This article will show you how to setup an LDAP address book using OpenLDAP, an open source implementation of the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol.
Installing OpenLDAP
The command line equivalent of the steps below is yum install openldap-servers openldap-clients.
1. Click Applications then click Add/Remove Software. This will launch the Package Manager window.
2. Click the Search tab. Next type in openldap and click the Search button.
3. Select the latest version of openldap-servers and openldap-clients then click Apply. Next click on Continue until it proceeds with the installation.
4. After installation, click Ok. You now have successfully installed the OpenLDAP servers and clients.Configuring OpenLDAP
The example below uses acme.local as the base domain.
suffix "dc=acme,dc=local" rootdn "cn=manager,dc=acme,dc=local" rootpw password
To avoid storing the password in plain-text, convert the password to a hash by using the command slappasswd -s password and paste the resulting hash into the file.
2. Copy the file /etc/openldap/DB_CONFIG.example and put it into /var/lib/ldap as DB_CONFIG.
3. Start the ldap service. Learn how to start services here.
dn: dc=acme,dc=local dc: acme objectClass: domain
5. Import base.ldif into your directory using the command below.ldapadd -x -D "cn=manager,dc=acme,dc=local" -w password -f ~/base.ldif
Replace password with the root password you specified in slapd.conf.
To populate your directory, create a file similar to the one below and import it using ldapadd or better yet, use a GUI tool like JXplorer, a Java based LDAP browser.
dn: ou=People,dc=acme,dc=local ou: People objectClass: organizationalUnit dn: uid=bugsbunny,ou=People,dc=acme,dc=local uid: bugsbunny cn: Bugs Bunny displayName: Bugs Bunny givenName: Bugs sn: Bunny objectClass: inetOrgPerson userPassword: password mail: bugsbunny@acme.local
The displayName attribute is required for Outlook addressbook users.
