what am I missing

["Mark Yarbrough" <myarbrough@drgm.com>]

I don't know how to ask the question so searching on this has been
difficult.  If some one can point me in the right direction I would
really appreciate it.  

I have set my default ldap.conf file to read as follows.

-- begin --
BASE    dc=company, dc=dom
URI     ldap://ldap.company.dom

SIZELIMIT       12
TIMELIMIT       15
DEREF           never

-- end --

and when I run 

	ldapsearch -x "(objectclass=*)"

I get the expected result.  The whole directory is dumped on the screen.

Now comes the question.  Using any Ldap enabled client V2 or V3 how can
set the default search base from the server so I don't have to set
dc=company,dc=dom on every single machine's ldap settings?  The machines
will be either OS9, OSX, or Windows 9x,2K,XP.  I have pasted my
slapd.conf just because.

-- begin --
# $OpenLDAP: pkg/ldap/servers/slapd/slapd.conf,v 1.23.2.8 2003/05/24
23:19:14 kurt Exp $ # # See slapd.conf(5) for details on configuration
options. # This file should NOT be world readable. #
include         /usr/local/etc/openldap/schema/core.schema
include         /usr/local/etc/openldap/schema/cosine.schema
include         /usr/local/etc/openldap/schema/inetorgperson.schema


# Define global ACLs to disable default read access.

# Do not enable referrals until AFTER you have a working directory #
service AND an understanding of referrals.
#referral       ldap://root.openldap.org

loglevel        296
pidfile         /usr/local/var/slapd.pid
argsfile        /usr/local/var/slapd.args

# Load dynamic backend modules:
# modulepath    /usr/local/libexec/openldap
# moduleload    back_bdb.la
# moduleload    back_ldap.la
# moduleload    back_ldbm.la
# moduleload    back_passwd.la
# moduleload    back_shell.la

# Sample security restrictions
#       Require integrity protection (prevent hijacking)
#       Require 112-bit (3DES or better) encryption for updates
#       Require 63-bit encryption for simple bind
# security ssf=1 update_ssf=112 simple_bind=64

# Sample access control policy:
#       Root DSE: allow anyone to read it
#       Subschema (sub)entry DSE: allow anyone to read it
#       Other DSEs:
#               Allow self write access
#               Allow authenticated users read access
#               Allow anonymous users to authenticate
#       Directives needed to implement policy:
# access to dn.base="" by * read
# access to dn.base="cn=Subschema" by * read
# access to *
#       by self write
#       by users read
#       by anonymous auth
#
# if no access controls are present, the default policy is:
#       Allow read by all
#
# rootdn can always write!
## Allow the binding of version 2 for ldap
allow bind_v2


#######################################################################
# ldbm database definitions
#######################################################################

database        bdb
suffix          "dc=company,dc=dom"
rootdn          "cn=Manager,dc=company,dc=dom"
# Cleartext passwords, especially for the rootdn, should
# be avoid.  See slappasswd(8) and slapd.conf(5) for details.
# Use of strong authentication encouraged.
rootpw          secret
# The database directory MUST exist prior to running slapd AND # should
only be accessible by the slapd and slap tools. # Mode 700 recommended.
directory       /var/ldap/drgm.com

## Files should be created rw for teh owner **only**
mode            0600
# Indices to maintain
index   objectClass             eq
index   cn,sn,mail              eq,sub
index   departmentNumber        eq

## db tuning parameters; cache 2,000 entries in memory
cachesize               2000
-- end --

Any help is appreciated.
Thank you,
Mark Yarbrough
DRGM Advertising
775.686.7769
myarbrough@drgm.com
 


Thank you,
Mark Yarbrough
DRGM Advertising
775.686.7769
myarbrough@drgm.com