Re: Newbie Startup Problems

[charlie derr <cderr@simons-rock.edu>]

In slapd.conf (mine is in /usr/local/etc/openldap) look for the line

rootpw                   password-here


as the comments above it explain, cleartext should be avoided (but will
work).  There are many utilities that will allow you to set an encrypted
password instead -- you should already have slappasswd -- give it a try.

	~c

Daniel Holden wrote:
> 
> Hi
>     I just finished installing openldap and started slapd without any
> problems.
>     I compiled it with the following configure options:
>         --mandir=/usr/man --with-cyrus-sasl --enable-wrappers --enable-spass
> wd --enable-rlookups
> 
>     When I try to use ldapadd (as root) I'm prompted for a password.  The
> root password doesn't work.  What's up?  What password is it looking for?
> Do I need to set one somehow?
> 
> Thanks for any help you can provide.
> Daniel Holden
> dholden@idsb.net
> http://www.idsb.net