LDAP

LDAP Support

The following is an example configuration file for RatticDB, add this to your local_settings.py file.

from django_auth_ldap.config import LDAPSearch, GroupOfNamesType

# LDAP server details
AUTH_LDAP_SERVER_URI="ldap://localhost"
AUTH_LDAP_BIND_DN = ""
AUTH_LDAP_BIND_PASSWORD = ""

# User parameters
AUTH_LDAP_USER_SEARCH = LDAPSearch("ou=users,dc=example,dc=com", ldap.SCOPE_SUBTREE, "(uid=%(user)s)")    

# Set up the basic group parameters.
AUTH_LDAP_GROUP_SEARCH = LDAPSearch("ou=django,ou=groups,dc=example,dc=com", ldap.SCOPE_SUBTREE, "(objectClass=groupOfNames)")
AUTH_LDAP_GROUP_TYPE = GroupOfNamesType()

# How do i find staff
AUTH_LDAP_STAFF_GROUP = "cn=staff,ou=groups,dc=example,dc=com"

AUTH_LDAP_SERVER_URI

This line configures the LDAP server location and connection settings. You can specify the port, whether to use SSL and other things.

AUTH_LDAP_BIND_DN

The user to bind as before the user logs in. Use this if your server does not let you search for users with an anonymous bind.

AUTH_LDAP_BIND_PASSWORD

The password for the AUTH_LDAP_BIND_DN user.

AUTH_LDAP_USER_SEARCH

Here you tell us how to to find the users in your LDAP database. Anyone not found by this query will not be able to login.

AUTH_LDAP_GROUP_SEARCH

Here you tell us how to find the groups that RatticDB will use.

AUTH_LDAP_GROUP_TYPE

This defines the type of group that RatticDB will read. Supported groups are:

• PosixGroupType

• MemberDNGroupType

• NestedMemberDNGroupType

• GroupOfNamesType

• NestedGroupOfNamesType

• GroupOfUniqueNamesType

• NestedGroupOfUniqueNamesType

• ActiveDirectoryGroupType

• NestedActiveDirectoryGroupType

Make sure you alter the import line to import the required name.

AUTH_LDAP_STAFF_GROUP

People in this group will be treated as staff members and thus able to access the 'Staff Management' page and related staff functionality.