Re: beginner -old slapd.conf

[eric <ldap.help@hopevaleufsd.org>]

Giddy

Thanks for your help and instruction, I'm going to go play in my sandbox.

Eric

On 04/05/2011 09:13 AM, zoolook wrote:
> No, you don't have to compile anything. Just edit your
> /etc/default/slapd.conf.
>
> El 05/04/2011 09:58, "eric" <ldap.help@hopevaleufsd.org> escribió:
>> Then I guess I have to compile to use slapd.conf ?
>>
>> Currently running ubuntu server 10.10
>>
>>
>> On 04/05/2011 02:17 AM, Buchan Milne wrote:
>>> On Monday, 4 April 2011 16:28:07 eric wrote:
>>>> I was familiar configuring openldap with slapd.conf ver 2.3 I recently
>>>> install 2.4 and am having a bear of a time trying to follow any
>>>> instructions from any source... man pages, openldap.org, and
>>>> https://help.ubuntu.com/10.04/serverguide/C/samba-ldap.html
>>>>
>>>> This part is nerve racking on the ubuntu site... after I generate part
>>>> 3, part 4 says...
>>>> ##########################
>>>>  4. Edit the generated /tmp/cn\=samba.ldif file, changing the following
>>>> attributes:
>>>>
>>>> dn: cn=samba,cn=schema,cn=config
>>>> ...
>>>> cn: samba
>>>> ##########################
>>>>
>>>> but it does not say what I should change the attributes too... just
>>>> gives an example that is (in my opinion poor) for a beginner like my
> self.
>>> Honestly, why they don't either:
>>> 1)Provide extra schema in LDIF format as well
>>> or
>>> 2)Provide a script that converts schema correctly for you.
>>>
>>> You can find pre-converted schema files here:
>>>
>>>
> http://svn.mandriva.com/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi/packages/cooker/openldap-extra-
>>> schemas/current/SOURCES/
>>>
>>>> Following instructions and learning seemed so much easier with 2.3
>>> You can still use slapd.conf on 2.4 if you wish. Although Debian/Ubuntu
> make
>>> it harder than it should actually be ...
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Buchan