Re: What DN (user name) I should use for connecting to ldap server?

[Thierry Lacoste <lacoste@u-pec.fr>]

On 21 juin 10, at 15:42, sam wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have ldap server started up in freebsd.
> I tried to test it with Apache Directory Studio.
> When I open a New Connection in the Studio, it asks for User name.
> I entered "root" as user name, then go for the connection...
>
> However I got following error message in ldap log file:
>
>
> Jun 21 23:14:51 hometest slapd[2417]: conn=1005 fd=11 ACCEPT from  
> IP=192.168.1.100:57297 (IP=192.168.1.20:389)
> Jun 21 23:14:51 hometest slapd[2417]: conn=1005 op=0 do_bind:  
> invalid dn (root)
> Jun 21 23:14:51 hometest slapd[2417]: conn=1005 op=0 RESULT tag=97  
> err=34 text=invalid DN
> Jun 21 23:14:51 hometest slapd[2417]: conn=1005 fd=11 closed  
> (connection lost)
>
>
> What value of DN I should enter in the ldap browser (Apache  
> Directory Studio) in order to connect to the ldap server?
Use the rootdn of your slapd.conf (cn=Manager,dc=ip6,dc=com,dc=au).
Again, you won't go very far if you don't read a bit of documentation.

Thierry