HI I'm taking my first steps into setting up an OpenLDAP/PAM setup and I've managed to get the server + client speaking but I think I might of screwed up my schemas or got myself very confused with some googling. Current setup Centos 5.x latest Server [root@host-95-154-194-53 tmp]# rpm -qa | grep -i openldap openldap-2.3.43-3.el5 openldap-clients-2.3.43-3.el5 openldap-servers-2.3.43-3.el5 [root@host-95-154-194-53 tmp]# cat /etc/openldap/slapd.conf include /etc/openldap/schema/core.schema include /etc/openldap/schema/cosine.schema include /etc/openldap/schema/inetorgperson.schema include /etc/openldap/schema/nis.schema logfile /var/log/openldap allow bind_v2 pidfile /var/run/openldap/slapd.pid argsfile /var/run/openldap/slapd.args access to * by anonymous auth by self write by * read database bdb suffix "dc=damnvps,dc=com" rootdn "cn=Manager,dc=damnvps,dc=com" rootpw {SSHA}EcUcIEBYYT1VfVsHmbRsbLuGfctcZhUD directory /var/lib/ldap index objectClass eq Imported ldif's (***** designates next file break) File base.ldif dn: dc=damnvps,dc=com dc: damnvps objectClass: top objectClass: domain dn: ou=Hosts,dc=damnvps,dc=com ou: Hosts objectClass: top objectClass: organizationalUnit dn: ou=Rpc,dc=damnvps,dc=com ou: Rpc objectClass: top objectClass: organizationalUnit dn: ou=Services,dc=damnvps,dc=com ou: Services objectClass: top objectClass: organizationalUnit dn: nisMapName=netgroup.byuser,dc=damnvps,dc=com nismapname: netgroup.byuser objectClass: top objectClass: nisMap dn: ou=Mounts,dc=damnvps,dc=com ou: Mounts objectClass: top objectClass: organizationalUnit dn: ou=Networks,dc=damnvps,dc=com ou: Networks objectClass: top objectClass: organizationalUnit dn: ou=People,dc=damnvps,dc=com ou: People objectClass: top objectClass: organizationalUnit dn: ou=Group,dc=damnvps,dc=com ou: Group objectClass: top objectClass: organizationalUnit dn: ou=Netgroup,dc=damnvps,dc=com ou: Netgroup objectClass: top objectClass: organizationalUnit dn: ou=Protocols,dc=damnvps,dc=com ou: Protocols objectClass: top objectClass: organizationalUnit dn: ou=Aliases,dc=damnvps,dc=com ou: Aliases objectClass: top objectClass: organizationalUnit dn: nisMapName=netgroup.byhost,dc=damnvps,dc=com nismapname: netgroup.byhost objectClass: top objectClass: nisMap ***** File group.ldif ***** dn: cn=rghf,ou=Group,dc=damnvps,dc=com objectClass: posixGroup objectClass: top cn: rghf userPassword: {crypt}x gidNumber: 500 ***** File passwd.ldif **** dn: uid=rghf,ou=People,dc=damnvps,dc=com uid: rghf cn: rghf objectClass: account objectClass: posixAccount objectClass: top objectClass: shadowAccount userPassword: {crypt}$1$I6nmZtvf$tbQl9rwZ0qK01i.im9c5l0 shadowLastChange: 14733 shadowMax: 99999 shadowWarning: 7 loginShell: /bin/bash uidNumber: 500 gidNumber: 500 homeDirectory: /home/rghf I imported them with ldapadd -D "cn=Manager,dc=damnvps,dc=com" -W -f /tmp/passwd.ldif-x ldapadd -D "cn=Manager,dc=damnvps,dc=com" -W -f /tmp/passwd.ldif -x ldapadd -D "cn=Manager,dc=damnvps,dc=com" -W -f /tmp/hosts.ldif -x However trying to pull out anything via ldapsearch gives root@host-95-154-194-53 tmp]# ldapsearch -x # extended LDIF # # LDAPv3 # base <> with scope subtree # filter: (objectclass=*) # requesting: ALL # # search result search: 2 result: 32 No such object # numResponses: 1 What have I missed? thanks Rus