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eC CV a eS ol All About Ransomware: How to Prevent and Respond to Attacks. security Install and Configure Linux LDAP LDAP, or Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, is an open-vendor protocol for accessing directory information such as X.500 service containers. It is useable in Linux and other OS environments. This write-up describes how to set up the LDAP directory on a Linux server. It will provide a step-by-step tutorial on installing, configuring, and testing the OpenLDAP server on Linux systems. It is an open-source implementation of LDAP. This guide will use Ubuntu 22.04|20.04|18.04 LTS as our operating software. MY LATEST VIDEOS D Tide Stay productive with smart tech Got more done with a device thats ae tough ae you are | | jaa Tinto Stay productive with smart tech BWinowst ) Step 1: Set Hostname and IP for the Ubuntu Server So, set a hostname for your system before beginning the installation process. This command should help: Ber eres Peg ee ec trad 3 EBA) Pr aa Seco laa ed As the host, you should proceed to add your IP address to the /etc/hosts file as shown below: Ber eres Peg ee ec trad ES EBA) At this point, you can replace example.com with your valid hostname. For example, | may choose to use kenhint.com instead ‘Tinook Stay productive with smart tech ‘Get move dane win a dence tnat'sasrounnas ouare Window oe ep 2 4 Step 2: Install the OpenLDAP Server to the Ubuntu 22.04 System The actual installation begins at this point. And you will need to begin by installing LDAP alongside some of its management utilities and packages. This command will help you accomplish the installation on Ubuntu 22.04: As part of the installation, you will see a prompt to set your LDAP administrator password. Enter your preferred password in the provided space and press to continue, This will be the interface on your screen [ore The following interface will prompt you to enter the password. Key in your password again and press OK. Step 3: Confirm If the Installation Is Successful You can use the slapcat command to review the contents and packages in your installation. Expect an outcome similar to the ones in the screenshot below: ‘Tiriteok L©oking for solutions to support remote collaboration?~ HH Windows1t The result of the above command should read as shown in this illustration; ‘wee ay Looking for solutions Thrift to support remote collaboration? EE Windowstt Step 4: Add a Base DN for alll the Users and Groups You can add a base DN for each user or group by creating a basedn.{dif file with the following contents: remote ion? Step 5: Configure the LDAP Server by Adding User Accounts and Groups Firstly, it is not recommended to edit the LDAP configuration files manually. So, for better results, it is advisable to add your edits into the configuration file and either use Idapmodify or \dapadd commands to load them into the directory. You can create an OpenLDAP user account and assign a password to the account with the slappasswd command. Looking for solutions to support remote collaboration? Proceed to create a Idif file which you will use for adding users. We already talked about how you can replace example and com with the right domain credentials. Now, replace {SSHA}Zn4/E5f+Ork7WZF/alrpMuHHGufC3x0k with your password, en and sn with the correct usemame values, and linhinttechs with the username you expect to add. Once you are done editing, you are free to add the account by running this command: You can do the same to create a group account by first creating the Idif file. This file is what you will use for adding entries into the directory. Now, add the group by running this command: Step 6: Configure the LDAP Database Configuring the LDAP database starts with copying the sample database of slapd file into the corresponding /var/lib/Idap directory. You can then set the recommended permissions as in the screenshot below’ ‘Add your domain to the database and create the Idapdomain. dif, which will help you modify the credentials in the database. Create the file using the below command Add the following required information and replace the relevant sections as earlier advised and add the outcome into the database using the following command: Conclusion OpenLDAP is an open-vendor implementation of the LDAP protocol in Linux environments. The article demonstrates how to install and set up the OpenLDAP server and database for centralized authentication in Ubuntu. Explore More search text Q RsHow au Ns lO] Miao ale): Kennedy Brian Brian is a computer scientist with a bias for software development, programming, and technical content development. He has been in the profession since 2015. He reads novels, jogs, or plays table tennis whenever not on gadgets. He is an expert in Python, SQL, Java, and data and network security. 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