Re: Can't contact LDAP server

[Ziya Suzen <ziya@ripe.net>]

On 2003-02-12 23:27:33 +0000, Robert Canary wrote:
> I've installed the openldap 2.0, and all I have configured thus far is
> the slapd.conf per the docs.  I tested the server as follows.
> 
> I start ldap with: service ldap start
> In the local4 log file I get this:
> Feb 12 23:06:34 mchn6 slapd[30465]: daemon: socket() failed errno=97
> (Address family not supported by protocol) 
> Feb 12 23:06:34 mchn6 slapd[30467]: slapd starting 
> 
> 
> When I run the test command:
> ldapsearch -x -b '' -s base '(objectclass=*) namingContexts version:2
> 
> I get this echoed back:
> ldap_bind: can't contact LDAP server
> 
> And I get this i the Local4.log
> Feb 12 23:06:50 mchn6 slapd[30472]: fd=9 host access from unknown
> (127.0.0.1) denied. 

Looks like tcpwrapper problem to me. Try adding slapd to your hosts.allow file.

Ziya.


> 
> The problem is obviously on slapd start up.  But I have no idea what
> that errno is suggestioning.
> 
> Any ideas 
> Thanks in advance :-)
> 
> --
> robert