1MUTT_LDAP_QUERY(1) User Contributed Perl Documentation MUTT_LDAP_QUERY(1)
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6 mutt_ldap_query - Query LDAP server for Mutt mail-reader
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9 mutt_ldap_query.pl [options] <name_to_query> [[<other_name_to_query>]
10 ...]
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13 --config=config_file or -c config_file
14 specify an alternate resource file other than the system ones
15 (/etc/lbdb_ldap.rc or /etc/mutt_ldap_query.rc) or default
16 personal ones ($HOME/.lbdb/ldap.rc or
17 $HOME/.mutt_ldap_query.rc).
18 --server=ldap_server or -ls ldap_server
20 hostname of your ldap server. You can also use an
21 ldap://foo[:port] or ldaps://foo[:port] URL here to talk to
22 different ports or SSL encrypted servers. Or use
23 ldapi://%2fvar%2flib%2fldap_sock to access an ldap server via a
24 socket (use %2f as as replacement for a slash in the file
25 name).
26 --search_base=ldap_search_base or -sb ldap_search_base
28 use <search_base> as the starting point for the search instead
29 of the default.
30 --search_fields=ldap_search_fields or -sf ldap_search_fields
32 list of the fields on which the query will be performed.
33 --expected_answers=ldap_expected_answers or -ea ldap_expected_answers
35 list of the fields expected as the answer of the ldap server
36 that will be used for composing the output of the script.
37 --format_email=result_format_email or -fe result_format_email
39 format to be used for composing the email output result. It has
40 to be based on the expected ldap server answers and can use
41 variable containers of the form ${variable} where variable
42 belongs to the <ldap_expected_answers> set.
43 --format_realname=result_format_realname or -fr result_format_realname
45 format to be used for composing the realname output result. It
46 has to be based on the expected ldap server answers and can use
47 variable containers of the form ${variable} where variable
48 belongs to the <ldap_expected_answers> set.
49 --format_comment=result_format_comment or -fc result_format_comment
51 format to be used for composing the comment output result. It
52 has to be based on the expected ldap server answers and can use
53 variable containers of the form ${variable} where variable
54 belongs to the <ldap_expected_answers> set.
55 --bind_dn=bind_distinguished_name or -bd bind_distinguished_name
57 the destinguished name of the user who binds to the LDAP
58 server. Leave it empty for an anonmyous bind.
59 --bind_password=secret or -bp secret
61 the bind password for binding to the LDAP server. Leave it
62 empty for an anonmyous bind.
63 --tls=1 or --tls=0
65 enable or disable transport layer security (TLS).
66 --sasl_mech=mechanism or -sm mechanism
68 the SASL mechanism, for example GSSAPI (empty string to turn
69 off).
70 --nickname=ldap_server_nickname or -n ldap_server_nickname
72 shortcut for avoiding to use all the previous options by using
73 the script builtin or alternate config file table of common
74 servers and associated options. All the required parameters
75 are then derived by performing a <lbdb_server_nickname> lookup.
76 --debug or -d
78 turn on debugging messages.
79 --help or -? or -h or --man or -m
81 generates this help message.
82 --ignorant or -i
84 ignorant mode: search using wildcard for *name_to_query*
85 (requires a longer processing from LDAP server but is quite
86 convenient :).
87 --lbdb_output or -l
89 suppress number of matches output (suited for interfacing with
90 little brother database http://www.spinnaker.de/lbdb/).
91 --version or -v
93 show the version.
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96 mutt_ldap_query performs ldap queries using either ldapsearch command
97 or the perl-ldap module and it outputs the required formatted data for
98 feeding mutt when using its "External Address Query" feature.
99 The output of the script consists in 3 fields separated with tabs: the
101 email address, the name of the person and a comment.
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104 This perl script can be interfaced with mutt by defining in your
105 .muttrc:
106 set query_command = "mutt_ldap_query.pl %s"
108 Multiple requests are supported: the "Q" command of mutt accepts as
110 argument a list of queries (e.g. "Gosse de\ Courville").
111 Alternatively mutt_ldap_query can be interfaced with the more generic
113 little brother database query program (http://www.spinnaker.de/lbdb/)
114 using:
115 set query_command = "lbdbq %s"
117 and by specifying in your ~/.lbdb/lbdbrc file another method of query
119 just adding to the METHODS variable the m_ldap module e.g.:
120 METHODS='m_inmail m_passwd m_ldap m_muttalias m_finger'
122 and the right path to access m_ldap in MODULES_PATH, e.g. if you moved
124 m_ldap in ~/.lbdb/modules:
125 MODULES_PATH="/usr/local/lib $HOME/.lbdb/modules"
127 Just make sure to use the correct path for calling mutt_ldap_query in
129 the m_ldap script.
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132 mutt_ldap_query is now fully customizable using an external resource
133 file. By default mutt_ldap_query parses the system definition file
134 located generally at /etc/mutt_ldap_query.rc or
135 /usr/local/etc/mutt_ldap_query.rc and also the user one:
136 $HOME/.mutt_ldap_query.rc.
