Re: ldap server doesn't run after inserting some groups (cn)

[stefano malini <lozingalo@gmail.com>]

i resolved! the problems were about /var/lib/ldap/* files permissions.
The owner was root. I set owner and group as openldap

chown -R openldap:openldap /var/lib/ldap

and it runs.

Thanks

On 04/26/2012 08:07 AM, stefano malini wrote:
> ok, am sorry.
>
> as said i have LDAP server on Debian Squeeze.
> It was working fine until adding this ldif file:
>
> GNU nano 2.2.4 File: /etc/ldap/cn.ldif
>
> #gruppo Studenti
> dn: cn=Students,ou=Groups,dc=amahoro,dc=bi
> cn: Students
> gidNumber: 2000
> objectClass: posixGroup
>
> #gruppo Staff
> dn: cn=Staff,ou=Groups,dc=amahoro,dc=bi
> cn: Staff
> gidNumber: 2001
> objectClass: posixGroup
>
> #gruppo Admins
> dn: cn=Admins,ou=Groups,dc=amahoro,dc=bi
> cn: Admins
> gidNumber: 2002
> objectClass: posixGroup
>
> #gruppo Teachers
> dn: cn=Teachers,ou=Groups,dc=amahoro,dc=bi
> cn: Teachers
> gidNumber: 2003
> objectClass: posixGroup
>
> The first time i tried using ldapadd but it gave me this error:
>
> root@amahoro:/etc/ldap# ldapadd -x -W -D 'cn=Manager,dc=amahoro,dc=bi'
> -f cn.ldif
> Enter LDAP Password:
> adding new entry "cn=Students,ou=Groups,dc=amahoro,dc=bi"
> ldap_add: Other (e.g., implementation specific) error (80)
> additional info: index generation failed
>
> Then i used slapadd without errors:
>
> root@amahoro:/etc/ldap# slapadd -v -f /etc/ldap/slapd.conf -l cn.ldif
> hdb_db_open: database "dc=amahoro,dc=bi": unclean shutdown detected;
> attempting recovery.
> added: "cn=Students,ou=Groups,dc=amahoro,dc=bi" (00000009)
> added: "cn=Staff,ou=Groups,dc=amahoro,dc=bi" (0000000a)
> added: "cn=Admins,ou=Groups,dc=amahoro,dc=bi" (0000000b)
> added: "cn=Teachers,ou=Groups,dc=amahoro,dc=bi" (0000000c)
> _#################### 100.00% eta none elapsed none fast!
> Closing DB...
>
>  From this moment the ldap server has stopped to work.
>
> This is /var/log/syslog tring to use the server.
>
> Apr 25 19:02:14 amahoro slapd[1463]: hdb_db_open: database
> "dc=amahoro,dc=bi" cannot be opened, err 13. Restore from backup!
> Apr 25 19:02:14 amahoro slapd[1463]: bdb(dc=amahoro,dc=bi):
> txn_checkpoint interface requires an environment configured for the
> transaction subsystem
> Apr 25 19:02:14 amahoro slapd[1463]: bdb_db_close: database
> "dc=amahoro,dc=bi": txn_checkpoint failed: Invalid argument (22).
> Apr 25 19:02:14 amahoro slapd[1463]: backend_startup_one (type=hdb,
> suffix="dc=amahoro,dc=bi"): bi_db_open failed! (13)
> Apr 25 19:02:14 amahoro slapd[1463]: bdb_db_close: database
> "dc=amahoro,dc=bi": alock_close failed
> Apr 25 19:02:14 amahoro slapd[1463]: slapd stopped.
> Apr 25 19:02:34 amahoro nslcd[1085]: [334873] failed to bind to LDAP
> server ldap://localhost:389: Can't contact LDAP server: Transport
> endpoint is not connected
> Apr 25 19:02:34 amahoro nslcd[1085]: [334873] no available LDAP server
> found
>
> The server is connected to the lan but ldap server doesn't work.
> What do you think?
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> On 04/25/2012 08:35 PM, Quanah Gibson-Mount wrote:
> > --On Wednesday, April 25, 2012 7:22 PM +0200 stefano malini
> > <lozingalo@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > > I had a good LDAP server on Debian Squeeze, everything was ok. I was
> > > able
> > > to login using ldap users, i was able to make research using ldapsearch.
> > > Now, after adding an ldif file with some groups it doesn't run.
> > >
> > > Trying ldapsearch the answer is
> > >
> > > ldap_sasl_bind(SIMPLE): Can't contact LDAP server (-1)
> > >
> > > What can be happened?
> >
> > You don't provide enough information to answer your question.
> >
> > --Quanah
> >
> >
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