Hi All, For user having the dn: uid=jmaan,stornt=non-teach,bn=compcen,dc=nits,dc=ac,dc=in and base=nits.ac.in is this acl enough or i need to change this in my slapd.conf file # lenient auth-request DN to user-auth DN authz-regexp uid=([^,]*),dc=[^,]*,cn=auth uid=$1,stornt=non-teach,bn=compcen,dc=nits,dc=ac,dc=in Which way of mapping is the best:- direct or search based ? What can be the reason for unsuccesfull ldap authentication in my server machine, When i try to login using this uid (among others) through the console (GUI). my ldap server is running in fedora 7. With Thanks and Regards, Jyotishmaan Ray Moderator Of Paradise Groups http://yahoogroups.com/group/Spirituality-Paradise Are You Spiritually Aware !!! Are You Enjoying Yourself !!! See What All You Had Been Missing !!!! Please Join Immediately By Sending A Blank Mail @ Spirituality-Paradise-subscribe(a)yahoogroups.com ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs