Kolab 3 user auth with external openLDAP server

[Bruce Marriner]

On Wednesday, June 26, 2013 06:29 AM CDT, Arun Khan <knura9 at gmail.com> wrote: 
 
> I have an installed base of openLDAP+Samba3 (NT Domain) in production.
>  I am using this setup for user auth on Linux and Windows workstations
> as well as applications like MantisBT.
> 
> Kolab 3 does look very attractive and I have done a quick eval on a
> CentOS 6 base.   It's own bundled 389DS is the LDAP backend.  I did
> not see any choice, for an external LDAP server, during the setup.
> 
> However, in the Kolab 3 announcement
> <http://www.kolab.org/news/2013/03/19/final-version-kolab-3.0-released>
>  there is mention of support for openLDAP.
> 
> I have looked around for docs/FAQs/tutorials on how to integrate Kolab
> 3.0 with an external openLDAP server for user auth.  I have not found
> anything so far.
> 
> Is it possible to integrate Kolab 3 with an external openLDAP server?
> 
> I would appreciate any pointers.
> 
> Thanks,
> -- 
> Arun Khan
> 


I'm also -highly- interested in using openldap instead of 389ds.  I've read a bit here and there that gives me the impression that it may be possible but there's no guide or any other detailed information that I have been able to find.  I hoping to find time to closely examine the 389ds setup process and see if I can replicate the actions with an openldap server but I haven't had time to do that yet :(.

Arun Khan, if you do find any information about this I would greatly appreciate you relaying it to me.  I'll gladly help test and even write detailed CentOS documentation on it :)