Microsoft 365 - 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.

1. Open Thunderbird. Click Tools ➔ Options (Mac users: Thunderbird ➔ Preferences).

2. Click the Advanced button at the top right of the screen. On the General tab, click Config Editor.

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3. In the Filter text box, type the following: ldap_2

4. 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.

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    5. Find ldap_2.autoComplete.directoryServer in the configuration list. Double-click the preference to modify it.

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    6. Type the LDAP server name in this field to set the default search directory. Then click OK.

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    7. Exit and restart Thunderbird.

    8. Thunderbird will now auto complete email adresses using the LDAP when composing email messages.

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    Keywords:Thunderbird LDAP auto completion   Doc ID:5032
    Owner:Help Desk KB Team .Group:DoIT Help Desk
    Created:2006-10-05 19:00 CDTUpdated:2023-02-02 15:25 CDT
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