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LDAP: Configure an OpenLDAP Server

Authentication and authorization are important in a data center environment. While there are many directory access services that can do the job, OpenLDAP is a popular open-source one. In this lab, we'll go over installing and configuring OpenLDAP.

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Level

Beginner

Duration

30m

Published

Sep 03, 2020

Challenge

Install the LDAP Software and Do the Initial Configuration

Use yum to install the required packages and start the service. Once that's done, we can do the initial LDAP database setup and test the configuration.
Challenge

Load the Schemas That Are Required to Use LDAP

Use the ldapadd command to add the schemas and load the initial setup of Organizational Units and users. Once that's done, we can runldapsearch to verify our settings are correct.

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