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Hmm...

Ok, I added some debugging code to see what search filter is actually used, and I surrounded the filter with ().

Could you place the file in library/Xerte/Authentication, and see whether that improves things?

thanks again tom

Only difference I'm seeing in the log is the passowd is hashed

2015-07-14 11:17:34 /srv/www/vhosts/xerte.uct.ac.za/xertetoolkits/library/Xerte/Authentication/Ldap.php71Valid login? mystaffnumber / *******

the rest remains unchanged
2015-07-14 11:17:34 /srv/www/vhosts/xerte.uct.ac.za/xertetoolkits/library/Xerte/Authentication/Ldap.php90Running : SELECT * FROM ldap
2015-07-14 11:17:34 /srv/www/vhosts/xerte.uct.ac.za/xertetoolkits/library/Xerte/Authentication/Ldap.php93Trying to authenticate against servername.uct.ac.za
2015-07-14 11:17:34 /srv/www/vhosts/xerte.uct.ac.za/xertetoolkits/library/Xerte/Authentication/Ldap.php183Failed to query ldap serverBad search filter

I missed something there. The configuration changed after setting the server including the ldaps:

Did you choose a complete different server? It appears that the ldap_password is no longer set, so you're in a complete difefernt code branch then I thought.

There seems to be an inconsistency in the current code with respect to ldap_filter and ldap_filter_attr
Plase set filter toand try again.

sorry tom going back one post

I moved the debug line to line 183 (which is in the else statements)

the log now shows
2015-07-14 11:49:41 /srv/www/vhosts/xerte.uct.ac.za/xertetoolkits/library/Xerte/Authentication/Ldap.php187Searched ou=uct,o=uct / 01378575

Now I lost you....

When the bind setting is not set, the ldap_filter is used, not ldap_filter_attr, and the filter should include the '=' caharacter.

You can also send me your version of Ldap.php, so that we are at least in synch again. (by pm to reijnders at to dot nl))