I have just started to dig into openLDAP and I am against a roadblock right now...I am sure the issue i am having is straightforward for those LDAP experts out there, so bear with my ignorance.

 

My slapd.conf file is listed below

 

#
# See slapd.conf(5) for details on configuration options.
# This file should NOT be world readable.
#
ucdata-path ./ucdata
include  ./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  ./run/slapd.pid
argsfile ./run/slapd.args

# Load dynamic backend modules:
# modulepath ./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=my-domain,dc=com"
rootdn           "cn=Manager,dc=my-domain,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 ./data
# Indices to maintain
index objectClass eq

 

I am connecting to the server just fine, and I am looking at the database through eclipse apache DS studio plugin.  Notice how I have the rootDN set to "cn=Manager,dc=my-domain,dc=com" and the suffix set to "dc=my-domain,dc=com", but I dont see this root entry in my editor. all I see is Root DSE(1). I expand that tree and there is nothing underneath it.

 

I assume that by starting the server with the above slapd.conf, I should be able to create the rootDN, if not how does one go about creating a rootDN ?

 

Thanks

Narsi