GAL search Test Failed

[snixon]

Hi all:
I am new to Linux and Zimbra, so bare with me on this
I have Zimbra 5.0.4 on SUSE 10.3 in a test lab on VMWare Server. I also have a Windows 2003 server (Domain Controller) and 2 XP Pro clients with Office 2003 SP3.
I am trying to do the final configurations and I am getting the error when testing the GAL.
service Failure
system failure: unable to search gal
btpool0-3:1206747375697:d292f851bcbbbfb

I think the fault is my search term, what is supposed to go there?

Stance

[uxbod]

What does the following show :-

su - zimbra
zmcontrol status

Also, if you could check your Log Files - Zimbra :: Wiki for any error messages that would be very useful to use

[mmorse]

These docs have more than their names might suggest:
Zimbra Directory Service (LDAP) - Zimbra :: Wiki
LDAP Authentication - ZimbraWiki
LDAP Active Directory - ZimbraWiki

For the search base you might only need DC=mydomain,DC=com
Some AD's need like: cn=administrator,cn=Users,dc=domain,dc=com

Filter examples:
(uid=%u)
or
(uid=%n)
or even as complex as: (&(|(cn=*%s*)(sn=*%s*)(gn=*%s*)(mail=*%s*)(zimbraM ai lDeliveryAddress=*%s*) (zimbraMailAlias=*%s*)(zimbraMailAddress=*%s*))(|( objectclass=zimbraAccount)(objectclass=zimbraDistr ibutionList)))

%n = username with @ (or without, if no @ was specified)
%u = username with @ removed
%d = domain as foo.com
%D = domain as dc=foo,dc=com

[snixon]

Originally Posted by uxbod

What does the following show :-

su - zimbra
zmcontrol status

Also, if you could check your Log Files - Zimbra :: Wiki for any error messages that would be very useful to use

The Status is everything is runnning.
I am looking throught the Log files now looking for something wrong.

Thank you,

[snixon]

Originally Posted by mmorse

These docs have more than their names might suggest:
Zimbra Directory Service (LDAP) - Zimbra :: Wiki
LDAP Authentication - ZimbraWiki
LDAP Active Directory - ZimbraWiki

For the search base you might only need DC=mydomain,DC=com
Some AD's need like: cn=administrator,cn=Users,dc=domain,dc=com

Filter examples:
(uid=%u)
or
(uid=%n)
or even as complex as: (&(|(cn=*%s*)(sn=*%s*)(gn=*%s*)(mail=*%s*)(zimbraM ai lDeliveryAddress=*%s*) (zimbraMailAlias=*%s*)(zimbraMailAddress=*%s*))(|( objectclass=zimbraAccount)(objectclass=zimbraDistr ibutionList)))

%n = username with @ (or without, if no @ was specified)
%u = username with @ removed
%d = domain as foo.com
%D = domain as dc=foo,dc=com

Okay I am trying to gtet my head wrapped around all of this. Gal still doesn't work, but Authentication does. So I believe what is messed up are the filters.
What would the look like for Private.Lan domain? I have been sheltered and have never had to dig too deeply in to AD or LDAP.

I am working my way through the WIKI articles.