I was reading docs about LDAP on documentation site, and I had a question.
I'm not very familiar with LDAP, so I thought I'll ask.

Is it possible to use Joomla's database to autoimport users to LS?

thanks,
v1k

There is a limesurvey plugin for joomla called "joosurvey". But it's based in a very old limesurvey release.

Try searching the forum to get more information.

Where can I find more information on building LDAP?
Maybe I could set up Joomla/CB to use LDAP and then LS would
be able to import users too.

v1k

Is it possible to use Joomla's database to autoimport users to LS?

I know nothing about Joomla sorry.
I'm just concerned about your sentence "autoimport users to LS":
1- Are you trying to import users that will be able to manage surveys
OR
2- Are you trying to import participants information for the token management interface ?

Option '1' is only possible by Delegating Authentication to the webserver

Option '2' is possible with CSV file import or LDAP queries.

Where can I find more information on building LDAP?
What do you mean by 'building LDAP' ?

Thibault

Mazi wrote:
There is a limesurvey plugin for joomla called "joosurvey". But it's based in a very old limesurvey release.

Hi Mazi .. yes but I think the best option really is to install LimeSurvey as a standalone web application under the Joomla root, publish it and then incorporate/integrate finished surveys in a joomla wrapper. I'm not sure that there is a full integration.

Personally I am looking to start a Drupal integration .. if anyone else is working on similar I would be interested to hear thoughts

What I meant by building LDAP is what kind of database does LDAP use? What does it use to authenticate members and/or autoimport them?

On the side note, I didn't want to create another thread so I'll ask here.
I want to use htaccess file to limit access to admin.php, for login, to visitors referred from my own domain, plus my own IP address. Anyone can help me out with some info on how to limit access to the above rules without limiting access to surveys as well?

v1ktor

What I meant by building LDAP is what kind of database does LDAP use? What does it use to authenticate members and/or autoimport them?

LDAP is a protocol used to access entries in a database. "What kind of database" it uses is mostly irrelevant to any applications that are using LDAP since this is an internal aspect of the directory: you never modify the internal database manually, but instead use the LDAP protocol to alter db entries.

LDAP is usually used to store user accounts informations (for instance in Active Directory for MS Windows). Optionnally LDAP can protect access to the datat stored in its Database: several authentication schemes are usually supported, but the mostly used one is simple password.

There is no Autoimport feature implemented in LDAP though it is easy to develop one.

So to sum up things: LDAP can be used with LS to import token information (first and last name, emails, ...) if you already have an LDAP directory with these data.

On the side note, I didn't want to create another thread so I'll ask here.

You should, because this topic may be of interrest to others who are not interrested in LDAP at all.

I want to use htaccess file to limit access to admin.php, for login, to visitors referred from my own domain, plus my own IP address. Anyone can help me out with some info on how to limit access to the above rules without limiting access to surveys as well?

Simply define a .htaccess file in your /limesurvey/admin directory with the required protection lines (see mod_access documentation from the Apache Project).

Thibault

gmaddockgreene wrote:

Personally I am looking to start a Drupal integration .. if anyone else is working on similar I would be interested to hear thoughts
Check out the limesurvey mailing list. You can register and ask the list if someone else is working on something like this.

Hi, did you ever find interest in a drupal integration project? We are checking out Lime, but from point of view of needing something that can integrate with drupal. Unlike other posts, I don't care so much about the visual / theme integration as much as actually sharing user data.