Re: How do I reset rootdn password?

[Axel Birndt <towerlexa@gmx.de>]

Am 04.02.2012 23:00, schrieb Daniel Savard:
> Le samedi 04 fÃvrier 2012 Ã 12:21 +0100, Michael StrÃder a Ãcrit :
>
> > You edit it. You can generate a value with slappasswd.
> >
> > Depending on the configuration method you edit the text file slapd.conf or use
> > ldapmodify to alter the value of attribute 'olcRootPW' in the accompanying
> > database entry in cn=config.
> >
> > Ciao, Michael.
>
> There is no slapd.conf file at this point. So, I did try to use
> ldapmodify, however authentication is required to make this running and
> this is the problem I am having, I don't have the rootpw.
>
> Can I go back to slapd.conf and put a new password there and restart the
> daemon? Will it modify the config database?

I'am not really sure, but this should work:

copy this into an ldif-file:

-----------------------
dn: olcDatabase={1}hdb,cn=config
changetype: modify
replace: olcRootPW
olcRootPW: {CRYPT}yxxxxxxxCEyEA
-

dn: olcDatabase={0}config,cn=config
changetype: modify
replace: olcRootPW
olcRootPW: {CRYPT}ye1xxxxxEyEA
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by the way:

slappasswd -h {SSHA}
   New password:
   Re-enter new password:

and copy the encrypted value into the olcRootPW

and import this with the following command:

sudo ldapadd -Y EXTERNAL -H ldapi:/// -f /root/db_change_password.ldif


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GruÃ/Kind regards

 Axel

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