When I start slapd like you said above I am able to see the logs. I then run the same command where I get the invalid credentials and I get the following: ------------------ daemon: activity on 1 descriptor daemon: listen=7, new connection on 13 daemon: added 13r conn=1 fd=13 ACCEPT from IP=127.0.0.1:63502 (IP=0.0.0.0:389) daemon: select: listen=6 active_threads=0 tvp=NULL daemon: select: listen=7 active_threads=0 tvp=NULL daemon: activity on 1 descriptor daemon: activity on: 13r daemon: read activity on 13 connection_get(13) connection_get(13): got connid=1 connection_read(13): checking for input on id=1 ber_get_next ldap_read: want=8, got=8 0000: 30 2e 02 01 01 60 29 02 0....`). ldap_read: want=40, got=40 0000: 01 03 04 1c 63 6e 3d 4d 61 6e 61 67 65 72 2c 64 ....cn=Manager,d 0010: 63 3d 65 78 61 6d 70 6c 65 2c 64 63 3d 63 6f 6d c=example,dc=com 0020: 80 06 73 65 63 72 65 74 ..secret ber_get_next: tag 0x30 len 46 contents: ber_dump: buf=0x003451d0 ptr=0x003451d0 end=0x003451fe len=46 0000: 02 01 01 60 29 02 01 03 04 1c 63 6e 3d 4d 61 6e ...`).....cn=Man 0010: 61 67 65 72 2c 64 63 3d 65 78 61 6d 70 6c 65 2c ager,dc=example, 0020: 64 63 3d 63 6f 6d 80 06 73 65 63 72 65 74 dc=com..secret ber_get_next ldap_read: want=8 error=Resource temporarily unavailable ber_get_next on fd 13 failed errno=35 (Resource temporarily unavailable) daemon: select: listen=6 active_threads=0 tvp=NULL daemon: select: listen=7 active_threads=0 tvp=NULL do_bind ber_scanf fmt ({imt) ber: ber_dump: buf=0x003451d0 ptr=0x003451d3 end=0x003451fe len=43 0000: 60 29 02 01 03 04 1c 63 6e 3d 4d 61 6e 61 67 65 `).....cn=Manage 0010: 72 2c 64 63 3d 65 78 61 6d 70 6c 65 2c 64 63 3d r,dc=example,dc= 0020: 63 6f 6d 80 06 73 65 63 72 65 74 com..secret ber_scanf fmt (m}) ber: ber_dump: buf=0x003451d0 ptr=0x003451f6 end=0x003451fe len=8 0000: 00 06 73 65 63 72 65 74 ..secret >>> dnPrettyNormal: <cn=Manager,dc=example,dc=com> => ldap_bv2dn(cn=Manager,dc=example,dc=com,0) <= ldap_bv2dn(cn=Manager,dc=example,dc=com)=0 => ldap_dn2bv(272) <= ldap_dn2bv(cn=Manager,dc=example,dc=com)=0 => ldap_dn2bv(272) <= ldap_dn2bv(cn=manager,dc=example,dc=com)=0 <<< dnPrettyNormal: <cn=Manager,dc=example,dc=com>, <cn=manager,dc=example,dc=com> do_bind: version=3 dn="cn=Manager,dc=example,dc=com" method=128 conn=1 op=0 BIND dn="cn=Manager,dc=example,dc=com" method=128 ==> bdb_bind: dn: cn=Manager,dc=example,dc=com bdb_dn2entry("cn=manager,dc=example,dc=com") => bdb_dn2id("dc=example,dc=com") <= bdb_dn2id: get failed: DB_NOTFOUND: No matching key/data pair found (-30990) send_ldap_result: conn=1 op=0 p=3 send_ldap_result: err=49 matched="" text="" send_ldap_response: msgid=1 tag=97 err=49 ber_flush: 14 bytes to sd 13 0000: 30 0c 02 01 01 61 07 0a 01 31 04 00 04 00 0....a...1.... ldap_write: want=14, written=14 0000: 30 0c 02 01 01 61 07 0a 01 31 04 00 04 00 0....a...1.... conn=1 op=0 RESULT tag=97 err=49 text= daemon: activity on 1 descriptor daemon: activity on: 13r daemon: read activity on 13 connection_get(13) connection_get(13): got connid=1 connection_read(13): checking for input on id=1 ber_get_next ldap_read: want=8, got=0 ber_get_next on fd 13 failed errno=0 (Undefined error: 0) connection_read(13): input error=-2 id=1, closing. connection_closing: readying conn=1 sd=13 for close connection_close: deferring conn=1 sd=13 daemon: select: listen=6 active_threads=0 tvp=NULL daemon: select: listen=7 active_threads=0 tvp=NULL daemon: activity on 1 descriptor daemon: waked daemon: select: listen=6 active_threads=0 tvp=NULL daemon: select: listen=7 active_threads=0 tvp=NULL connection_resched: attempting closing conn=1 sd=13 connection_close: conn=1 sd=13 daemon: removing 13 conn=1 fd=13 closed (connection lost) - Jon On Dec 21, 2007 10:54 AM, Gavin Henry <ghenry(a)suretecsystems.com&gt; wrote: > <quote who="Jonathan Wage"> > > Here is my slapd.conf > > > > # > > # See slapd.conf(5) for details on configuration options. > > # This file should NOT be world readable. > > # > > include /private/etc/openldap/schema/core.schema > > > > # Define global ACLs to disable default read access. > > > > # Do not enable referrals until AFTER you have a working directory > > # service AND an understanding of referrals. > > #referral ldap://root.openldap.org > > > > pidfile /private/var/db/openldap/run/slapd.pid > > argsfile /private/var/db/openldap/run/slapd.args > > > > # Load dynamic backend modules: > > # modulepath /usr/libexec/openldap > > # moduleload back_bdb.la > > # moduleload back_ldap.la > > # moduleload back_ldbm.la > > # moduleload back_passwd.la > > # moduleload back_shell.la > > > > # Sample security restrictions > > # Require integrity protection (prevent hijacking) > > # Require 112-bit (3DES or better) encryption for updates > > # Require 63-bit encryption for simple bind > > # security ssf=1 update_ssf=112 simple_bind=64 > > > > # Sample access control policy: > > # Root DSE: allow anyone to read it > > # Subschema (sub)entry DSE: allow anyone to read it > > # Other DSEs: > > # Allow self write access > > # Allow authenticated users read access > > # Allow anonymous users to authenticate > > # Directives needed to implement policy: > > # access to dn.base="" by * read > > # access to dn.base="cn=Subschema" by * read > > # access to * > > # by self write > > # by users read > > # by anonymous auth > > # > > # if no access controls are present, the default policy > > # allows anyone and everyone to read anything but restricts > > # updates to rootdn. (e.g., "access to * by * read") > > # > > # rootdn can always read and write EVERYTHING! > > > > ####################################################################### > > # BDB database definitions > > ####################################################################### > > > > database bdb > > suffix "dc=example,dc=com" > > rootdn "cn=Manager,dc=example,dc=com" > > # Cleartext passwords, especially for the rootdn, should > > # be avoid. See slappasswd(8) and slapd.conf(5) for details. > > # Use of strong authentication encouraged. > > rootpw secret > > # The database directory MUST exist prior to running slapd AND > > # should only be accessible by the slapd and slap tools. > > # Mode 700 recommended. > > directory /private/var/db/openldap/openldap-data > > # Indices to maintain > > index objectClass eq > > > > > > Which logs are you referring to? The openldap log? > > Start slapd by hand with -d -1 > > and then bind via ldapsearch. > > > -- Jonathan Wage http://www.jwage.com http://www.centresource.com