Thanks, Richard, you are correct -- I was not using the proper syntax for the "Bind as" person. Onward into the fog . . . . -G. ---------- Original Message ----------- From: Richard Megginson <rmeggins at redhat.com> To: "General discussion list for the Fedora Directory server project." <fedora-directory-users at redhat.com> Sent: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 07:47:18 -0700 Subject: Re: Windows Sync - Unable to contact Active Directory > Glenn wrote: > > I'm still trying to get Windows Sync working on my Red Hat Directory Server > > 7.1 SP3evaluation. I have followed all the instructions, including SSL and > > certificate setup. When I try to create a synchronization agreement, I fill > > out Windows Sync Server Info form and click Next, and a Warning window pops > > up with the message, "Unable to contact Active Directory server, continue?" > > There are two buttons, Yes and No. So far, I haven't clicked the Yes > > button, because I don't think synchronization will work if the Directory > > Server can't contact the Active Directory server. > > > What is the full DN that you are using to BIND to AD? It's usually > something like > cn=Administrator,cn=Users,dc=yourdomain,dc=tld e.g. > cn=Administrator,cn=Users,dc=redhat,dc=com > > I can ping the Active Directory server by its host name and by its fully > > qualified domain name. What else should I be looking at? Thanks. - Glenn. > > > Try the ldapsearch command line like this: > /usr/bin/ldapsearch -x -h ADhost -D > "cn=Administrator,cn=Users,dc=yourdomain,dc=tld" -W -s base -b ""
