openldap authentication on RedHatAS3.0

[Alex Zheng <azheng@monterey.k12.ca.us>]

Any good documentation on 'setting up openLdap authentication for RedHat 
AS3.0'?

Here is the problem I have been facing;

1) Set up openLdap successfully on RedHat AS3.0. I can use it as a query 
tool for address/contact info. etc. from mail client such as Eudora.

2) However, when tried to authenticate against LDAP server from a redHat 
client, it seems that I can only authenticate using 'root'  login.
Then if  I tried to log in as a LDAP user, who does not even has a local 
account, I see no activities in the debug log at all. i.e., no queries 
being sent from client to server.


Here is the debug log:


Apr 13 18:21:11 ldap slapd[8886]: daemon: conn=8 fd=18 connection from 
IP=10.10.1.15:34527 (IP=0.0.0.0:389) accepted.
Apr 13 18:21:11 ldap slapd[8886]: conn=8 op=0 BIND dn="" method=128
Apr 13 18:21:11 ldap slapd[8886]: conn=8 op=0 RESULT tag=97 err=0 text=
Apr 13 18:21:11 ldap slapd[8886]: conn=8 op=1 SRCH base="dc=monterey, 
dc=k12, dc=ca, dc=us" scope=2 
filter="(&(objectClass=posixAccount)(uidNumber=0))"
Apr 13 18:21:11 ldap slapd[8886]: conn=8 op=1 SEARCH RESULT tag=101 err=0 text=
Apr 13 18:21:11 ldap slapd[8886]: conn=-1 fd=18 closed
Apr 13 18:21:50 ldap slapd[8886]: daemon: conn=9 fd=18 connection from 
IP=10.10.1.15:34528 (IP=0.0.0.0:389) accepted.
Apr 13 18:21:50 ldap slapd[8886]: conn=9 op=0 BIND dn="" method=128
Apr 13 18:21:50 ldap slapd[8886]: conn=9 op=0 RESULT tag=97 err=0 text=
Apr 13 18:21:50 ldap slapd[8886]: conn=9 op=1 SRCH base="dc=monterey, 
dc=k12, dc=ca, dc=us" scope=2 filter="(uid=azheng)"
Apr 13 18:21:50 ldap slapd[8886]: conn=9 op=1 SEARCH RESULT tag=101 err=0 text=


azheng is a regular user, who has a login locally on LDAP client.

Thanks, all.


Alex