Beyond Linux From Scratch - Version 6.0

Chapter 22. Other Server Software

OpenLDAP-2.2.20

Introduction to OpenLDAP

The OpenLDAP package provides an open source implementation of the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol.

Package information

OpenLDAP dependencies

Required

Berkeley DB-4.3.27

Recommended

Cyrus SASL-2.1.20 and OpenSSL-0.9.7e

Optional

tcpwrappers-7.6, GDBM-1.8.3, GNU Pth, and Heimdal-0.6.3 or MIT krb5-1.4

Installation of OpenLDAP

Install OpenLDAP by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr --libexecdir=/usr/sbin \
    --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/srv/ldap \
    --enable-ldbm --disable-debug &&
make depend &&
make &&
make test &&
make install &&
chmod 755 /usr/lib/libl*-2.2.so.7.0.13

Command explanations

--libexecdir=/usr/sbin: Installs the server executables in /usr/sbin instead of /usr/libexec.

--sysconfdir=/etc: Sets the configuration file directory to avoid the default of /usr/etc.

--localstatedir=/srv/ldap: Sets the directory to use for the LDAP directory database, replication logs and run-time variable data.

--enable-ldbm: Build slapd with the primary database back end using either Berkeley DB or GNU Database Manager.

--disable-debug: Disable debugging code.

make test: Validates the correct build of the package. If you've enabled tcp_wrappers, ensure you add 127.0.0.1 to the slapd line in the /etc/hosts.allow file if you have a restrictive /etc/hosts.deny file.

chmod 755 /usr/lib/libl*-2.2.so.7.0.10: This command adds the executable bit to the shared libraries.

Configuring OpenLDAP

Config files

/etc/openldap/*

Configuration Information

Configuring the slapd and slurpd servers can be complex. Securing the LDAP directory, especially if you are storing non-public data such as password databases, can also be a challenging task. You'll need to modify the /etc/openldap/slapd.conf and /etc/openldap/ldap.conf files to set up OpenLDAP for your particular needs.

Resources to assist you with topics such as choosing a directory configuration, backend and database definitions, access control settings, running as a user other than root and setting a chroot environment include:

Utilizing GDBM

To utilize GDBM as the database backend, the “database” entry in /etc/openldap/slapd.conf must be changed from “bdb” to “ldbm”. You can use both by creating an additional database section in /etc/openldap/slapd.conf.

Mozilla Address Directory

By default, LDAPv2 support is disabled in the slapd.conf file. Once the database is properly set up and Mozilla is configured to use the directory, you must add allow bind_v2 to the slapd.conf file.

Init Script

To automate the startup of the LDAP server at system bootup, install the /etc/rc.d/init.d/openldap init script included in the blfs-bootscripts-6.0 package using the following command: 

make install-openldap1

Note: The init script you just installed only starts the slapd daemon. If you wish to also start the slurpd daemon at system startup, install a modified version of the script using this command: 

make install-openldap2
[Note]

Note

The init script starts the daemons without any parameters. You'll need to modify the script to include the parameters needed for your specific configuration. See the slapd and slurpd man pages for parameter information.

Testing the Configuration

Start the LDAP server using the init script: 

/etc/rc.d/init.d/openldap start

Verify access to the LDAP server with the following command: 

ldapsearch -x -b '' -s base '(objectclass=*)' namingContexts

The expected result is: 

# extended LDIF
#
# LDAPv3
# base <> with scope base
# filter: (objectclass=*)
# requesting: namingContexts 
#

#
dn:
namingContexts: dc=my-domain,dc=com

# search result
search: 2
result: 0 Success

# numResponses: 2
# numEntries: 1

Contents

The OpenLDAP package contains ldapadd, ldapcompare, ldapdelete, ldapmodify, ldapmodrdn, ldappasswd, ldapsearch, ldapwhoami, slapadd, slapcat, slapd, slapdn, slapindex, slappasswd, slaptest, slurpd, liblber and the libldap libraries.

Description

ldapadd

ldapadd opens a connection to an LDAP server, binds and adds entries.

ldapcompare

ldapcompare opens a connection to an LDAP server, binds and performs a compare using specified parameters.

ldapdelete

ldapdelete opens a connection to an LDAP server, binds and deletes one or more entries.

ldapmodify

ldapmodify opens a connection to an LDAP server, binds and modifies entries.

ldapmodrdn

ldapmodrdn opens a connection to an LDAP server, binds and modifies the RDN of entries.

ldappasswd

ldappasswd is a tool to set the password of an LDAP user.

ldapsearch

ldapsearch opens a connection to an LDAP server, binds and performs a search using specified parameters.

ldapwhoami

ldapwhoami opens a connection to an LDAP server, binds and displays whoami information.

slapadd

slapadd is used to add entries specified in LDAP Directory Interchange Format (LDIF) to an LDAP database.

slapcat

slapcat is used to generate an LDAP LDIF output based upon the contents of a slapd database.

slapd

slapd is the stand-alone LDAP server.

slapdn

slapdn checks a list of string-represented DNs based on schema syntax.

slapindex

slapindex is used to regenerate slapd indices based upon the current contents of a database.

slappasswd

slappasswd is an OpenLDAP password utility.

slaptest

slaptest checks the sanity of the slapd.conf file.

slurpd

slurpd is the stand-alone LDAP replication server.

liblber and libldap

These libraries support the LDAP programs and provide functionality for other programs interacting with LDAP.

Last updated on 2005-02-12 00:50:52 -0700