> How can I encrypt the root pasword in slapd.conf? use the 'slappasswd' program. eg: slappasswd -c {CRYPT} password: **** password: **** then in slapd.conf enter it the crypted form: rootpw: {CRYPT}//GHby654ddee etc. Note that slappasswd will only encrypt passwords using the algorithms specified during the ./configure Paul