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Re: changing rootdn password

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Subject: Re: changing rootdn password
From: "Zdenek Styblik" <stybla@turnovfree.net>
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:30:47 +0200
Cc: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com>, openldap-technical@openldap.org, debian-user@lists.debian.org
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Mihamina Rakotomandimby wrote:
> Manao ahoana, Hello, Bonjour,
> 
> On a Debian and a Ubuntu I install OpenLDAP with the package manager.
> It usually asks for an admin password.
> 
> But when looking in /etc/ldap/ I found no place where it is stored
> (even in an encrypted form).
> 
> I would like to change that admin password without calling
> 'dpkg-reconfigure slapd'.
> 
> Is there an ldap utility or built-in command for that purpose?
> 
> Misaotra, Thanks, Merci.
> 

Hello,

try to look in /etc/openldap/ instead. But I know a little about Debian
and Google is not unified in results about location of - well, try %
find /etc/ -name slapd.conf; there :)
That's where rooddn password should be stored.
And how to change it?
Use % slappasswd; to generate HASH, then edit slapd.conf and look for:
rootpw		{SSHA}SomeHASHofPassword

For the syntax - man pages. SSHA is strongly recommended, I'd say
especially for rootdn password.
I'm not sure if the restart of % slapd; is required.

I hope that helps.

Regards,
Zdenek

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