME="ldap"></A> </P><!--TOC subsection LDAP--> <H3 CLASS="subsection"><!--SEC ANCHOR --><A NAME="htoc37">3.2.5</A>  <A HREF="#ldap">LDAP</A></H3><!--SEC END --><P> <A NAME="ldap"></A> </P><P><TT>ejabberd</TT> has built-in LDAP support. You can authenticate users against LDAP server and use LDAP directory as vCard storage. Shared rosters are not supported -yet.</P><P>Note that <TT>ejabberd</TT> treats LDAP as a read-only storage: +yet.</P><P>Usually <TT>ejabberd</TT> treats LDAP as a read-only storage: it is possible to consult data, but not possible to -create accounts, change password or edit vCard that is stored in LDAP.</P><P> <A NAME="ldapconnection"></A> </P><!--TOC subsubsection Connection--> +create accounts or edit vCard that is stored in LDAP. +However, it is possible to change passwords if <TT>mod_register</TT> module is enabled +and LDAP server supports +<A HREF="http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3062">RFC 3062</A>.</P><P> <A NAME="ldapconnection"></A> </P><!--TOC subsubsection Connection--> <H4 CLASS="subsubsection"><!--SEC ANCHOR --><A HREF="#ldapconnection">Connection</A></H4><!--SEC END --><P> <A NAME="ldapconnection"></A> </P><P>Parameters: </P><DL CLASS="description"><DT CLASS="dt-description"> <B><TT>{ldap_servers, [Servers, ...]}</TT></B></DT><DD CLASS="dd-description"> List of IP addresses or DNS names of your @@ -3225,9 +3228,12 @@ and that all virtual hosts will be searched instead of only the current one: <H3 CLASS="subsection"><!--SEC ANCHOR --><A NAME="htoc64">3.3.26</A>  <A HREF="#modvcardldap"><TT>mod_vcard_ldap</TT></A></H3><!--SEC END --><P> <A NAME="modvcardldap"></A> </P><P><TT>ejabberd</TT> can map LDAP attributes to vCard fields. This behaviour is implemented in the <TT>mod_vcard_ldap</TT> module. This module does not depend on the -authentication method (see <A HREF="#ldapauth">3.2.5</A>).</P><P>Note that <TT>ejabberd</TT> treats LDAP as a read-only storage: +authentication method (see <A HREF="#ldapauth">3.2.5</A>).</P><P>Usually <TT>ejabberd</TT> treats LDAP as a read-only storage: it is possible to consult data, but not possible to -create accounts, change password or edit vCard that is stored in LDAP.</P><P>The <TT>mod_vcard_ldap</TT> module has +create accounts or edit vCard that is stored in LDAP. +However, it is possible to change passwords if <TT>mod_register</TT> module is enabled +and LDAP server supports +<A HREF="http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3062">RFC 3062</A>.</P><P>The <TT>mod_vcard_ldap</TT> module has its own optional parameters. The first group of parameters has the same meaning as the top-level LDAP parameters to set the authentication method: <TT>ldap_servers</TT>, <TT>ldap_port</TT>, <TT>ldap_rootdn</TT>, |