in reply to problem binding to Windows 2003 Active Directory using LDAPS (from Linux)

LDAPS is not enabled by default on an AD server.

Please try to telnet to port 636 : if it connects, LDAPS is installed.

Here is a Microsoft article on how to install a certificate and enable LDAPS :
LDAP over SSL with a third-party certification authority.

Hope this helps.

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Re^2: problem binding to Windows 2003 Active Directory using LDAPS (from Linux)
by Cmdr_Tofu (Scribe) on Apr 19, 2005 at 00:25 UTC
    Thanks, I will check this tomorrow and update with my results.

    *update*

    Thanks for putting me on the right track. I found this related Microsoft article which gave me an easy way to do it.

    For others who might wish to do the same thing (on the DC):

    • mount your windows 2003 CD
    • control panel=>settings=>add/remove programs=>add remove/components
    • install certificate services
    • set up an enterprise CA (talk to Windows experts in your group if this is a production environment!)
    • reboot the DC
Rohit Mehta
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