sounds like there needs to be an improvement request, or an extension (custom field) to the LDAP server to populate the alias entries and map that instead...
On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 1:03 PM, Anders Mydland <and...@mydland.info> wrote: > See inline comments > > 2011/5/10 Tony Graziano <tgrazi...@myitdepartment.net> > >> >> >> On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 12:26 PM, Anders Mydland <and...@mydland.info>wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> 2011/5/10 Laurentiu Ceausescu <lauren...@ezuce.com> >>> >>>> On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 5:29 PM, Anders Mydland <and...@mydland.info>wrote: >>>> >>>>> I just found what I perceive as (another) weakness in the LDAP >>>>> functionality. >>>>> >>>>> Running an import will overwrite any extra aliases that are configured >>>>> (and probably other settings too). >>>>> Using the default LDAP mappings for Active Directory (alias -> >>>>> sAMAccountName), this has severe implications when adding new LDAP users >>>>> to >>>>> the system... >>>> >>>> With a typical use case for aliases being DID numbers, it would not be >>>>> unreasonable to think that LDAP aliases and manually configured aliases >>>>> should peacefully co-exist. >>>>> Or am I just missing something? >>>>> >>>> >>>> You can setup a DID number for an user - (User / Contact information >>>> tab). >>>> This setting will not be overwritten by a new LDAP import. >>>> >>> >>> >>> True, but this will not direct the incoming call (and even if it were, >>> you're still limited to one). >>> >> > >> What do you mean here? Do you mean the user cannot have more than one >> DID? The user alias field can accept more than one entry, you simply >> separate them with a space between entries. >> > > > Laurentiu replied and was refererring to the user contact information field > called "DID". Putting a number here does not put any calls to this number > through to the user. > > The user alias field will indeed accept multiple space-separated aliases, > but an LDAP import will overwrite any changes / additions. > Thus, you're stuck with whatever single value you map from LDAP to your > alias field. > > > >> If it should, it's not working.. >>> >>> DID rules in the dial plan do of course work for contiguous blocks. >>> >>> I still believe one should be able to get additional aliases / numbers >>> from LDAP, as described below. >>> >>> >>>> >>>>> Also, it's being stated on the configuration page that the user id >>>>> should be the users extension. >>>>> With LDAP enabled, I believe it would be better to use the users' LDAP >>>>> user name as the default user ID, and enable multiple aliases during >>>>> import >>>>> (e.g. ipPhone / businesPhone from the directory). >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Any comments? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Best regards, >>>>> >>>>> Anders Mydland >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> sipx-users mailing list >>>>> sipx-users@list.sipfoundry.org >>>>> List Archive: http://list.sipfoundry.org/archive/sipx-users/ >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> sipx-users mailing list >>>> sipx-users@list.sipfoundry.org >>>> List Archive: http://list.sipfoundry.org/archive/sipx-users/ >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> sipx-users mailing list >>> sipx-users@list.sipfoundry.org >>> List Archive: http://list.sipfoundry.org/archive/sipx-users/ >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> ====================== >> Tony Graziano, Manager >> Telephone: 434.984.8430 >> sip: tgrazi...@voice.myitdepartment.net >> Fax: 434.326.5325 >> >> Email: tgrazi...@myitdepartment.net >> >> LAN/Telephony/Security and Control Systems Helpdesk: >> Telephone: 434.984.8426 >> sip: helpd...@voice.myitdepartment.net >> >> Helpdesk Contract Customers: >> http://support.myitdepartment.net >> >> <http://support.myitdepartment.net>Blog: >> http://blog.myitdepartment.net >> >> Linked-In Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/tony-graziano/14/4a6/7a4 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> sipx-users mailing list >> sipx-users@list.sipfoundry.org >> List Archive: http://list.sipfoundry.org/archive/sipx-users/ >> > > > _______________________________________________ > sipx-users mailing list > sipx-users@list.sipfoundry.org > List Archive: http://list.sipfoundry.org/archive/sipx-users/ > -- ====================== Tony Graziano, Manager Telephone: 434.984.8430 sip: tgrazi...@voice.myitdepartment.net Fax: 434.326.5325 Email: tgrazi...@myitdepartment.net LAN/Telephony/Security and Control Systems Helpdesk: Telephone: 434.984.8426 sip: helpd...@voice.myitdepartment.net Helpdesk Contract Customers: http://support.myitdepartment.net <http://support.myitdepartment.net>Blog: http://blog.myitdepartment.net Linked-In Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/tony-graziano/14/4a6/7a4
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