Re: ldap_bind: Invalid credentials

["Pierangelo Masarati" <ando@sys-net.it>]

> Hi,
>
> I've got a problem setting up openldap. I followed the QuickStart Guide
> and did it exactly as shown there but I always get the error 49:
>
> Shell:
> ---
> # ldapadd -x -D "cn=Manager,dc=example,dc=com" -W -f example.ldif
> Enter LDAP Password:
> ldap_bind: Invalid credentials (49)
> ---
>
> I'm root user and entered my Unix root password registered in
> /etc/shadow.
>
> /etc/openldap/example.ldif:
> ---
> dn: dc=example,dc=com
> objectclass: dcObject
> objectclass: organization
> o: Example Company
> dc: example
>
>
> dn: cn=Manager,dc=example,dc=com
> objectclass: organizationalRole
> cn: Manager
>
> ---
>
> /etc/openldap/slapd.conf:
> ---
> include         /etc/openldap/schema/core.schema
> pidfile         /usr/var/slapd.pid
> argsfile        /usr/var/slapd.args
> database bdb
> suffix "dc=example,dc=com"
> rootdn "cn=Manager,dc=example,dc=com"
> rootpw  secret
> directory /usr/var/openldap-data
> ---
>
> Any suggestions?

re-read the admin guide; then read your slapd.conf, especially the roodn
and rootpw directives; this should suggest you to input "secret" when
propmted for the password of the rootdn.

p.

>
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>
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Pierangelo Masarati
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