fix - Cannot manage user accounts in 7.1.0. See the comments in Auth/LDAP.pm. We really need a more robust fix.

docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  - add: asset exporter making appropriate symlinks for extras, uploads, and root URL
  - change: asset exporter now uses one session per asset to avoid breaking state in between
  - fix: Lineage length is not checked (Martin Kamerbeek / Procolix)
+ - fix: Cannot manage user accounts in 7.1.0
 
 7.1.0
  - fix: mysql and mysqldump were transposed in upgrade.pl --help

docs/upgrades/upgrade_7.1.0-7.1.1.pl

@@ -21,9 +21,17 @@ my $quiet; # this line required
 my $session = start(); # this line required
 
 fixSurvey();
+fixLDAP();
 
 finish($session); # this line required
 
+#-------------------------------------------------
+sub fixLDAP {
+	print "\tFixing the ldap connection setting.\n" unless ($quiet);
+	# Set the LDAP connection setting to the default ldap link if it's not set to anything
+	my $ldapConnection = $session->setting->get("ldapConnection");
+	$session->setting->set("ldapConnection", "1uBbhUm686mkFZ1ghv7Lag") if ($ldapConnection eq "");
+}
 
 #-------------------------------------------------
 sub fixSurvey {

lib/WebGUI/Auth/LDAP.pm

@@ -198,6 +198,14 @@ sub authenticate {
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
 sub connectToLDAP {
+
+   # This method needs to do some excpetion handling when we try to create an LDAPLink object
+   # Lot's to do though because then everything calling connectToLDAP must also handle exceptions on up
+   #
+   # Problem is that $connectionId may not have a value or the object creation may fail for other reasons.
+   # Quick fix for now is to ensure the ldapConnection setting is set in the settings table with the id of 
+   # the default ldap connection.
+
    my $self = shift;
    my $connectionId = $self->session->form->process("connection") || $self->session->setting->get("ldapConnection");
    my $ldapLink = WebGUI::LDAPLink->new($self->session,$connectionId);