Linux Networking Cookbook

12.3. Configuring and Testing the OpenLDAP Server

Problem

Installing your OpenLDAP server went fine; now what do you do to start and test it?

Solution

Debian users don't need to follow this recipe because the Debian installer does all this, but it might be useful to review it anyway.

Fedora users, copy this example: /etc/openldap/slapd.conf. Substitute your own domain name (any one will do, even example.com) in the brackets, and invent your own rootpw:

 ####################################################################### # Global Directives: # Schema and objectClass definitions include /etc/ldap/schema/core.schema include /etc/ldap/schema/cosine.schema include /etc/ldap/schema/nis.schema include /etc/ldap/schema/inetorgperson.schema pidfile /var/run/slapd/slapd.pid argsfile /var/run/slapd/slapd.args # Read slapd.conf(5) for possible values loglevel -1 # Where the dynamically loaded modules are stored modulepath /usr/lib/ldap moduleload back_bdb # The maximum number of entries that is returned for a search operation sizelimit 500 # The tool-threads parameter sets the actual amount of cpus that is used # for indexing. tool-threads 1 ####################################################################### # Specific Backend Directives for bdb: # Backend specific directives apply to this backend until another # 'backend' directive occurs backend bdb checkpoint 512 30 ####################################################################### # Specific Directives for database #1 database bdb ...