Re: Trouble Installing LDAP Client On Ubuntu Linux

[Tony Earnshaw <tonni@hetnet.nl>]

Ldap Newbie skrev, on 07-02-2008 17:35:

>   I have some trouble with the installation of the LDAP client on Ubuntu 
> Linux.
>  
>   I followed the instructions as described the articles below.
>     1. <http://www.linux.com/feature/114074>
>     2. <http://mcwhirter.com.au/node/25>
>    
>   Although I followed the steps in the article my Ubuntu keeps running 
> exactly
>   as before, authenticating without using LDAP. Problem is that I don't have
>   a clue what's happening. So any suggestions on what files to check or what
>   commands to run to test things are appreciated.
>  
>   What I do know about this configuration problem is:
>     *  The LDAP server is up and running, it's usable from another 
> application
>     *  I don't see any incoming traces when I run slapd in full debug mode
>        and try some actions like rebooting or getent passwd from the client
>     *  The getent passwd <username> test as described in article .2 fails
>  
>   So likely something went wrong with the configuration of
>     $ apt-get install libpam-ldap libnss-ldap 
>  
>   Is there a way I can rerun the installer so that I can verify the 
> configuration
>   data I entered. What other things should I try ?
>  
>   All suggestions apprectiated.

I know next to nothing about Ubuntu except that it's derived from 
Debian. However, both pam_ldap and nss_ldap need correctly configured 
configuration files. How to do this would probably be documented in your 
standard documentation. Otherwise your vendor forums would probably be 
the right place.

Best,

--Tonni

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Tony Earnshaw
Email: tonni at hetnet dot nl