Step by Step Installation and Configuration Openldap Server
Step by Step Installation and Configuration Openldap Server
Software: OS-Cent OS 4.4, openldap 2.2.13-6.4E System name: ldap.adminmart.com Domain name: System IP: adminmart.com 192.168.1.212
Note: Use your domain name and IP instead of adminmart. Easy steps for adding users: 1. Create unix user 2. Create unix user's ldap passwd file 3. Convert passwd.file to ldif file 4. Add ldap file to LDAP Directory using ldapadd
Step #10. Update root.ldif file for the "Manager" of LDAP Server
[root@ldap ~]# vi /etc/openldap/root.ldif
#1 #2 #3 #4
dn: dc=adminmart,dc=com dc: adminmart description: LDAP Admin objectClass: dcObject objectClass: organizationalUnit ou: rootobject dn: ou=People, dc=adminmart,dc=com ou: People description: Users of adminmart objectClass: organizationalUnit
Step #12. Import all users in to the LDAP
Add the Domain ldif file
[root@ldap ~]# ldapadd -x -D "cn=Manager,dc=adminmart,dc=com" -W -f Enter LDAP Password: adding new entry "dc=adminmart,dc=com" adding new entry "ou=People, dc=adminmart,dc=com" [root@ldap ~]# Add the users:
/etc/openldap/adminmart.com.ldif
[root@ldap ~]# ldapadd -x -D "cn=Manager,dc=adminmart,dc=com" -W -f Enter LDAP Password: adding new entry "uid=root,ou=People,dc=adminmart,dc=com" adding new entry "uid=operator,ou=People,dc=adminmart,dc=com" [root@ldap ~]#
/etc/openldap/root.ldif
[root@ldap ~]# ldapadd -x -D "cn=Manager,dc=adminmart,dc=com" -W -f Enter LDAP Password: adding new entry "uid=test1,ou=People,dc=adminmart,dc=com" [root@ldap ~]#
/etc/openldap/test1.ldif
[root@ldap ~]# ldapadd -x -D "cn=Manager,dc=adminmart,dc=com" -W -f Enter LDAP Password: adding new entry "uid=test2,ou=People,dc=adminmart,dc=com" [root@ldap ~]#
/etc/openldap/test2.ldif