137 Instead of using command line options, the user can redefine all the
139 variables using the resource file by two manners in order to match his
140 site configuration. A file example is provided below:
141 # The format of each entry of the ldap server database is the following:
143 # LDAP_NICKNAME => ['LDAP_SERVER',
144 # 'LDAP_SEARCH_BASE',
145 # 'LDAP_SEARCH_FIELDS',
146 # 'LDAP_EXPECTED_ANSWERS',
147 # 'LDAP_RESULT_EMAIL',
148 # 'LDAP_RESULT_REALNAME',
149 # 'LDAP_RESULT_COMMENT'],
150 # a practical illustrating example being:
152 # debian => ['db.debian.org',
153 # 'ou=users,dc=debian,dc=org',
154 # 'uid cn sn ircnick',
155 # 'uid cn sn ircnick',
156 # '${uid}@debian.org',
157 # '${cn} ${sn}',
158 # '${ircnick}'],
159 # the output of the query will be then:
160 # ${uid}@debian.org\t${cn} ${sn}\t${ircnick} (i.e.: email name comment)
161 # warning this database will erase default script builtin
163 %ldap_server_db = (
164 'four11' => ['ldap.four11.com',
165 'c=US',
166 'givenname sn cn mail',
167 'givenname cn sn mail o',
168 '${mail}',
169 '${givenname} ${sn}',
170 '${o}' ],
171 'infospace' => ['ldap.infospace.com',
172 'c=US',
173 'givenname sn cn mail',
174 'givenname cn sn mail o',
175 '${mail}',
176 '${givenname} ${sn}',
177 '${o}' ],
178 'whowhere' => ['ldap.whowhere.com',
179 'c=US',
180 'givenname sn cn mail',
181 'givenname cn sn mail o',
182 '${mail}',
183 '${givenname} ${sn}',
184 '${o}' ],
185 'bigfoot' => ['ldap.bigfoot.com',
186 'c=US',
187 'givenname sn cn mail'
188 , 'givenname cn sn mail o'
189 , '${mail}'
190 , '${givenname} ${sn}',
191 '${o}' ],
192 'switchboard' => ['ldap.switchboard.com',
193 'c=US',
194 'givenname sn cn mail'
195 , 'givenname cn sn mail o',
196 '${mail}',
197 '${givenname} ${sn}',
198 '${o}' ],
199 'infospacebiz' => ['ldapbiz.infospace.com',
200 'c=US',
201 'givenname sn cn mail',
202 'givenname cn sn mail o',
203 '${mail}',
204 '${givenname} ${sn}',
205 '${o}' ],
206 );
207 # hostname of your ldap server
209 $ldap_server = 'ldap.four11.com';
210 # ldap base search
211 $search_base = 'c=US';
212 # list of the fields that will be used for the query
213 $ldap_search_fields = 'givenname sn cn mail';
214 # list of the fields that will be used for composing the answer
215 $ldap_expected_answers = 'givenname sn cn mail o';
216 # format of the email result based on the expected answers of the ldap query
217 $ldap_result_email = '${mail}';
218 # format of the realname result based on the expected answers of the ldap query
219 $ldap_result_realname = '${givenname} ${sn}';
220 # format of the comment result based on the expected answers of the ldap query
221 $ldap_result_comment = '(${o})';
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224 mutt_ldap_query.pl --ldap_server='ldap.mot.com' \
225 --search_base='ou=employees, o=Motorola,c=US' \
226 --ldap_search_fields='commonName gn sn cn uid' \
227 --ldap_expected_answers='gn sn preferredRfc822Recipient ou c telephonenumber' \
228 --ldap_result_email='${preferredRfc822Recipient}' \
229 --ldap_result_realname='${gn} ${sn}' \
230 --ldap_result_comment='(${telephonenumber}) ${ou} ${c}' \
231 Gosse de\ Courville
232 performs a query using the ldap server ldap.mot.com using the following
234 searching base 'ou=employees, o=Motorola,c=US' and performing a search
235 on the fields 'commonName gn sn cn uid' for 'Gosse' and then "de
236 Courville" looking for the following answers 'gn sn
237 preferredRfc822Recipient ou c telephonenumber'. Based on this answers,
238 mutt_ldap_query will return a list of entries identified of the form:
239 <${preferredRfc822Recipient}>\t${gn} ${sn}\t(${telephonenumber}) ${ou} ${c}
241 where ${} variables should be considered as containers that are
243 replaced by the results of the query. The previous query can be greatly
244 simplified by using the ldap server mini database feature of the
245 resource file introducing for example a nickname.
246 mutt_ldap_query.pl --ldap_server_nickname='motorola' Gosse de\ Courville
248 When not sure of the full name (i.e. it should contain Courville) the
250 ignorant mode is useful since the query will be performed using
251 wildcards, i.e. *Courville* in the following case:
252 mutt_ldap_query.pl --ignorant Courville
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256 The latest version can be retrieved at
257 ftp://ftp.mutt.org/pub/mutt/contrib or
258 http://www.courville.org/
259 Note that now the script is integrated in the latest version of the
261 little brother database available at http://www.spinnaker.de/lbdb/. It
262 is thus easier to use through this standard package than to hand
263 customize it to fit your system/distribution needs.
264
266 - perl-ldap module
267 http://perl-ldap.sourceforge.net/
268 - mutt is the ultimate email client
270 http://www.mutt.org/
271 - historical Brandon Blong's "External Address Query" feature patch for
273 mutt
274 http://www.fiction.net/blong/programs/mutt/#query
275 - little brother database is an interface query program for mutt that
277 allow multiple searches for email addresses based on external query
278 scripts just like this one 8-)
279 http://www.spinnaker.de/lbdb/
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282 Marc de Courville <marc@courville.org> and the various other
283 contributors... that kindly sent their patches.
284 Please report any bugs, or post any suggestions, to
286 <marc@courville.org>.
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289 Copyright (c) 1998-2003 Marc de Courville <marc@courville.org>. All
290 rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it
291 and/or modify it under the GNU General Public License (GPL). See
292 http://www.opensource.org/gpl-license.html and
293 http://www.opensource.org/.
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