Re: Can't contact LDAP server

[Robert Canary <phantom@ohiocounty.net>]

I didn't mean to send that to directly Mike.  The list puts in the
senders address as a replt yo header and keep forgetting to change it
before I hit send.

Sorry.

Mike O'Rourke wrote:
> 
> Was OpenLDAP compiled with the --with-ipv6 option? If so, the socket
> error is because OpenLDAP is configured to support IPv6, and your kernel
> is not. Otherwise, your kernel is missing UNIX domain socket support!
> 
> Mike.
> 
> >>> Robert Canary <phantom@ohiocounty.net> 02/14/03 02:30am >>>
> Of Course......127.0.0.1 (duh)
> Yes TCP wrappers will block this.
> 
> Added ALL:127.0.0.1 to the host file.  I still get the socket err on
> start up but the ldapsearch will now connect.  The soket error must be
> on the unix socket (UDP).
> 
> Ziya Suzen wrote:
> >
> > On 2003-02-13 07:37:07 +0000, Robert Canary wrote:
> > > I thought that also.  However, the entry ALL:.ohiocounty.net
> should
> >
> > but that may not include 127.0.0.1, and (although I am not a
> > tcpwrappers expert) the order of entries in hosts.allow might be
> > stopping 'slapd:ALL' to be evaluated.
> >
> > Anyway, I have one more suggestion, You might want to try Unix
> sockets instead of tcp. Start your 'slapd' like:
> >
> > slapd -h'ldapi://a_file_name/'
> >
> > (Where a_file_name is the unix socket name)
> >
> > then try:
> >
> > ldapsearch -H'ldapi://a_file_name/'
> >
> > This should return something.
> >
> > Good luck
> >
> > Ziya.
> >
> > > catch all services with in this domain.  However, I did add
> slapd:ALL
> > > just for definetion, but it still didn't work.  slapd dies right
> off the
> > > startup.
> > >
> > > Ziya Suzen wrote:
> > > >
> > > > 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