Hello,
Is it possible to do the same thing in ldapsearch command line option "-w"?
Thanks a lot.
Regards,
ST Wong
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> Has nothing to do with specifying a passwd file. You simply add:
>
> rootdn "cn=root, o=My Company"
> rootpw {crypt}mycryptedpassword
>
> to slapd.conf in the backend section.
>
> Keep in mind, I think you have to turn crypted passwords on when you build
> slapd.
>
> On 24-May-99 Himanshu wrote:
> >
> > but where in the slapd.conf file do we really say that it has to take
> the
> > password from the passwd file. I mean slapd.conf never specifies a unix
> > user name or uid so as to extract password from passwd file.
> >
> > Himanshu
> >
> > On Mon, 24 May 1999, Matz, Guy wrote:
> >
> >> i believe, and someone, please correct me, that the crypt passwd is the
> same
> >> as you'd see it in a UNIX passwd file. having said that, i don't know
> how
> >> you'd change the password, short of chnaging your UNIX pasword to what
> you
> >> want the slapd password to be, and cutting and pasting from /etc/passwd
> to
> >> slapd.conf . . . .
> >>
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: Himanshu [SMTP:hshah0@sac.cc.uky.edu]
> >> > Sent: Monday, May 24, 1999 4:03 PM
> >> > To: OpenLDAP-software@OpenLDAP.org
> >> > Subject: root password security in slapd.conf
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > At present, I am using clear text password for rootpw in slapd.conf
> file.
> >> > I want to avoid that by using {crypt} but have no idea about any
> >> > cryptography stuff. Can anyone help me out with this.
> >> >
> >> > Where will I be storing root password (if at all) ?
> >> > How will the authentication take place ??
> >> >
> >> > Thanks
> >> > Himanshu
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
>
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