[support] 2nd AD Server "rollover" not working with LDAP Integration Module

[Chad Fennell]

On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 9:10 AM, Broyhill, Gary <Gary.Broyhill at lr.edu> wrote:
> I have been using LDAP Authentication Module (Drupal 6.x) successfully
> with our network's AD server for a couple of years, no problem. (note: I
> use an LDAP account with stripped down permissions for non-anonymous
> search).
>
> So ... our sysadmin people just added a second AD server to our network
> for redundancy. They wanted me to test to see if Drupal's LDAP would work
> with both servers. I added the server in the LDAP Module configuration. It
> passed the authentication Test for non-anonymous search using my LDAP
> account mentioned above.  I can disable either of the servers from the
> Module settings, and authentication still takes place.
>
> However, if either of the AD servers goes offline, Drupal's LDAP does not
> find the second server. The only way I can make it work is to go in to the
> LDAP settings and deactivate the server that went offline. According to
> documentation on http://drupal.org/node/118123, "the LDAP Servers will be
> consulted in the order they are listed. They are listed in the order they
> are created. Future releases will include an option to re-order them for
> authentication." This rollover doesn't seem to be happening, and I'm not
> sure where to go from here. Searched the issue queue but did not find this
> one.

At this point, if it's not behaving as advertised/expected, post a bug
report with an explanation of your issue to the LDAP module. Even if
it's not a bug, somebody may at least be able to help you out with
your particular problem.

>
> Any enlightenment is welcome.
>
> Gary Broyhill
> www.lr.edu
>
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