Authentication and authorization are essential things to have 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 using LDIF files to add Organizational Units and users.
Learning Objectives
Successfully complete this lab by achieving the following learning objectives:
- Generate the LDIF to add a new OU and then add it.
Create a new file and add the required entries to add a new OU as directed in the instructions. Once that’s done, run the
ldapmodifycommand to add it to the LDAP database.- Generate the LDIF to add a new user and then add it.
Create a new file and add the required entries to add a new user as directed in the instructions. Once that’s done, run the
ldapmodifycommand to add it to the LDAP database.
