Ok, i found out what it is, really dumb mistake, there are three slashes in the address (ldap:///192.168.1.107:389/). This can confuze most people, since when you are asked to put in the address of the ldap server, three are three slashes ("ldapi:///")

2010/5/11 Miha Krajnc <miha.krajnc.mb(a)gmail.com&gt; > I have set up 2 servers, a web server and a database server. The > database > server has mysql and OpenLDAP (configured, with 1 Posix user). The web > server has apache, php, etc. I want to connect with the web server to > the > database server with PAM (libpam-ldap) and use creditentials from the > database server for user logins. I have set up libpam-ldap, but the > authentecation doesnt work. Further investegation (/var/log/auth.log ) > shows > that the teh web server cant contact the database server. However, i > also ha > ve phpLDAPadmin installed aon the web server, and i can connect to the > database server from there. Anyone know what could be wrong? > Here is the auth.log: > > May 11 10:57:33 web sudo: nss_ldap: could not connect to any LDAP server > as > cn=admin,dc=stef,dc=si - Can't contact LDAP server > May 11 10:57:33 web sudo: nss_ldap: failed to bind to LDAP server > ldap:/// > 192.168.1.107:389/: Can't contact LDAP server > May 11 10:57:33 web sudo: nss_ldap: reconnecting to LDAP server... > May 11 10:57:33 web sudo: nss_ldap: could not connect to any LDAP server > as > cn=admin,dc=stef,dc=si - Can't contact LDAP server > May 11 10:57:33 web sudo: nss_ldap: failed to bind to LDAP server > ldap:/// > 192.168.1.107:389/: Can't contact LDAP server > > > -- > Lep pozdrav, Miha Krajnc. > -- Lep pozdrav, Miha Krajnc.

Ok, i found out what it is, really dumb mistake, there are three slashes in the address (ldap:///192.168.1.107:389/). This can confuze most people, since when you are asked to put in the address of the ldap server, three are three slashes ("ldapi:///")

2010/5/11 Miha Krajnc <miha.krajnc.mb(a)gmail.com&gt; > I have set up 2 servers, a web server and a database server. The > database > server has mysql and OpenLDAP (configured, with 1 Posix user). The web > server has apache, php, etc. I want to connect with the web server to > the > database server with PAM (libpam-ldap) and use creditentials from the > database server for user logins. I have set up libpam-ldap, but the > authentecation doesnt work. Further investegation (/var/log/auth.log ) > shows > that the teh web server cant contact the database server. However, i > also ha > ve phpLDAPadmin installed aon the web server, and i can connect to the > database server from there. Anyone know what could be wrong? > Here is the auth.log: > > May 11 10:57:33 web sudo: nss_ldap: could not connect to any LDAP server > as > cn=admin,dc=stef,dc=si - Can't contact LDAP server > May 11 10:57:33 web sudo: nss_ldap: failed to bind to LDAP server > ldap:/// > 192.168.1.107:389/: Can't contact LDAP server > May 11 10:57:33 web sudo: nss_ldap: reconnecting to LDAP server... > May 11 10:57:33 web sudo: nss_ldap: could not connect to any LDAP server > as > cn=admin,dc=stef,dc=si - Can't contact LDAP server > May 11 10:57:33 web sudo: nss_ldap: failed to bind to LDAP server > ldap:/// > 192.168.1.107:389/: Can't contact LDAP server > > > -- > Lep pozdrav, Miha Krajnc. > -- Lep pozdrav, Miha Krajnc.

On May 14, 2010, at 5:22 AM, masarati(a)aero.polimi.it wrote: >> Ok, i found out what it is, really dumb mistake, there are three >> slashes >> in >> the address (ldap:///192.168.1.107:389/). This can confuze most >> people, >> since when you are asked to put in the address of the ldap server, >> three >> are >> three slashes ("ldapi:///") > > In all URIs there are three '/': 2 after the "<protocol>:", and one > after > the <host>. "ldapi///" means empty host, implying the default

> socket. In > your URI there are four '/', so it is incorrect. RFC 4516 I believe you missed a : there. ;) > p. > >> 2010/5/11 Miha Krajnc <miha.krajnc.mb(a)gmail.com&gt; >> >>> I have set up 2 servers, a web server and a database server. The >>> database >>> server has mysql and OpenLDAP (configured, with 1 Posix user). The >>> web >>> server has apache, php, etc. I want to connect with the web server >>> to >>> the >>> database server with PAM (libpam-ldap) and use creditentials from >>> the >>> database server for user logins. I have set up libpam-ldap, but the >>> authentecation doesnt work. Further investegation (/var/log/ >>> auth.log ) >>> shows >>> that the teh web server cant contact the database server. However, i >>> also ha >>> ve phpLDAPadmin installed aon the web server, and i can connect to >>> the >>> database server from there. Anyone know what could be wrong? >>> Here is the auth.log: >>> >>> May 11 10:57:33 web sudo: nss_ldap: could not connect to any LDAP >>> server >>> as >>> cn=admin,dc=stef,dc=si - Can't contact LDAP server >>> May 11 10:57:33 web sudo: nss_ldap: failed to bind to LDAP server >>> ldap:/// >>> 192.168.1.107:389/: Can't contact LDAP server >>> May 11 10:57:33 web sudo: nss_ldap: reconnecting to LDAP server... >>> May 11 10:57:33 web sudo: nss_ldap: could not connect to any LDAP >>> server >>> as >>> cn=admin,dc=stef,dc=si - Can't contact LDAP server >>> May 11 10:57:33 web sudo: nss_ldap: failed to bind to LDAP server >>> ldap:/// >>> 192.168.1.107:389/: Can't contact LDAP server >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Lep pozdrav, Miha Krajnc. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Lep pozdrav, Miha Krajnc. >> > >