I regret that in the interest of brevity I did not make myself clearer. I have slapd running, and I believe from experiments that the configuration file for this is /etc/openldap/slapd.conf. My difficulty is in getting myself connected to the ldap server to create entries. I am not clear on the role of the cn=Manger token in the config file for the binddn and rootbinddn entries. Is this a required value or can any arbitrary name be chosen? Could the name be changed to "manager" or even "root"? What are the implications? Can the name be changed later or is the initial selection fixed? If one changes the name what other administrative tasks are required to make it work? Why would I not wish to have the rootbinddn set to cn=root,dn=harte-lyne,dn=ca for instance? I gather that one is required to put a password in /etc/ldap.secret. Is this password an arbitrary one used only for ldap or must it match the password assigned to root for the system? Sincerely, Jim -- *** e-mail is NOT a secure channel *** James B. Byrne mailto:ByrneJB.<token>@Harte-Lyne.ca Harte & Lyne Limited http://www.harte-lyne.ca 9 Brockley Drive vox: +1 905 561 1241 Hamilton, Ontario fax: +1 905 561 0757 Canada L8E 3CE delivery <token> = hal
