This guide will walk you through setting up OpenSUSE LEAP 15 to use an LDAP directory server for authentication. I am assuming you have a directory server up and running. If you don’t, you can follow these two guides to install and configure OpenLDAP: Install OpenLDAP From Source – OpenSUSE Configure OpenLDAP Install Packages First,… Read More »
This guide will walk you through setting up Debian Stretch to use an LDAP directory server for authentication. I am assuming you have a directory server up and running. If you don’t, you can follow these two guides to install and configure OpenLDAP: Install OpenLDAP From Source – Debian Stretch Configure OpenLDAP Install Packages First,… Read More »
This guide will walk you through setting up an OpenLDAP server for authenticating and managing users on Linux and UNIX. I am assuming you already have the OpenLDAP server installed and running with no backends configured. I recommend installing OpenLDAP from source, but this guide should work if you installed from a repository. I have… Read More »
This guide explains how to use the OpenLDAP client tools to manage an OpenLDAP directory server. I am assuming you have root access to your directory server. Common Options There are some options common to all of the OpenLDAP tools used in this guide. I recommend creating shell aliases for the ldap commands with these… Read More »
LDAP Search filters are fairly simple to learn and use. I am going to explain the filters in just enough depth so you can effectively use them. This guide is not going to be an exhaustive reference. If that is what you are looking for, then you want RFC 4515. LDAP Search filters start with… Read More »
This guide will walk you through installing OpenLDAP from source on OpenSUSE Leap. I haven’t tested it on Tumbleweed, but it should work. It is written with the assumption that readers are able to use a command line shell and text editor on a UNIX like operating system. I also assume you will be using… Read More »
This guide will walk you through installing OpenLDAP from source on Debian Stretch. I haven’t tested it on anything but Debian, but it should work with most Debian based operating systems. It is written with the assumption that readers are able to use a command line shell and text editor on a UNIX like operating… Read More »
This guide will walk you through installing OpenLDAP from source on CentOS 7. It should work with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7, Oracle Linux 7, Scientific Linux 7, and any other RHEL clones. I am assuming you are able to use a command line shell and text editor on a UNIX like operating system.… Read More »
This guide assumes familiarity with UNIX like operating systems, X.500, LDAP and OpenLDAP. The Directory Backups section of the OpenLDAP 2.4 Administrator’s Guide, as of September 28, 2016, doesn’t have any kind of restoration procedures. This guide will help you do it. Backup OpenLDAP There are two methods for backing up OpenLDAP. One is to… Read More »