Re: OLC Configuration on RHEL6

[Quanah Gibson-Mount <quanah@zimbra.com>]

--On Monday, June 11, 2012 9:59 AM -0400 Roger Martinez 
<roger.martinez.87@gmail.com> wrote:

> Greetings all,
>
>
>
> I've only just recently learned about configuring and using LDAP using
> slapd.conf configuration. ÂRecently, however, I have been asked to
> configure LDAP on a server running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. ÂI've run
> into a few problems. Â
>
>
> First of all, when I try to connect via LDAP Browser/Editor to view the
> cn=config list, it connects but gives me Error 32 - No Such Object. ÂThe
> following is the the cfg file that Ldap Browser/Editor uses to connect to
> the session:
>
>
>
> #################################
> # Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â #
> # LDAP Browser v2.8 config file #
> # Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â #
> # Âcn=config all attributes   #
> # Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â #
> #################################
>
>
> host=[my server's IP address]Â
> port=389
> sslport=636
> basedn=cn=config
> version=3
> managerdn=cn=Manager,cn=config
> managerlogin=no
> autoconnect=no
> leafindicatortype=int
> leafindicator=numsubordinates
> managereferrals=no
> supportsmovetree=no
> derefaliases=never
> sorttree=ascending
> ldap.attributes.list=* +
>
>
>
>
>
> The managerdn i got from the olcRootDN line in olcDatabase={2}bdb.ldif
> file. ÂAnd the rest i got from zytrax.com online book
> (http://www.zytrax.com/books/ldap/ch14/cn=config.cfgÂ;)
>
>
> My question is, is there any other configuration or any other additional
> steps that I need to take after yum install in order to make this LDAP
> server functional? ÂWhat have I missed? ÂAny help will be much
> appreciated!Â

You need to use the rootdn for the cn=config DB, not the bdb database 
rootdn.  Zytrax's information is highly unreliable, I would avoid using 
their documentation for anything.

I would first get binding as the cn=config db's rootdn working via 
ldapsearch before trying to use a browser.  Most ldap browsers also do not 
understand cn=config.  Apache Directory Studio would be an exception.

--Quanah

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Quanah Gibson-Mount
Sr. Member of Technical Staff
Zimbra, Inc
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