I had copied the default config file's access line from line 70: access to *

And had placed it under the stanza mentioned below (in the database section), Since it included a space, it was considered a continuation of the previous line. Deleting the space(s) solved the problem. (I also deleted a space before the access line for the password attr).

Thanks to Buchan Milne, for pointing out my mistake.

later, James

James Hammett wrote:

I know this is an old issue and I've searched on the net and tried those, but haven't had any luck. I'm using openldap 2.3.43.

In /etc/openldap/slapd.conf, I have set:

access to attrs=userPassword,shadowLastChange by self write by anonymous auth by * none

(Of course restarted the slapd), but no luck. Insufficient permissions.

The logs shows the account binding successfully, but then: vm001 slapd[pid]: => access_allowed: backend default write access denied to "uid=james,ou=Users,o=dallas"

The complete logs are below. As a test I even tried giving global write access to the password, but it still doesn't work. (The only one who is able to change a users password is the Directory administrator)

General log:

vm001 slapd[pid]: conn=2 fd=17 ACCEPT from IP=127.0.0.1:36479 (IP=0.0.0.0:389) vm001 slapd[pid]: conn=2 op=0 BIND dn="uid=james,ou=users,o=masprt" method=128 vm001 slapd[pid]: conn=2 op=0 BIND dn="uid=james,ou=users,o=masprt" mech=SIMPLE ssf=0 vm001 slapd[pid]: conn=2 op=0 RESULT tag=97 err=0 text= vm001 slapd[pid]: conn=2 op=1 PASSMOD id="uid=james,ou=users,o=masprt" new vm001 slapd[pid]: conn=2 op=2 UNBIND vm001 slapd[pid]: conn=2 op=1 RESULT oid= err=50 text= vm001 slapd[pid]: conn=2 fd=17 closed

With Debuging with ACL Listing:

vm001 slapd[pid]: conn=5 fd=16 ACCEPT from IP=127.0.0.1:47612 (IP=0.0.0.0:389) vm001 slapd[pid]: conn=5 op=0 BIND dn="uid=james,ou=users,o=masprt" method=128 vm001 slapd[pid]: => access_allowed: auth access to "uid=james,ou=Users,o=masprt" "userPassword" requested vm001 slapd[pid]: => access_allowed: backend default auth access granted to "(anonymous)" vm001 slapd[pid]: conn=5 op=0 BIND dn="uid=james,ou=Users,o=masprt" mech=SIMPLE ssf=0 vm001 slapd[pid]: conn=5 op=0 RESULT tag=97 err=0 text= vm001 slapd[pid]: conn=5 op=1 PASSMOD id="uid=james,ou=users,o=masprt" new vm001 slapd[pid]: => access_allowed: backend default write access denied to "uid=james,ou=Users,o=masprt" vm001 slapd[pid]: conn=5 op=1 RESULT oid= err=50 text= vm001 slapd[pid]: conn=5 op=2 UNBIND vm001 slapd[pid]: conn=5 fd=16 closed

Any help or idea would be appreciated.

thanks, James