LDAP installation configuration under ubuntu14.04 Install and configure

https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/openldap-server.html If error occurs in reinstall, try this: "1) sudo apt-get purge slapd2) sudo apt-get install SLAPD ldap-utils "  You can configure LDAP after install:

When the installation are complete, we actually need to reconfigure the LDAP package. Type the following to bring the package Configuration tool:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure slapd

You'll be asked a series of questions about what you ' d like to configure the software.

• omit OpenLDAP server configuration?  no

• dns domain name?

  • this would create the base structure of your directory path. Read the message to understand how it works.
  • there is no set rules for what to configure this. If you have a actual domain name on the this server, you can use the that. Otherwise, use whatever you ' d like.
  • in This article, we'll call It TEST.COM 
    

• organizationname?

  • again, this is up to you
  • we would use example in thisguide. 
    

• AdministratorPassword?

  • Use the password configured during installation, or Chooseanother one

• Database backend touse? HDB

• Remove the Databasewhen slapd is purged? No

• Move olddatabase? Yes

• Allow Ldapv2protocol? No

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/ How-to-install-and-configure-a-basic-ldap-server-on-an-ubuntu-12-04-vps

the ldap-utils packagecomes with enough utilities to manage the directory and the longstring of options needed can make them a burden to use. The ldapscripts packagecontains wrapper scripts to these utilities the some people findeasier to use.

Install the package:

sudo apt-get install ldapscripts

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Then add both nodes ou=groups and ou=users to the LDAP, before add a group to LDAP
A stupid BUG:

Error adding group to LDAP

So,give it a simple ' secret ' passwd, like ' dog ', ' monkey ',,,,

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First

1) sudo apt-get purge slapd 2) sudo apt-get install SLAPD ldap-utilsDo like the above each some stupid error occurs this you can ' t solve.

Second

sudo dpkg-reconfigure LAPD #configure according to the link2 above, you ' d better don ' t configure it by hand.

Third:

sudo apt-get install ldapscripts #install a convenient tools

Ldapscripts ' s Configure file/etc/ldapscripts/ldapscripts.conf, add sentences, like:

Server=localhost

Binddn= ' cn=admin,dc=example,dc=com '

Bindpwdfile= '/etc/ldapscripts/ldapscripts.passwd '

suffix= ' dc=example,dc=com '

gsuffix= ' ou=groups '

usuffix= ' Ou=users '

Fourth:

Add passwd to ldapscripts.passwd file:

sudo sh-c "Echo-n ' monkey ' >/etc/ldapscripts/ldapscripts.passwd"

Then:you can operate LDAP using ldapscripts commands according to link 1.

Warning:ldapscript would always return ' error adding group QA to LDAP ', if the group already exists

http://www.meso.northwestern.edu/intranet/recipies/useful-computer-files-and-programs/ Configuring-group-linux-servers-and-terminals-with-ldap-kerberos-and-nfs/ldap-user-and-group-management

Start LDAP server:  /ETC/INIT.D/LSAPD

LDAP installation configuration under ubuntu14.04 Install and configure