RE: kadmin: kadm5_create_principa: ldap_add_s: Can't contact LDAP server

["Howard Chu" <hyc@highlandsun.com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-openldap-software@OpenLDAP.org
> [mailto:owner-openldap-software@OpenLDAP.org]On Behalf Of Dieter
> Kluenter

> Hi,
>
> Lara Adianto <m1r4cle_26@yahoo.com> writes:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have a problem of using ldap as the backend of
> > Heimdal.
> > I've followed the instructions given in PADL
> > Documentation, but I still get "Can't connect to
> > server" when trying to initialize a new REALM in
> > Heimdal using kadmin.
> >
> > By turning on the debug mode, I can see that the
> > database is opened:
> > --snip--
> > slapd startup: initiated.
> > bdb_db_open: ou=KPrincipals,dc=laras,dc=com
> > bdb_db_open: dbenv_open(/var/lib/ldap)
> > slapd starting
> > --snip--
> >
> > but running this returns me error:
> > [root@localhost libexec]# ldapsearch -H 'ldapi:///'
> > ldap_sasl_interactive_bind_s: Can't contact LDAP
> > server (81)

The FIRST thing to do is to run ldapsearch with debugging enabled to see
where it failed in the connection.

> Three questions:
> 1. did you start slapd -h ldapi:/// ?
> 2. Is the socket ldapi world executable, that is set to mod 777?
> 3. are ldapsearch and slapd of the same version?
>
> If all three questions can be answered 'yes' than add the escaped path
> to the uri, that is ldapsearch -H ldapi://%2Fsome%2Fpath


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