Hello,
I am new to LDAP. I have a basic question.
How do I delete the default domain which is in the slapd.conf file and create my own?
I have suffix "dc=example, dc=com" in slapd.conf file and if i chnge the above line and other lines where dc=example, dc=com to dc=test, dc=com
I am not able to connect to it.
Pelase let me know how to get rid of default dc and create my own domain.
Thanks
--On Friday, May 15, 2009 07:50:06 PM -0400 Tech Only stech.only@gmail.com wrote:
Hello,
I am new to LDAP. I have a basic question.
How do I delete the default domain which is in the slapd.conf file and create my own?
I have suffix "dc=example, dc=com" in slapd.conf file and if i chnge the above line and other lines where dc=example, dc=com to dc=test, dc=com
I am not able to connect to it.
Pelase let me know how to get rid of default dc and create my own domain.
Thanks
There are two parts to this puzzle. One is the configuration file and the other is the data that is stored in the directory. To get started you might try:
1. Create a configuration file that defines a database with the base distinguised name that you want to use. (Yes, you can just hack on the default file.) You probably also want to define at least a minimal ACL to use to access the directory. For example, you might use:
access to * by * read
You won't want this ACL when you move to production probably, but it will allow you to look at the directory entries easily while you are learning.
2. Create and LDIF file with entries that you want to add to the directory.
3. Stop the slapd process, delete the current database files, load the directory with your LDIF file using slapcat, restart the slapd process.
At this point you should have a running directory server that you can query with tools like ldapsearch or Thunderbird or whatever client makes sense given the entries that you have loaded. That should get you started.
Bill
bill, thanks much. If I understand correctly, what I need to do is, stop all ldap daemons and delete the existing db files and hack the slapd.conf file with the entries and DN I want and start the ldap daemons and I am in business :)
is this is correct? I will try this on Monday and get back to you.
On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 2:16 AM, Bill MacAllister whm@stanford.edu wrote:
--On Friday, May 15, 2009 07:50:06 PM -0400 Tech Only < stech.only@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello,
I am new to LDAP. I have a basic question.
How do I delete the default domain which is in the slapd.conf file and create my own?
I have suffix "dc=example, dc=com" in slapd.conf file and if i chnge the above line and other lines where dc=example, dc=com to dc=test, dc=com
I am not able to connect to it.
Pelase let me know how to get rid of default dc and create my own domain.
Thanks
There are two parts to this puzzle. One is the configuration file and the other is the data that is stored in the directory. To get started you might try:
- Create a configuration file that defines a database with the
base distinguised name that you want to use. (Yes, you can just hack on the default file.) You probably also want to define at least a minimal ACL to use to access the directory. For example, you might use:
access to * by * read
You won't want this ACL when you move to production probably, but it will allow you to look at the directory entries easily while you are learning.
- Create and LDIF file with entries that you want to add to
the directory.
- Stop the slapd process, delete the current database files,
load the directory with your LDIF file using slapcat, restart the slapd process.
At this point you should have a running directory server that you can query with tools like ldapsearch or Thunderbird or whatever client makes sense given the entries that you have loaded. That should get you started.
Bill
Bill MacAllister whm@stanford.edu Systems Software Programmer, ITS Unix Systems, Stanford University
--On Saturday, May 16, 2009 06:28:07 AM -0400 Tech Only stech.only@gmail.com wrote:
bill, thanks much. If I understand correctly, what I need to do is, stop all ldap daemons and delete the existing db files and hack the slapd.conf file with the entries and DN I want and start the ldap daemons and I am in business :)
is this is correct? I will try this on Monday and get back to you.
Yup, that is basically it.
Bill
On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 2:16 AM, Bill MacAllister whm@stanford.edu wrote:
--On Friday, May 15, 2009 07:50:06 PM -0400 Tech Only < stech.only@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello,
I am new to LDAP. I have a basic question.
How do I delete the default domain which is in the slapd.conf file and create my own?
I have suffix "dc=example, dc=com" in slapd.conf file and if i chnge the above line and other lines where dc=example, dc=com to dc=test, dc=com
I am not able to connect to it.
Pelase let me know how to get rid of default dc and create my own domain.
Thanks
There are two parts to this puzzle. One is the configuration file and the other is the data that is stored in the directory. To get started you might try:
- Create a configuration file that defines a database with the
base distinguised name that you want to use. (Yes, you can just hack on the default file.) You probably also want to define at least a minimal ACL to use to access the directory. For example, you might use:
access to * by * read
You won't want this ACL when you move to production probably, but it will allow you to look at the directory entries easily while you are learning.
- Create and LDIF file with entries that you want to add to
the directory.
- Stop the slapd process, delete the current database files,
load the directory with your LDIF file using slapcat, restart the slapd process.
At this point you should have a running directory server that you can query with tools like ldapsearch or Thunderbird or whatever client makes sense given the entries that you have loaded. That should get you started.
Bill
Bill MacAllister whm@stanford.edu Systems Software Programmer, ITS Unix Systems, Stanford University
openldap-technical@openldap.org
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