Re: can't connect to ldap server

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

> Hello,
>
> i've installed openldap on a fedora 2 box in order to do authentication
> with
> ldap.
> here's what i've installed :
> openldap-2.1.29-1
> openldap-servers-2.1.29-1
> openldap-clients-2.1.29-1
> openldap-devel-2.1.29-1
> nss_ldap-217-1
>
> the ldap server is running.
>  i can do ldapsearch locally but cannot remotely.
> i've configured the client by "authconfig" and i put the correct server.
> i got the error :
> 	ldap_bind: Can't contact LDAP server
>
> and i don't have tcpwrapper
>
> so i don't understand what's the problem.
> does somebody have an idea?
>
> thank you.

my 2 cents: there's a firewall blocking port 389 or you started slapd
with -h "ldap://localhost"; or something like that.

p.

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