Thunderbird - How to fix problems with LDAP auto completion
This document explains how to fix Thunderbird if the LDAP auto completion is not working properly when composing a message. This document is relevant for Thunderbird 1.5 or later.
- Open Thunderbird. Click Tools -> Options (Mac users: Thunderbird -> Preferences).
- Click the Advanced Tab. On the General page click Config Editor.
- In the Filter field type: ldap_2
- Find the LDAP server name in the configuration list. This name will vary depending on what you named the LDAP server during setup.
- In order to find the LDAP server name, look at the other ldap_2.servers.* entries for the server name.
- In this example the server name is: ldap_2.servers.UWLdap
- Find 'ldap_2.autoComplete.directoryServer' in the configuration list. Double-click the preference to modify it.
- Type the LDAP server name in this field to set the default search directory. Click OK.
- Exit and restart Thunderbird.
- Thunderbird will now auto complete email adresses using the LDAP when composing email messages.