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This is a guide on how to setup LDAP authentication for users on Redmine. The LDAP server is OpenLDAP on FreeBSD 9, but should work on any LDAP server.

Populate the LDAP Server¶

• Create the People Organizational Unit ldif file:
  

  vi ~/people-ou.ldif
  

  • And add the following:
    

    dn: ou=People,dc=example,dc=com
    objectclass: organizationalUnit
    ou: People
    

• Import the People OU file into the server:
  

  ldapadd -D "cn=Manager,dc=example,dc=com" -W -f ~/people-ou.ldif
  

• Create the bob user ldif file:
  

  vi ~/bob.ldif
  

  • And add the following:
    

    dn: cn=Bob Guy,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com
    cn: Bob Guy
    givenname: Bob
    initials: BG
    mail: bob@example.com
    objectclass: inetOrgPerson
    objectclass: organizationalPerson
    objectclass: person
    sn: Guy
    uid: bob
    userpassword: {MD5}X03MO1qnZdYdgyfeuILPmQ==
    

  • NOTE: The password for bob is password.

Setup LDAP Authentication¶

• Log into redmine admin site, http://redmine.example.com/admin and go to LDAP Authentication.

• Click on New authentication mode and enter the LDAP server details:
  1. Name: LDAP Auth
  2. Host: ldap.example.com
  3. Port: 389
  4. Account: cn=Manager,dc=example,dc=com
  5. Password: SuperSecretPassword
  6. Base DN: ou=People,dc=example,dc=com
  7. On-the-fly user creation: [X]
  8. Login attribute: uid
  9. Firstname attribute: givenName
  10. Lastname attribute: sn
  11. Email attribute: mail

• Click Save

• Next go to Administration -> Users and click New user.
  1. Login: bob
  2. First name: Bob
  3. Last name: Guy
  4. Email: bob@example.com
  5. Authentication mode: LDAP Auth

• Click Save

Now bob can log in using the the password stored in the LDAP server, in this case its password.

Resources¶

• http://www.redmine.org/projects/redmine/wiki/RedmineLDAP
• http://wiki.univention.com/index.php?title=Cool_Solution_-_Install_Redmine_and_setup_ldap_authentication