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| By default, anonymous access is allowed. | By default, anonymous access is allowed. | ||
| - | To check that the LDAP serveur is answering, use the command : | + | To check that the LDAP server is answering, use the command : |
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| ===== Configuration ===== | ===== Configuration ===== | ||
| - | To the reconfigure the base DN, the easiest way is to use dpkg-reconfigure. | + | To change the base DN, the easiest way is to use dpkg-reconfigure. |
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| * Other tools [[http://www.zytrax.com/books/ldap/apb/#tools|here]] | * Other tools [[http://www.zytrax.com/books/ldap/apb/#tools|here]] | ||
| - | ===== Editing LDAP tree ===== | + | ===== Editing the LDAP tree ===== |
| Once the server is running, you next need to define his tree and add entries. | Once the server is running, you next need to define his tree and add entries. | ||
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| ==== Import LDIF datas with slapadd ==== | ==== Import LDIF datas with slapadd ==== | ||
| - | slapadd allows to import directly a database into slapd. One advantage is to modify internal values (like creation date) very useful when restoring a database. | + | slapadd allows to import directly a database into slapd. One advantage is that slapadd can modify internal values (like creation date) very useful when restoring a database. |
| - | It's the ideal command to reimport result given by the command slapcat described below. | + | It's the ideal command to reimport result given by the command slapcat described [[#Export datas to LDIF|below]]. |
| - | The main limitation of slapadd is taht you need to stop slapd to use it. | + | The main limitation of slapadd is that you need to stop slapd to use it. |
| **:!: check that slapd is owner of the files avec using slapadd, otherwise it will refuse to restart.** | **:!: check that slapd is owner of the files avec using slapadd, otherwise it will refuse to restart.** | ||
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| When using slapcat, the new entries should appear into the LDIF export. | When using slapcat, the new entries should appear into the LDIF export. | ||
| - | ===== Changin the schema ===== | + | ===== Changing the schema ===== |
| - | The LDAP schema defines the structure of entries. It often appears that the predefinned types are not enough. | + | The LDAP schema defines the structure of entries. It often appears that the predefined types are not enough. |
| For example, I am using two new types : | For example, I am using two new types : | ||
