Meeting Room Booking System - examples config inside!

[db260179]

Some may or may not know this system. But this is a great Room booking system. Especially for schools.

 

Most schools have microsoft Active directory systems. This software can be a right pain in the arse to get to work.

 

Fortunately I have it working!

 

Two config files are the main things to mess around with are

 

'config.inc.php' and 'auth_ldap.inc'

 

snapshot of 'config.inc.php'

 

###############################################

# Authentication settings - read AUTHENTICATION

###############################################

$auth["session"] = "php"; # How to get and keep the user ID. One of

# "http" "php" "cookie" "ip" "host" "nt" "omni"

# "remote_user"

$auth["type"] = "ldap"; # How to validate the user/password. One of "none"

# "config" "db" "db_ext" "pop3" "imap" "ldap" "nis"

# "nw" "ext".

 

# Cookie path override. If this value is set it will be used by the

# 'php' and 'cookie' session schemes to override the default behaviour

# of automatically determining the cookie path to use

$cookie_path_override = '';

 

# The list of administrators (can modify other peoples settings)

$auth["admin"][] = "127.0.0.1"; # localhost IP address. Useful with IP sessions.

$auth["admin"][] = "administrator";

$auth["admin"][] = "db"; <-----username from AD

 

#$auth["admin"][] = "10.0.0.1";

#$auth["admin"][] = "10.0.0.2";

#$auth["admin"][] = "10.0.0.3";

 

# 'session_http' configuration settings

$auth["realm"] = "mrbs";

 

 

# 'auth_ldap' configuration settings

# Where is the LDAP server

$ldap_host = "mulpdc.mulberry.local";

# If you have a non-standard LDAP port, you can define it here

$ldap_port = 389;

# If you want to use LDAP v3, change the following to true

$ldap_v3 = true;

# If you want to use TLS, change following to true

$ldap_tls = false;

# LDAP base distinguish name

# See AUTHENTICATION for details of how check against multiple base dn's

$ldap_base_dn = "ou=Admin,dc=mulberry,dc=local";

$ldap_base_dn = "ou=SubAdmin,dc=mulberry,dc=local";

$ldap_base_dn = "ou=Staff,ou=Users,ou=Mulberry,dc=mulberry,dc=local";

$account_suffix = "@mulberry.local";

# Attribute within the base dn that contains the username

$ldap_user_attrib = "sAMAccountName";

 

 

# 'auth_ldap' extra configuration for ldap configuration of who can use

# the system

# If it's set, the $ldap_filter will be combined with the value of

# $ldap_user_attrib like this:

# (&($ldap_user_attrib=username)($ldap_filter))

# After binding to check the password, this check is used to see that

# they are a valid user of mrbs.

#$ldap_filter = "mrbsuser=y";

 

see attached files for more detailed analysis

 

goto http://mrbs.sourceforge.net/docs.html for more info

 

The auth_ldap.inc needs to be modified for AD usage (see attached file)

 

Working on MRBS 1.2.5

 

If you need any help give me a buzz

mrbs1.2.5exampleconfig.zip

[ChrisH]

Theres a few posts on this one its a great system. Webman has built his own as well which is available. I also posted instructions on how to modify it so you can set the maximum number of days ahead they can book. Not sure if that a standard feature in the newer versions.

[db260179]

Do you have a link to his creation?

 

I would like a look at it

 

Theres a few posts on this one its a great system. Webman has built his own as well which is available. I also posted instructions on how to modify it so you can set the maximum number of days ahead they can book. Not sure if that a standard feature in the newer versions.

[webman]

@db260179: http://www.classroombookings.com

 

(LDAP is on the way I promise you )

[db260179]

looks good, but needs authentication enabled to be any use to me

[webman]

That's fine, I'm not forcing anybody to use it. It's useful for us and if it helps anybody else it's a bonus

[timbo343]

try using http://folders.devizes.wilts.sch.uk/download/bookingsystem3/index.asp

 

I found this a great piece of software

[gh256]

We use that one as well timbo343. Some times it crashed and needs IIS service restarting on the server. I don't know if its just are server and it doesnt do it oftern.

 

All round good I agree

[Samclark01]

@db260179: www.classroombookings.com

 

(LDAP is on the way I promise you )

 

Did this ever happen? Its a great system, but useless for most people without LDAP or AD integration...

[webman]

Did this ever happen? Its a great system, but useless for most people without LDAP or AD integration...

 

It's still planned, but I'm afraid it's still not in yet.

[round2it]

Some people. Webman gives you this for free and you moan, if it was a paid for product then yes moan away.

 

 

 

I appretiate your work @webman.