Re: ldap auth does not works after openldap upgrade

On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 02:51:19AM -0800, Howard Chu wrote: >> I also suspect that there may not be a valid password set on the >> cn=config suffix, so you will not be able to manage the server through >> LDAP either. > > Since it's starting on ldapi:/// he should just do a SASL EXTERNAL > bind on ldapi:// using Unix root. Pretty sure Debian packages it > with the appropriate authz-regexp already configured. I don't have a Debian Squeeze server at present so I cannot check that. Where is this documented? I am having great trouble finding any clear description of how to actually access cn=config in the bootstrap case.

Similarly I cannot find anything that clearly describes the use of SASL EXTERNAL with ldapi.

If you can point me at some authoritative statements I will propose a patch for the Admin Guide. Andrew