subhamsarangi/LDAP

Exploring the old Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

LDAP - Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

INSTALL LDAP AND START SERVICE

sudo apt-get install ldap-utils slapd

sudo dpkg-reconfigure slapd

sudo systemctl start slapd.service

FIREWALL EXCEPTION FOR EXTERNAL CONNECTIONS

sudo ufw allow ldap

EDIT CONFIG FILE

sudo nano /etc/ldap/ldap.conf

BASE     dc=mycompany,dc=local
URI      ldap://localhost

or

BASE     dc=rpa,dc=ibm,dc=com
URI      ldap://rpa.ibm.com