Re: understanding ldap

To: Rodney Simioni <rodney.simioni@verio.net>
Subject: Re: understanding ldap
From: Dan White <dwhite@olp.net>
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 13:28:16 -0500
Cc: openldap-technical@openldap.org
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On 06/24/13 13:48 -0400, Rodney Simioni wrote:

These questions are stemming from a Red Hat Linux Server.

/etc/openldap/ldap.conf  # this config file is openldap server's ldap
config file?


That file would be utilized by the OpenLDAP clients and client libraries.
Do 'man ldap.conf' and reference the FILES section to confirm.

/etc/ldap.conf # This config file is for ldap's clients?


I would guess that file was placed by PADL software, such as libnss-ldap or
libpam-ldap, and likely has no effect on your ldapsearch command.

If I want to test test if LDAP is configured with TLS/SSL with this
command ldapsearch -d -1 -x -LLL -ZZ, do I need a ldap client config
file?


Yes, for at least the default URI you want to search against.

--
Dan White

References:
- understanding ldap
  - From: "Rodney Simioni" <rodney.simioni@verio.net>