external LDAP - users cant log in, why ?

[p_h_i_l_l_i_p]

Hi guys,

I have problem with external LDAP authorization for users login. When I set authorization to external LDAP all test are passed but when user want to log in he can't.

Any one had similar problem ?

P.S. Zimbra version 5.0.10

[bdial]

did you create the users in zimbra? Zimbra doesn't auto provision a user based on successful ldap authentication. also maybe check your logs on your ldap server and see if it has any errors about the filter you're using.

[p_h_i_l_l_i_p]

so I have to add singe one user manually so that he can log in ? Is there a possibility to sync zimbra users with ldap users ??

[bdial]

Yeah each account has to be created in zimbra, and the external ldap server will only be used for authentication. If you can create a ldap dump of all your users and their names you could do something like a bulk import. Theres an article about this on the wiki

Bulk Provisioning - Zimbra :: Wiki

It doesn't have specific ldap code but it shows you an example of a batch create.

[p_h_i_l_l_i_p]

ok thx for answers. I'll try this bulk provisioning.