Hi,Can we use Non Windows LDAP (openLDAP) instead of Windows/AD for user authentication in WSS 3.0? If yes then please give me some pointers.Thanks in advanceND

Thanks Ahmed.I will give a try and let you know the outcome of it. And I guess, if I want to revert back from LDAP (FBA) to Windows authentication then it should be possible, am I right?Thanks in advanceND

I thought I will get immediate response from you guys but looks like I have stuck up with some unique issue.Please let me know if anyone of you know the solution?Thanks in advanceND

Sorry for the delay. I don't think this error is cause by the difference between MOSS and WSS. Can you find more specific error message in SharePoint trace log (\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\12\LOGS\) ? Or, could you please try the fiddler tools to find out exactly which file is not found (http://www.developer.com/lang/jscript/article.php/3631066/Fiddler-Can-Make-Debugging-Easy.htm ).

Hi NDave,Sorry for this, I am out of office with limited net accessI agree with GuYuming, this has nothing to do with WSS or SharePoint, the solution I have provided should workso please check SharePoint log as well as event logBest Regards, Ammar MCT http://ahmed-ammar.blogspot.com Posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Thanks GuYuming, Ahmed.I checked LOGS folder but could not see anything significant. Fiddler shows following details:Request HeaderPOST /_layouts/login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fdefault.aspx HTTP/1.1Response HeaderHTTP/1.1 200 OKFiddler Web Sessions summary is as per below, 1-5 entries are for Request and rest are for Response. #ResultProtocolHostURLBodyCachingContent-TypeProcessCommentsCustom 1 302 HTTP sark2008:1234 /default.aspx 173 private text/html; charset=utf-8 iexplore:1644 2 200 HTTP sark2008:1234 /_layouts/login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fdefault.aspx 3,337 private text/html; charset=utf-8 iexplore:1644 3 200 HTTP sark2008:1234 /_layouts/1033/styles/core.css?rev=5msmprmeONfN6lJ3wtbAlA%3D%3D 2,699 private text/html; charset=utf-8 iexplore:1644 4 200 HTTP sark2008:1234 /_layouts/1033/init.js?rev=qX%2BG3yl4pldKy9KbPLXf9w%3D%3D 2,699 private text/html; charset=utf-8 iexplore:1644 5 200 HTTP sark2008:1234 /_layouts/1033/core.js?rev=CNBZRdV1h3pKuA7LsMXf3w%3D%3D 2,695 private text/html; charset=utf-8 iexplore:1644 6 200 HTTP sark2008:1234 /_layouts/login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fdefault.aspx 2,704 private text/html; charset=utf-8 iexplore:1644 7 200 HTTP sark2008:1234 /_layouts/1033/styles/core.css?rev=5msmprmeONfN6lJ3wtbAlA%3D%3D 2,699 private text/html; charset=utf-8 iexplore:1644 8 200 HTTP sark2008:1234 /_layouts/1033/init.js?rev=qX%2BG3yl4pldKy9KbPLXf9w%3D%3D 2,699 private text/html; charset=utf-8 iexplore:1644 9 200 HTTP sark2008:1234 /_layouts/1033/core.js?rev=CNBZRdV1h3pKuA7LsMXf3w%3D%3D 2,695 private text/html; charset=utf-8 iexplore:1644 Just to double check, I installed Win2008 with WSS3.0 on Virtual PC and performed same steps to configure non Windows LDAP without any luck, there also I got same error.Can you please recheck the steps mentined by me in my earlier reply - I think something is missing from it.Thanks in advanceND

The fiddler results shows that the default.aspx is successfully redirected to login.aspx and some .js and .css files are successfully returned. While the error occured after you had click the submit button on the login.aspx page. Could you please modify your web.config file so that detailed ASP.Net error message would be displayed instead of the SharePoint "user friendly" error page. Please refer to this blog for how to set the web.config file: http://blogs.msdn.com/ericwhite/archive/2008/10/02/modifications-to-web-config-for-debugging-sharepoint-components.aspx

This is what I get after modifying web.config: Go back to site Error File Not Found. at System.RuntimeTypeHandle._GetTypeByName(String name, Boolean throwOnError, Boolean ignoreCase, Boolean reflectionOnly, StackCrawlMark& stackMark, Boolean loadTypeFromPartialName) at System.RuntimeTypeHandle.GetTypeByName(String name, Boolean throwOnError, Boolean ignoreCase, Boolean reflectionOnly, StackCrawlMark& stackMark) at System.RuntimeType.PrivateGetType(String typeName, Boolean throwOnError, Boolean ignoreCase, Boolean reflectionOnly, StackCrawlMark& stackMark) at System.Type.GetType(String typeName, Boolean throwOnError, Boolean ignoreCase) at System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.GetType(String typeName, Boolean throwOnError, Boolean ignoreCase) at System.Web.Configuration.ConfigUtil.GetType(String typeName, String propertyName, ConfigurationElement configElement, XmlNode node, Boolean checkAptcaBit, Boolean ignoreCase) Troubleshoot issues with Windows SharePoint Services. ND

Just checking.. ND