On Thu, 2006-04-13 at 18:26 +0200, awatef harbaoui wrote: > hello! > I've configured the file slapd.conf and the problem is that when i write the command "ldapadd -x -W -h localhost -D "cn=root,dc=localhost,dc=localdomain" " > in the shell, it asks me the password and when i tape the corrrect password i get no answer > please tell me what to do? > > command: > [root@localhost openldap]# ldapadd -x -W -h localhost -D > "cn=root,dc=localhost,dc=localdomain" > Enter LDAP Password: > > > this is what i get when i tape a wrong password: > > [root@localhost openldap]# ldapadd -x -W -h localhost -D "cn=root,dc=localhost,dc=localdomain" > Enter LDAP Password: > ldap_bind: Invalid credentials (49) > > here is the content of the file slapd.conf: > > > # # See slapd.conf(5) for details on configuration options. > # This file should NOT be world readable. > # include /etc/openldap/schema/core.schema > include /etc/openldap/schema/cosine.schema > include /etc/openldap/schema/inetorgperson.schema > include /etc/openldap/schema/nis.schema > # Allow LDAPv2 client connections. This is NOT the default. allow bind_v2 > # Do not enable referrals until AFTER you have a working directory > # service AND an understanding of > referrals. > #referral ldap://root.openldap.org pidfile /var/run/slapd.pid argsfile /var/run/slapd.args > # Load dynamic backend modules: # modulepath /usr/sbin/openldap > # moduleload back_bdb.la > # moduleload back_ldap.la > # moduleload back_ldbm.la > # moduleload back_passwd.la > # moduleload back_shell.la > # The next three lines allow use of TLS for encrypting connections using a > # dummy test certificate which you can generate by changing to > # /usr/share/ssl/certs, running "make slapd.pem", and fixing permissions on > # slapd.pem so that the ldap user or group can read it. Your client software > # may balk at self-signed certificates, however. > # TLSCACertificateFile /usr/share/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt > # TLSCertificateFile /usr/share/ssl/certs/slapd.pem > # TLSCertificateKeyFile /usr/share/ssl/certs/slapd.pem > # Sample security restrictions # Require integrity protection (prevent hijacking) > # Require 112-bit (3DES or > better) encryption for updates > # Require 63-bit encryption for simple bind # security ssf=1 update_ssf=112 simple_bind=64 > # Sample access control policy: > # Root DSE: allow anyone to read it > # Subschema (sub)entry DSE: allow anyone to read it > # Other DSEs: > # Allow self write access > # Allow authenticated users read access > # Allow anonymous users to authenticate > # Directives needed to implement policy: > # access to dn.base="" by * read > # access to dn.base="cn=Subschema" by * read > # access to * # by self write # by users read > # by anonymous auth # > # if no access controls are present, the default policy > # allows anyone and everyone to read anything but restricts > # updates to rootdn. (e.g., "access to * by * read") # > # rootdn can always read and write EVERYTHING! > ####################################################################### # > ldbm and/or bdb database definitions > > ####################################################################### > database bdb > suffix "dc=localhost,dc=localdomain" > rootdn "cn=root,dc=localhost,dc=localdomain" > # Cleartext passwords, especially for the rootdn, should > # be avoided. See slappasswd(8) and slapd.conf(5) for details. > # Use of strong authentication encouraged. > # rootpw secret > # rootpw {crypt}ijFYNcSNctBYg > # The database directory MUST exist prior to running slapd AND > # should only be accessible by the slapd and slap tools. > # Mode 700 recommended. directory /var/lib/ldap > # Indices to maintain for this database index objectClass eq,pres index ou,cn,mail,surname,givenname > eq,pres,sub index uidNumber,gidNumber,loginShell > eq,pres index uid,memberUid > eq,pres,sub index nisMapName,nisMapEntry > eq,pres,sub > # Replicas of this database > #replogfile > /var/lib/ldap/openldap-master-replog > #replica host=ldap-1.example.com:389 starttls=critical > # bindmethod=sasl saslmech=GSSAPI > # authcId=host/ldap-master.example.com@xxxxxxxxxxx > rootpw {SSHA}kuT0cfxPxTVMRmrMVw+HDBr1IYSCkgcA > > > ______________________________________________________________________ ---- make sure the 'ldap' user and group own the data directory and set to 700 per above... chown ldap:ldap /var/lib/ldap -R Craig