Re: slapd as non root user listening to standard ldap ports?

[Ben Poliakoff <benp@imap.reed.edu>]

Nevermind...

Slapd *is* running as a non root user using the standard ldap ports.

I made one more floundering attempt at running slapd as a non root user
and apparently I was making some other mistakes earlier.

(sheepishly exiting...)

Ben

* Ben Poliakoff <benp@imap.reed.edu> [030815 10:26]:
> I know the question has been asked before, but I haven't found any
> conclusive answer.
> 
> It seems that a relatively common goal for OpenLDAP administrators would
> be to have slapd run as a non-root user while still answering on the
> standard ldap ports.
> 
> Of course slapd's "-u USER" option will direct it to run as whatever
> arbitrary user, but unless that user is root you'll need to run the
> service on a >1024 high port.
> 
> Is there any sort of recommended, "best practice" method to acheive this
> goal?
> 
> Any pointers to RTFM or FAQ would be gratefully accepted (as long as
> there is some sort of pointer to said FM or FAQ).
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Ben
> 
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