Forms Authentication with AD

[wolvie3421]

Hi guys, I can't seem to get forms authentication to work. I'm using Liam's blog (

http://www.sharepointblogs.com/helloitsliam/archive/2006/08/15/10027.aspx)

as a guide. My setup:

Extended a web application and put it in the extranet zone.
did all the web.config edits
Usernames resolve through the LDAP connetion when I Add Users to the Policy for Web Application

When I try to login to through the form, nothing happens. No error message, it just goes back to the sign in page. Anyone have any suggestions on how to troubleshoot this? Thanks!

 

[wolvie3421]

well, i was able to figure out how to login. i had to empty the browser cache. but now I have another question in case somebody knows. When logging in via forms authentication, MOSS seems to be treating the LDAP connected AD accounts as seperate ones from when logging in via windows authentication. And forms authenticated users cannot connect to their my sites. Any ideas? thanks!

 

[philhege]

As far as I know (AFAIK), Sharepoint pays attention only to domain/AD-authenticated credentials. You can get info about a user through LDAP, but that doesn't authenticate them to the network.

Phil Hegedusich
Senior Programmer/Analyst
IIMAK

http://www.iimak.com

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[wolvie3421]

thanks phil. i wonder what the purpose of forms based authentication to an Active Directory LDAP connection is for... i'm stumped.