Install and Configure OpenLdap

Install and Configure OpenLdap

1. Install Berkley DB [BerkeleyDB.5.3]

                a.  Download Berkley DB

                b.  Unzip the file. : tar -xzf db-5.3.21.tar.gz

                c.  Change to the build_unix which is in extracted directory.

               

                   Run the following commands.

               

                                [root@host3 ~]#  ../dist/configure

                                [root@host3 ~]#  make

                   To build

                                [root@host3 ~]#  make install

2. Run the following.

                [root@host3 ~]# LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/usr/lib:/usr/local/lib:/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.5.3/lib:/usr/local/ssl/lib" LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/lib -L/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.5.3/lib -L/usr/local/ssl/lib" CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/local/include -I/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.5.3/include -I/usr/local/ssl/include" ../dist/configure --enable-bdb --enable-crypt --with-tls

3. Set the env variables.

[root@host3 ~]#  PATH="$PATH:/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.5.3/lib/"

[root@host3 ~]# echo $PATH

[root@host3 ~]# CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.5.3/include/"

[root@host3 ~]# export CPPFLAGS

[root@host3 ~]# LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/lib -L/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.5.3/lib/ -R/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.5.3/lib/"

[root@host3 ~]# export LDFLAGS

[root@host3 ~]# LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.5.3/lib/"

[root@host3 ~]# export LD_LIBRARY_PATH

[root@host3 ~]#CFLAGS="-I/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.5.3/include/ -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/include"

[root@host3 ~]# export CFLAGS

[root@host3 ~]# LIBS="-ldb -lgcc_s"

[root@host3 ~]# export LIBS

            Test: Give echo $LIBS from the shell where you are going run the configure command for   openLdap.

4. Download OpenLdap.

a. Download and unzip the OpenLdap file. eg: tar -xzf openldap-2.4.33

b. Run the commands

                [root@host3 ~]#  ./configure

                [root@host3 ~]# make depend

                [root@host3 ~]# make

                [root@host3 ~]#  make test

                [root@host3 ~]# make install

5. Configre LDAP.

                Add the entries in the file > /usr/local/etc/openldap/ldap.conf

                HOST     host3.matrix.com

                BASE      dc=host3,dc=matrix,dc=com

                Modify the entries in the file > /usr/local/etc/openldap/sldap.conf

                suffix                     "dc=host3,dc=matrix,dc=com"

                rootdn                  "uid=root,dc=host3,dc=matrix,dc=com"

6. Create LDIF file <user.ldif> under root home directory.

                Add below entries to the ldif file.

                dn: dc=host3,dc=matrix,dc=com

                objectclass: dcobject

                objectclass: organization

                o: matrix

                dc:host3

7. Start ldap > /usr/local/libexec/slapd

8. Run the following command.

                [root@host3 ~]# /usr/local/bin/ldapadd -x -D 'uid=root,dc=host3,dc=matrix,dc=com' -W -f /root/user.ldif

9. Check if ldap is running fine.

                netstat -anp | grep 389

Troubleshoot:

      1. If you are getting error :  ldap_sasl_bind(SIMPLE): Can't contact LDAP server (-1)

                   Check if ldap is running fine.
                   Check /etc/hosts file
                   Check /etc/sysconfig/network file

      2. If you are getting error : openldap configure: error: BDB/HDB: BerkeleyDB not available

                    Set the env variables properly as mentioned above (Step 3) before running ./configure

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