Re: Newbie Question

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

Jimmy Hayes wrote:

> Hello I installed openldap 2.2.17 on my linux 8 box and I am having some
> problems accessing the ldap server from a utility.
>
> I can do searches and modify data with the ldapsearch and ldapadd no
> problems. However I am trying to use a utility called ldap/browser
> editor v2.8.1 and I can't connect to the server. The utility requires
> the host://which I put the server name, it also requires Base DN which I
> type dc=domain,dc=com which is what I have on my
> /usr/local/etc/openldap/ldap.conf with a line that reads
> BASE dc=domain, dc=com. 
>
> i think it should work but for some reason it fails. Is there anything
> else that I need to configure on the server? Or did I misconfigure some
> of the above?
> Thanks any help is appreciated.
>  
turn on verbose logging on slapd and see what happens.  A common reason 
(but I don't know about your) client is that LDAPv2 bind is disabled by 
default, but many clients still use it.  Try adding "allow bind_v2" in 
slapd.conf.

p.




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