mod_ldap mod_auth_ldap using SSL failes

Using a LDAP directory to authenticate Apacher users

[tlw1000]

I am using mod_ldap and mod_auth_ldap that work just fine without SSL. When I try to use SSL I get "[ldap_simple_bind_s() failed] [Can't contact LDAP server]". (Setting LogLevel to "debug" give me this message.) I assume from the error message that the problem occures some where in the LDAP/SSL libraries/modules.

I am using SuSE 9.2 and Apache 2.0.50 with up-to-date patches.

The questions I have are:
1. What is going on and how do I fix it?
2. How do I turn on debug/trace to get useful information from these lower level (LDAP/SSL) libraries/modules so I can find out what is going on?

[MattyMoose]

Is the LDAP server running in SSL mode? Is it listening on the proper port? (Port 636, IIRC). It may be that the server doesn't support SSL.

[tlw1000]

I captured the TCP/IP packets while mod_ldap is accessing the directory and SSL is starting up but seems to quit after a few messages are exchanged (several messages after the server sends it's certificate to the client). This is why I want to see trace/debug messages at the SSL/LDAP libray/module level. I can't seen to find any way to tell me what is going on at this level. No logs, no messages, etc. I just get the "[ldap_simple_bind_s() failed]..." message in the Appache log file. (not very helpful.)