Problem with LDAP/Registration

[DirtySnipe]

I have users around site that share an email address. But joomla will not auto create there account due to someone else already loggin in and registering the email adddress on there name..

 

 

Is there any way of allowing multiple users to share email addresses???

 

Remove the email address checking???

[alonebfg]

I will have a look into this for you and see what i can find

[localzuk]

How do you have users who share an email address?

[kesomir]

How do you have users who share an email address?

 

I imagine it's something like office@ or admissions@ no?

[localzuk]

I imagine it's something like office@ or admissions@ no?

 

But surely they'd be accounts accessible by more than one person, but those people would have their own addresses? Such as our school email address being separate from the people who check it.

[alan-d]

Create a second email addy and forward it to the original - Dirty but should work

[DirtySnipe]

We have users in departments that share one emaill account. They do not have access to a personnal email account. Is there any way of removing the double email checking??

[localzuk]

We have users in departments that share one emaill account. They do not have access to a personnal email account. Is there any way of removing the double email checking??

 

No. The system relies on the email address being unique.

[DirtySnipe]

So basically we cant use this software then... All im asking is for a code edit just for us so it doesn't check for unique email on ldap registration.

 

If somone tells me what to change and where i'll do it.

[alan-d]

Excuse me if this sounds daft but why can't you create additional email accounts and have them forward any mail to the shared email account?

[DirtySnipe]

Why should I setup extra mail accounts....

 

 

im not talking about an exta 5 - 10 mailboxes

 

it would be more like 150 -200 = more money

 

+ the extra time it will take setting up these mail accounts.

Edited June 9, 2008 by DirtySnipe

[Jona]

Why sould I setup extra mail accounts = more money.

 

+ the extra time it will take setting up these mail accounts.

 

So that Joomla LDAP Registration will work for you......

[DirtySnipe]

Im sorry but adding an extra 200 mailboxes to our exchange server which is already running on the high end of its max capacity is a real no go.

 

the extra 200 accounts will cost far too much and be a total nightmare to manage.

 

The amount of staff turnover is quite high so to keep having to setup forwards every five minuites is unreasonable.

 

If your an IT Tech you would understand this.

[localzuk]

Im sorry but adding an extra 200 mailboxes to our exchange server which is already running on the high end of its max capacity is a real no go.

 

the extra 200 accounts will cost far too much and be a total nightmare to manage.

 

The amount of staff turnover is quite high so to keep having to setup forwards every five minuites is unreasonable.

 

If your an IT Tech you would understand this.

 

We have had 21 staff members leave in the last year, and have hired roughly 25. Adding email addresses is just part of our job, regardless of whether it is time consuming or not.

 

So, unless you're willing to work with the requirements of joomla, I don't think it's going to work for you.

[DirtySnipe]

As i can see im not getting anywhere with you users who just use this software. I do not need you to tell me what my job is and what i should and should not do. Edited June 9, 2008 by Diello
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[alan-d]

Im sorry but adding an extra 200 mailboxes to our exchange server which is already running on the high end of its max capacity is a real no go.

 

the extra 200 accounts will cost far too much and be a total nightmare to manage.

 

The amount of staff turnover is quite high so to keep having to setup forwards every five minuites is unreasonable.

 

If your an IT Tech you would understand this.

 

OK Calm down!

 

You didn't actually say how many users were involved nor what your email system was. (No need for this language) (I merely pointed out that I was not a mind reader )

Edited June 9, 2008 by alan-d
language!

[Jona]

Well you've heard from multiple people that what you want to do isn't possible.

 

I expect you could hack the Joomla code to disable unique e-mail address checking but as noted above unique e-mails are required by Joomla so you will probably break a whole host of other things.

 

This leaves you with a limited number of options as outlined above.

 

Cheers

Jona

[localzuk]

As i can see im not getting anywhere with you users who just use this software. As i can see im not getting anywhere with you users who just use this software. I do not need you to tell me what my job is and what i should and should not do.

 

Your tone in your previous post is one of superiority ('If your an IT Tech you would understand this.'). This site is one used by IT technicians and managers. We know what we're talking about and have suggested a solution to the problem - to set up aliases for each user. Just because you haven't received the answer you want to hear, doesn't mean you are in the right etc...

 

Also, every person on this site is just a 'user' of Joomla. The EduGeek Joomla 1.5 package is one created by a user of the site making use of Joomla! and some hard work getting it to look nice. If you want detailed technical solutions on how to hack the internals of the software, you'd be better speaking over there, but you are most likely going to receive the same sort of responses - that the ldap module needs a unique email address.

 

Also, setting up mail aliases for users should not take a long time. Sure, doing the couple of hundred you say you'd have to do now is a pain, but in the future it would just be part of normal account creation procedures and take a couple of seconds extra per user.

 

And yes, you came to a site asking for advice. You were directly asking us what we think you should do. So your bright red rant is not only rude but also incorrect.

Edited June 9, 2008 by Diello

[Diello]

DirtySnipe - Do not throw your toys out of the pram just because you're not getting the answer you want. Professionals are answering your request, kindly behave as one yourself.

 

This is a free peer support community - good manners cost nothing.

[DirtySnipe]

What exactly needs the email to be unique to be used?

 

 

I used to use php nuke which also used unique email registration. It was just a requirement within the email registration page. None of the system actually required a unique email.

 

When contacting a user it just sent an email to that user. (email addy saved in mysql table).

 

This system as a guess is based on the same process.

 

I did hack the phpnuke code and removed the unique process without having any detrimental issues.

 

So back to my original question does anyone here know how to remove the unique email registration???

[Jona]

I don't use Joomla in anger so I'm not sure if this applies but have found this: Joomla! Community Forum • View topic - Unique Email Required? Where is it??

 

I'd seriously recommend you rethink why your needing to do this and try to find another solution though.

 

Jona

[Ric_]

Getting back to your original questions

 

Is there any way of allowing multiple users to share email addresses???

 

Add email aliases to the shared account so that each user has a unique address (e.g. user 'jbloggs' who uses [email protected] has the email field of their account populated with [email protected] and [email protected] is an alias associated with [email protected])

 

Remove the email address checking???

 

You would need to hack the Joomla code which is messy and potentially creates an unstable build. You will also have to hack future upgrades and be careful when patching. The people over at the Joomla site should be able to help you but will probably warn you off as we have done.

[DirtySnipe]

I don't use Joomla in anger so I'm not sure if this applies but have found this: Joomla! Community Forum • View topic - Unique Email Required? Where is it??

 

I'd seriously recommend you rethink why your needing to do this and try to find another solution though.

 

Jona

 

You are a star..... Thank you for finding this.