Now I just need to figure the configuration for dc=vm,dc=example,dc=com

I would also like to find out the configuration for:

dc=vm,dc=exist-db,dc=org

can you suggest the changes that I would need to either /root/db.ldif or /tmp/base.ldif to accomplish this?

Thank you,

Loren

On May 19, 2010, at 05:14 PM, Loren Cahlander wrote:

> That first link worked.  THANKS!!!
> 
> On May 19, 2010, at 12:19 PM, Brian Dolan-Goecke wrote:
> 
>> If you are using 9.10 (not sure if it is in 9.04 ? ) there is a bug. And 
>> it doesn't ask. Here are some links to info about configuring LDAP.
>> 
>> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1313472
>> 
>> That should get you going.
>> 
>> Good Luck.
>> 
>> If you have questions I can try and help, I am implementing LDAP for our 
>> department now... So time allowing I can try and answer questions. But I 
>> am really busy with this..
>> 
>> There is also my presentation on LDAP from last year's Penguins Unbound 
>> Meeting. Not as much specific info, but still some useful info.
>> 
>> http://www.penguinsunbound.com/Past_Meetings/20090926_-_LDAP_Enterprise_Authentication
>> 
>> ==>brian.
>> 
>> Loren Cahlander wrote:
>>> 
>>> On May 18, 2010, at 01:10 PM, Raymond Norton wrote:
>>> 
>>>> These are the  tutorials that got me up and running. Follow  step by 
>>>> step, replacing example information with your own. I tabbed between 
>>>> tutorials to get things set up. I only focused on getting an ldap 
>>>> address book working for now, but ultimately need it for user 
>>>> authentication via a radius server.
>>>> 
>>>> http://beginlinux.com/server_training/server-managment-topics/1016-ldap-server-on-ubuntu-804
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> Unfortunately, the instructions do not follow my experience.
>>> 
>>> The */apt-get install slapd ldap-utils/* does not prompt for ah 
>>> administrator password.
>>> The */etc/ldap/slapd.conf* is not created, because it is using the 
>>> */etc/ldap/slapd.d/cn=config* approach.  I have not been able to find 
>>> any help on the web for this approach.
>>> 
>>> I am looking for just a standard configuration.  The instructions to 
>>> configure the eXist XML database are 
>>> at http://exist-db.org/ldap-security.html.
>>> 
>>> I do not care how I get to a working configuration, but I do need to get 
>>> one working.  It seems that the OOTB with apt-get install slapd 
>>> ldap-utils is missing some steps.  Everything else that I have installed 
>>> through apt-get has been a perfect install.  Why is LDAP still such an 
>>> arcane art?