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Gemini Scheduler Service and Active directory Integration

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Hello,

is the installation of Gemini scheduler service is required for Active directory Integrationin gemini website? Because i not installed gemini scheduler in past (because don't use email batch sending), this question because the active directory not work for me. The configuration ok without error but i can not see the imported users or the imported group.

Best regards,

zino1973
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zino1973
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Yes, you must have the scheduler running for Active Directory to work. It is fine to run it even if not using it for sending alerts (batch emails).


Mark Wing
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thank's for your help, now i installed scheduler but i don't see a activedirectory group in configuration or i cannot logni with active directory account.


zino1973
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Go to the Global Groups page and select a global group, click the active direcotry tab, can you see any groups there? If not please check the windows application log (event viewer) for errors from the scheduelr.


Mark Wing
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there are not group, and i not have a errors from scheduler in windows application log.


zino1973
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Did you enable and test active directory in the Gemini web app (Administration -> Active Directory)? Please go to the Administration -> SMTP section and set it to Debug Mode (yes). Once done save and restart the scheduler service. What messages do you get in event viewer?


Mark Wing
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yes i enabled and tested active directory in the Gemini web app with successusful message for the test, before i configure de mode Debug to yes i have this message:

  • "Loading assembly Countersoft.Gemini.Scheduler.ActiveDirectory.dll"
  • "Initializing"
  • "http://gemini.xxx.com/ Active Directory Sync initialized for client http://gemini.xxx.com/"
  • "Processing"
  • "http://gemini.xxx.com/ Could not Syncronised Active Directory groups"
  • "Processing"
  • "http://gemini.xxx.com/ Could not Syncronised Active Directory groups"
  • "http://gemini.xxx.com/ No mappings to Active Directory Groups found"
  • "Terminating"

For informatio My users and my groups are in an OU in the active directory.


zino1973
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I'm having the same trouble I'm afraid - and the same message in debug about "Could not Syncronised Active Directory groups"

The Active Directory Test passes - I've even tried setting it to a slightly lower OU - OU=Current Staff,OU=,DC=,DC=,DC= to see if that made any difference - it still passed the test but still couldn't synchronise the groups.

All help and advice welcomed :)


PeterJ
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Did you try dc=domian,dc=com? Also, you might need to provide credentials as the scheduler service runs under different context.


Saar Cohen
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yes i tryed this syntax and it does'nt work, and i tested to runs the service under domain administrator account and i have the same problem.


zino1973
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Can you try a specify the actual domain server name (eg SERVER/dc=....)?


Saar Cohen
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sorry but i don't understand what you want i do?


zino1973
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In the AD connection put SERVER/dc=domain,dc=com


Mark Wing
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Hi All,

I've tried running the Scheduler Service as domain admin (sledge hammer to crack a nut!) but still no joy. I've also tried forcing to a domain controller as suggested above and still no luck.

For information purposes, our primary DC emulator is running Windows Server 2003, the domain functional level is Windows Server 2003 and the server that Gemini is running on is a domain member server running Windows Server 2008R2 Standard.

Any other things we can try?


PeterJ
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i typ the name of the server in place of "SERVER" in this syntax?


zino1973
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ok i founded the solution this is it: that is th connection string are worked: DCSERVERNAME/OU=OUNAME, DC=DOMAINNAME, DC=COM click on save an test(succesfuly) stop and restart the scheduler service

and now i see the activedirectory group.


zino1973
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Thanks for the update, glad all is working now.


Mark Wing
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Not all is working :'( the AD group are visible, but when i attempt to login with an active directory account this is not recongnized in gemini.


zino1973
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Did you switch to windows authentication in Gemini?


Mark Wing
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in the web.config?


zino1973
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Yes, Gemini will only authenticate AD users when using windows authentication.


Mark Wing
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ok and the old asp account? there is a mixed mode?


zino1973
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In that case create 2 sites pointing to the same database. One for username / password authentication and one for windows.


Mark Wing
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ok thank you


zino1973
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ANSWER

The issue for PeterJ was the credentials, the username needed to be in the format of username@domain.com instead of domain\username


Mark Wing
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Mark Wing